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Carney announces that Canada is dropping many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods

Carney announces that Canada is dropping many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods

OTTAWA — Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on American products to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.
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Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel

Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S.
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Tariffs: Quebec will donate rather than destroy expiring U.S. alcohol, minister says

Tariffs: Quebec will donate rather than destroy expiring U.S. alcohol, minister says

MONTREAL — Quebec's finance minister says $300,000 of expiring American alcohol that is banned from the province's shelves will be donated rather than destroyed.
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Wall Street soars on hopes for lower interest rates as the Dow surges 846 points to a record

Wall Street soars on hopes for lower interest rates as the Dow surges 846 points to a record

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to its best day in months on Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be on the way , along with the kick they can give the economy and investment prices.
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Manitoba's premier's social media post violates election law, Manitoba Tories allege

Manitoba's premier's social media post violates election law, Manitoba Tories allege

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives accused Premier Wab Kinew Friday of breaking a law that bans government advertising during election campaigns.
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe heads to China Sept. 6 to talk trade amid canola fight

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe heads to China Sept. 6 to talk trade amid canola fight

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he leaves in two weeks to talk trade in China as his province grapples with punishing tariffs on canola. Moe's office says the six-day trip, starting Sept.
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S&P/TSX composite jumps on Carney's tariff move and U.S. rate expectations

S&P/TSX composite jumps on Carney's tariff move and U.S. rate expectations

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 270 points on Friday as the federal government announced it would remove some of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, lifting hopes for a trade deal, while U.S.
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Strathcona blasts MEG Energy's 'weak board' as company chooses $7.9B Cenovus deal

Strathcona blasts MEG Energy's 'weak board' as company chooses $7.9B Cenovus deal

CALGARY — MEG Energy Inc. has accepted a friendly cash-and-stock takeover offer from oilsands neighbour Cenovus Energy Inc. worth $7.
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A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know

A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know

The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak.
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Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain

Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.
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