Little fear of rate hikes despite expected economic surge: Bank of Canada
What a difference a day makes in the outlook for the Canadian economy.Earlier this week, some economists were predicting that the Bank of Canada's Tiff Macklem would…
Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on 1st day in office, sources confirm
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC…
Justin Trudeau issues updated marching orders to cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued updated mandate letters to his cabinet today, giving ministers direction on key pre-pandemic priorities and addressing new issues that have emerged with…
Alberta drafts Capitol Hill operatives as it seeks support for Keystone XL, trade issues
Alberta's United Conservative government is hiring influential Capitol Hill lobbyists and communications experts as it seeks to win support in Washington, D.C., for the Keystone XL pipeline…
After the gold rush: Why Neil Young and other aging rockers are cashing in on song publishing
In Neil Young's 1979 song Hey Hey, My My the Canadian musician sang that rock could never die, adding: "Out of the blue and into the black,…
Ottawa to hike federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government's strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — and its centrepiece is a gradual hike in the…
700 families waiting for children’s health services at Toronto hospital as pandemic backlog grows
Just six months after he was born, Ivona Nowak's son Noah was diagnosed with cancer in his spinal cord.The tumour, though treatable, left the Toronto infant paralyzed…
Bank earnings this week should show if wave of expired mortgage deferrals are being paid back
Monday's fiscal update gave us a pretty good look at how much red ink has been spilled on the federal government's finances — and just how long…
A robbery won’t keep this restaurant owner from serving up kindness
When Mithun Mathew opened his SpiceX restaurant in St. John's, serving delicious Indian food wasn't the only goal he had in mind.Mathew recently told CBC News he…
Nasdaq buying N.L. online security company Verafin in $2.75B US deal
St. John's-based online security and anti-fraud company Verafin will be sold to global technology giant Nasdaq for $2.75 billion US, the companies announced Thursday.In a statement, Nasdaq…
The environmental policy the oilpatch wants from Ottawa ASAP
Shell Canada will plant more than 800,000 trees in the interior of British Columbia next year, a project that the company hopes will create valuable carbon offsets…