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Canada The Canadian economy outpaced expectations in the final quarter of the year, Statistics Canada said Friday, thanks largely to a surge in household spending. Real gross domestic product rose 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, the agency said. Statistics Canada says real GDP roseContinue Reading

A long time ago, well before the name Donald Trump elicited triumphant cheers or the angry gnashing of teeth, the man who would become president of the United States was selling economic nationalism as the country’s best path forward.  “If the United States were a corporation, it would be bankrupt.Continue Reading

Canada The CRTC says it will impose a fee on Google to recover the cost of enforcing a law that requires large internet platforms to pay for news content on their websites. Levy comes at a time of increased tension between Canada and the United StatesThomson Reuters · Posted: FebContinue Reading

Canada·The Cure An estimated 6.5 million Canadians don’t have access to a primary care provider. Doctors say eliminating sick notes for minor illnesses and cutting back on other administrative tasks and paperwork could free up valuable time they could be spending with patients. Some provinces limiting ability of employers toContinue Reading

Canada When it comes to anti-aging regimens, it seems there’s nothing some of us won’t try in the hopes of younger, smoother skin. And now there’s a new product out there generating a lot of hype. But does it work? Fans of the pricey masks swear they reduce wrinkles andContinue Reading

The Cure is a CBC News series examining strategies provinces and territories are using to tackle the primary care crisis. Kristen Walsh pores over the journal she uses to log everything she can about managing her multiple chronic medical conditions without a family doctor. Walsh, who lives in Conception BayContinue Reading

Armando Toossi says he started to notice small chips in his car’s paint about seven years ago. He bought his brand new, white Hyundai Sonata 2.0T in 2016. But after taking the vehicle to a touchless car wash about three years ago, large sections of paint started peeling off. “Paint justContinue Reading

Canada·EDITOR’S BLOG What prompted the anger (and, in a few cases, startling claims CBC was engaged in ‘treason,’ ‘sedition’ and ‘betrayal’) were two things: the program title and the proposed question to the audience. Hundreds complain before Cross Country Checkup’s broadcast on Trump’s annexation threats Brodie Fenlon · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Canada Following an event for Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney last week, some social media users claimed that at least some of the supporters pictured in still photos shared by the campaign were AI-generated. The CBC’s visual investigations team has examined the image. Here’s what they found. Growing sophistication ofContinue Reading