Details about the FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Vancouver released – BC | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The City of Vancouver is releasing more details about how soccer fans can watch the FIFA World Cup games from the official fan zone. “We’re hoping to make it the best place to watch the matches in all of British Columbia and Vancouver, so they can expect to get into the festival for free […]
Gas rises to $1.50 in Edmonton as Middle East conflict pushes up oil prices | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Prices at many Edmonton gas stations have jumped to about $1.50 per litre for regular gasoline, as the conflict in the Middle East drives up the price of oil. Wholesale gasoline has risen roughly 20 cents since Tuesday while diesel is up nearly 40 cents — which energy analyst Dan McTeague said has a […]
Oil prices top US$81 a barrel amid Iran war, pushing global markets down | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Stocks sank on Wall Street Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% and erased what had been a small gain for the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly dropped more than […]
Washington must avoid new tariffs with Ottawa: Canadian and U.S. mayors | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Washington must avoid any new tariffs with Ottawa during a review of its trilateral trade agreement, mayors of several Canadian and U.S. cities urge. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a multinational coalition of municipal and Indigenous government executives representing communities in the Great […]
Alcohol sales in Canada just saw ‘largest’ annual drop since tracking began – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Sales of alcohol declined for the fourth straight year in 2024-25, according to a Statistics Canada report released Wednesday. From April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, sales dropped by three per cent to 2,898 million litres on a volume basis, marking the fourth consecutive year volume sales have declined. This was also reported as […]
‘Buy Canadian’ policy likely to cost taxpayers $12 billion yearly: study – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A study released by the Montreal Economic Institute estimates the federal government’s “Buy Canadian” policy could increase the cost of large infrastructure projects by more than $12 billion per year. The study states that, among Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, total expenditures on public procurement accounted for 12.9 per cent of […]
B.C. small businesses suffered worst sales decline in Canada, report states | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new report says B.C. small businesses suffered the worst sales decline in Canada in the last quarter of 2025. The report by Xero Small Business Insights says that small business sales fell 8.2 per cent in B.C., which was double the national average of 4.1 […]
Middle East escalation driving gas price hike in Saskatchewan | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Saskatchewan drivers are in for a unfortunate surprise after further escalation in the Middle East. According to Devan Mescall, a professor specializing in accounting at the University of Saskatchewan, 30 per cent of the world’s oil makes its way through the Strait of Hormuz. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around […]
Capital Power CEO excited about Alberta AI data centre opportunities | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The chief executive of Capital Power Corp. is expressing enthusiasm about opportunities to power new data centres in Alberta, as the province prepares to hammer out rules for connecting more projects to the grid without jeopardizing consumer reliability and affordability. “The market environment is increasingly becoming more attractive for Alberta. The pace at which […]
More than half of small businesses say U.S. no longer reliable: CFIB data – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] One year after the U.S. sparked a global trade war with repeated rounds of tariffs, more than half of Canada’s small businesses say the U.S. is no longer a reliable trading partner, according to the latest data. A report released Wednesday by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows that 52 per cent […]