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Business There’s been a lot of chatter about interprovincial trade barriers lately — namely, that Canada should remove them, with federal and provincial officials saying that opening up domestic trade could soften the impact of potential U.S. tariffs. But what are these barriers, and how do they impact our daily lives? EvenContinue Reading

Business·CBC Investigates TV celebrity contractor Mike Holmes has posted a public statement on Facebook about the importance of electrical safety and investigating contractors which may have done unsafe work. CBC found AGM Renovations is under investigation following electrical safety violations TV celebrity contractor Mike Holmes posted a public statement onContinue Reading

Business Canada’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell and the economy posted another solid month of job gains, Statistics Canada says, signalling that joblessness has started to ease. Youth unemployment also dropped after elevated rate most of last yearThomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 07, 2025 8:37 AM EST | Last Updated: February 7 LinamarContinue Reading

Business As the federal government says it will introduce new measures to fight organized crime, helping it stave off tariff threats from the U.S., experts say Canada’s money-laundering problem has festered for far too long — making it easier for fentanyl-pushing cartels to gain a foothold here. Lax penalties, regulations haveContinue Reading

Business·Analysis Trump’s trade threats are just the beginningIn the wake of Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs, Canada and its businesses need to diversify who they do business with. Problem is, anti-free trade rhetoric is rising around the world. Canada needs to do more trade with the world. Problem is — globalContinue Reading

Business Canadian pantyhose-maker Sheertex is temporarily laying off 40 per cent of the company’s staff, in part because of tariffs the U.S. has promised to place on Canadian goods, the company’s CEO said on Wednesday. Canadian pantyhose-maker does 85 per cent of its sales in the U.S.The Canadian Press ·Continue Reading

Vicious hurricanes in the southeastern United States. Massive flooding in Ontario and Quebec. Wildfires in Los Angeles. What these events have in common — besides the fact that climate change has made them more extreme — is that they are pummelling insurance companies. Preliminary estimates suggest the fires that devastatedContinue Reading

Trusted Canadian TV celebrity contractor Mike Holmes has endorsed AGM Renovations in more than a dozen slick ads on radio, TV and social media. Famous for fixing botched construction jobs, Holmes has praised AGM — which operates in Ontario and B.C. — with phrases like, “Don’t risk just hiring any contractor, trustContinue Reading

Business U.S. President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Monday that U.S. banks are not allowed to operate in Canada, suggesting that he has yet another bone to pick as a trade dispute unfolds between the two countries. Trump’s claim isn’t true, but foreign entry into Canadian banking sector is challenging JennaContinue Reading