Jim Balsillie launches Canadian Shield Institute with $10M donation
Former BlackBerry Ltd. chief executive Jim Balsillie has donated $10 million to form a new policy organization meant to boost Canada’s prosperity and resilience. The Canadian Shield Institute gets its ...
Extreme Cold From NY to Texas Threatens to Topple Records
Frigid conditions will sweep the Midwest and South, including Texas, starting on Saturday and then shift east early next week. The low in Dallas is poised to reach 21F (minus 6C) Monday night, while ...
CHEP Recognized as a 2025 Global Top Employer for Third Consecutive Year
In 2025, Top Employers Institute has certified more than 2,400 organizations in 125 countries/regions. These certified Top Employers positively impact the lives of over 13 million employees globally.
Bank of America investment bankers boost earnings as loan income rises
BoA posted fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates as lower interest rates are expected to spur borrowing Bank of America Corp. posted fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts’ ...
CMHC says total housing starts in 2024 up from previous year
CMHC says housing starts in Canada’s six largest census metropolitan areas saw a combined drop of three per cent in 2024 as starts in Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa moved lower. Calgary, Edmonton, and ...
Poilievre promises to reverse capital gains tax change
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, is promising to eliminate the increase to the capital gains inclusion rate if elected. Poilievre made the announcement in a social media post ...
Canada's threat to cut oil in trade war rankles Alberta premier
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico after assuming office next week. Canada’s federal government is considering cutting off ...
Financial resolutions for 2025 and how to keep to them
Kelley Keehn, co-founder of Moneywise Institute, talks with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how Canadians can stick to their financial resolutions for 2025. Bookmark our website and support ...
Canada wants G-7 talks on metals pricing to counter China's market sway
Wilkinson said he wants to work with other Group of Seven nations to make pricing support initiatives a possible “centrepiece” of discussions when Canada hosts the G-7 Summit in June. This could be ...
Who is Mark Carney, the man who could be Liberal king?
On Thursday, Carney is expected to announce he will run to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party Canada, a contest that could elevate him within weeks to the post of prime minister — ...
Posthaste: Forget Donald Trump, Canada's own trade barriers amount to nearly 25% tariff
The IMF says the benefits of removing these internal trade barriers would be huge. It estimates that if trade in goods was ...
A delayed energy transition could make or break the upstream sector
According to the report “Taking the strain: how upstream could meet the demands of a delayed energy transition”, a variety of ...