The Dow Jones industrial stock index was in record territory above 27,000 points Thursday, as U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank is prepared to cut interest rates to support the economy.
U.S. deficit rises 23% in past year as spending rises
The U.S. budget deficit increased by $140 billion during the first nine months of this budget year to $747.1 billion US as government revenues and spending both hit records.
France defies U.S. threats to impose digital tax on tech giants
France has adopted a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook despite threats from the U.S.
Conservatives’ climate plan would do less, cost more, study argues
A new analysis of the Conservative Party’s proposed climate plan concludes that its policies would lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions than under current federal policies and leave Canada further away from meeting its international target for 2030.
Doug Ford, federal Liberals trade blame over Bombardier layoffs in Thunder Bay
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the federal Liberal government are locked in a war of words over who is responsible for the hundreds of layoffs at a Bombardier plant in the northwestern Ontario city of Thunder Bay.
Trudeau needs to get ‘Buy America’ exemption to stave off job losses: premiers
Canada’s premiers want the federal government to take a more active role in negotiating an exemption from the United States’ Buy America Act to avoid further job losses like the 550 layoffs at Bombardier’s Thunder Bay facility.
Trudeau nominates Quebec jurist Nicholas Kasirer to the Supreme Court of Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Quebec lawyer and judge Nicholas Kasirer to fill a pending vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, his office said in a statement Wednesday.
The Pollcast: How P.E.I.’s experiment with minority rule is going
On the latest episode of The Pollcast, the CBC’s Kerry Campbell discusses how parties are navigating the uncharted waters of minority government in Prince Edward Island.
For Canada, the G20 summit in Saudi Arabia could be far more tense than most
UN Special rapporteur Agnes Callamard says countries should not accept that the next G20 will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She wants Canada, as a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia, to lead opposition. But the government of Canada is not ready to miss the event over the Khashoggi murder.
After a stunning spring, Greens might hit their poll ceiling this summer
The Greens had a lot of momentum heading into the summer. That momentum might be gone now.