Canadian economy
Canada races to revive Commonwealth ties with its U.S. relationship on shaky ground
With the U.S. losing its long-held place as Canada’s most trusted partner, the country’s leaders are now clamouring to revive ties to like-minded countries, most notably historic allies like Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. (Pawel Dwulit/The Canadian Press) The Canada-U.S. relationship is at its lowest point in more than a century with President Donald Trump’s near-daily threats to ruin the Canadian economy and undermine the country’s sovereignty. With the U.S. losing its long-held place as Canada’s most trusted partner, the country’s leaders are now clamouring to revive tiesRead more
Canadian economy grew 0.3% in October, lifted by manufacturing, oil and gas extraction
Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a wellhead near Calgary. The Canadian economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, Statistics Canada said in its monthly GDP release, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) The Canadian economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, Statistics Canada said in its monthly GDP release, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September.Read more