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Stock market today: Wall Street surrenders gains after White House confirms Trump tariff move

Stocks on Wall Street surrendered early gains and closed broadly lower Friday after the White House said President Donald Trump would impose promised tariffs on key U.S. trading partners.

Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP total

OTTAWA — The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected by the Liberals and NDP by raising almost $41.8 million.

Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected

Canadian journalism organizations are having to wait a bit longer for their share of the $100 million Google agreed to pay news outlets to be exempt from the Online News Act.

Carney vows to kill consumer carbon pricing, shift to green incentives

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's consumer carbon pricing regime but will keep industrial pricing in place.

Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk's Tesla in a tariff fight

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa should target Tesla vehicles and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package to send a message that an attack on Canadian trade would not be cost-free for Trump's allies.

StatCan estimates GDP rebounded at year-end but uncertainties mount for economy

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy contracted in November, but preliminary estimates point to a rebound at the end of the year as the country faces an uncertain future with U.S.

Health minister calls on NDP to give Liberals more time to sign pharmacare deals

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is calling on the federal NDP to give the Liberal government more time in power to sign bilateral deals on pharmacare.

Price increases, new partners on the table as Canadian businesses prepare for tariffs

TORONTO — Jessica Miao has been stressed out since November, when U.S. President Donald Trump first threatened to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.
Outlook irrigation centre marks 75 years of crop research & breakthroughs

Outlook irrigation centre marks 75 years of crop research & breakthroughs

Groundbreaking innovations in crop varieties and irrigation practices make facility stand out.

European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate on Thursday to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to navigate political turmoil in leading
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