Calgary’s contentious blanket rezoning policy back before city council | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] More than 350 people have signed up to speak Monday at what is expected to be another marathon public hearing on Calgary’s highly divisive, citywide rezoning issue, and that number could grow as the hearing gets underway. The issue is back before council after it became a key point of debate in last fall’s […]
Fed’s Goolsbee says he’s worried about inflation in ‘fraught but intense’ climate
[ad_1] Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Monday that he’s more worried about inflation now than he is unemployment, even with apparent progress made on the war with Iran. In a CNBC interview, the central banker said policymaking is difficult in the current environment. He spoke shortly after President Donald Trump announced that progress […]
It’s not just the ‘rich’ who get screwed by lefties’ tax-athons
[ad_1] Class warfare isn’t merely at the center of the Democrats’ economic messaging and policy — it’s become the entire game. [ad_2]
Boosting oil production could ramp up Canada’s GDP and jobs, study suggests | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canada may have the ability to substantially raise its GDP and add thousands of new jobs by building more oil pipeline infrastructure, a new study suggests. According to the report from ATB Financial, Canada could increase its total oil production by 1.5 million barrels per day — an increase of one third — and […]
Elizabeth Warren demands answers on costs, economic impact of ‘illegal and reckless war’
[ad_1] Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers to economic questions surrounding the Iran war, ticking off a […]
Canada Strong pass expected to help fuel another booming tourism season in Banff | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] With the start of the summer tourist season just a few months away, people who work in Alberta’s tourism industry are expecting another boom of visitors from both within Canada and around the world. The soaring number of visitors has been especially noticeable in places like Banff National Park, where the town of Banff […]
Is the pain of the K-shape economy bleeding into the middle class? – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canada’s middle class appears to be struggling with the higher cost of living, with new data showing more are taking on debt as financial pain bleeds out into broader sections of the economy. It comes as the so-called “K-shape” economy continues to underscore a widening wealth divide between Canada’s highest and lowest income groups, […]
Trump warns to ‘blow up’ South Pars gas field in Iran if strikes against Qatar energy continue
[ad_1] An Iranian security personnel monitors an area in phase 19 of the South Pars gas field in Assalooyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran on August 23, 2016. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar’s […]
Carney climate plan at risk as Canadian oil companies stress need to boost production | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A key plank of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s climate plan will likely miss its target implementation date, industry sources said, raising new doubts about Canada meeting its environmental goals in the face of higher oil prices and uncertain U.S. trade policy. Carney, a former U.N. climate envoy, committed last fall to negotiating a […]
Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in February, much more than expected and up 3.4% annually
[ad_1] Wholesale prices rose sharply in February, providing another sign that inflation continues to percolate even aside from rising energy costs. The producer price index, a measure of pipeline costs that producers receive for their products, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.7% on the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Excluding volatile food and […]