Economy, Law & Politics

OTTAWA — Seventy per cent of Canadians are in favour of dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on the United States, a new poll suggests.

Nuez Acres is seizing a new distribution opportunity despite trade war uncertainties

Ralph Kaisers joins tech leader Jaime Stein to become ABC Vancouver’s two candidates

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than 100 points Thursday, weighed down by losses in technology and industrials, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 112.08 points at 25,514.08.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street retreated from its record after a sharp slide for Walmart weighed on U.S. stock indexes. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday after setting all-time highs in each of the last two days.

Tariffs to shrink GDP, fuel inflation on both sides of border: Conference Board

Despite mutual concerns over looming tariffs, B.C. and Mexico can't find the right gear to stimulate more trade

Ken Sim: “Excuse my language, but that's bullshit. Just tell us you're not going to do something. Don't ignore our calls.”

OTTAWA — The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney's plan to split the federal budget, calling it a "sneaky accounting trick" to avoid balancing the books.