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U.S. tariffs sour outlook for Canadian sugar and candy companies

Canadian sugar and confectionary companies would be hit particularly hard if U.S. tariffs come into play because most of the industry's sales go south of the border, experts say.

Trump in the drivers' seat as B.C. buckles up for new legislative session

VICTORIA — When British Columbia's Legislature opens for the first time in nine months on Tuesday, the driving force behind the province's politics and the government's upended agenda will be thousands of kilometres away.

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

Little change expected in January inflation as GST break tamps down spending totals

OTTAWA — Economists expect little movement in Canada's inflation numbers, if any, when January data is released this week, though the underlying change in prices will be clouded by a full month of the government's GST break.

Canada is on the front lines of an airship boom — but hurdles still abound

MONTREAL — From the seventh floor of his Montreal office, Arnaud Thioulouse enjoys a view of the midtown rail tracks and freight trains chugging toward the horizon.

B.C. health authorities confirm new measles case in the Lower Mainland

VANCOUVER — Health authorities in British Columbia say a new case of the measles has been confirmed in the Lower Mainland in a resident who travelled to Southeast Asia.

Canada's position on having Russia back in G7: 'No way this will happen,' Joly says

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is firmly opposed to having Russia reinstated in the G7 as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested.

Demonstrators accuse Amazon of union-busting at rally in Montreal, call for boycott

MONTREAL — Demonstrators gathered in Montreal Saturday to protest Amazon's decision to shutter its seven warehouses in Quebec and lay off workers, including at what was Canada's only unionized Amazon facility.

Hearing White House aide reinforce Trump's annexation plans 'chilling,' premier says

WASHINGTON — As U.S.

Auto parts maker Magna warns tariffs would be 'disruptive' but prepared to face them

TORONTO — Auto parts maker Magna International Inc. is warning tariffs would have a negative impact on the auto industry, but says it's ready to deal with what comes.
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