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Here's a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says.
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Here's a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.6 per cent (1.2) — Prince Edward Island: 0.4 per cent (1.
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Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

OTTAWA — The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away — to one degree or another — from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conservative line of attack off the table.
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Donald Trump signals 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports could be coming Feb. 1

Donald Trump signals 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports could be coming Feb. 1

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1.
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Finance minister says Trump's Feb. 1 tariff comments are 'nothing new'

Finance minister says Trump's Feb. 1 tariff comments are 'nothing new'

MONTEBELLO, Que. — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Donald Trump's suggestion that he will impose sweeping tariffs on Canada on Feb. 1 is "nothing new," and insists Canada has plans ready for several possible scenarios.
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Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'

Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'

EDMONTON — Alberta's government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It's a move critics say means the province has declared open season on renewed coal mining.
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Doug Ford signals early election may be top of mind: 'We need a clear mandate'

Doug Ford signals early election may be top of mind: 'We need a clear mandate'

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has offered one of his clearest signals yet that an early provincial election is top of mind, arguing Monday that he will need a new mandate in order to deal with four years of a Donald Trump presidency in the Unit
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B.C.'s finance minister says retaliatory tariffs could target Republican 'red states'

B.C.'s finance minister says retaliatory tariffs could target Republican 'red states'

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey told reporters Monday that targeting "red states" for possible retaliatory tariffs could be one of the "strategic ways" to influence people in Trump's own party.
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Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy

Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.
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Trump issues an executive order to suspend the US TikTok ban. But can it stick?

Trump issues an executive order to suspend the US TikTok ban. But can it stick?

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist. TikTok’s China-based parent ByteDance was supposed to find a U.S.
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