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Suncor is in good shape to weather a trade war, CEO Rich Kruger says
Speaking on an earnings call Thursday, Kruger said the company's large Canadian refining footprint and higher capacity than peers to export crude from the coast makes it less exposed to tariffs compared to some competitors.
Quebec's tariff retaliation plan has its eye on contracts with U.S. companies
Quebec Premier François Legault and some of his ministers are speaking with CEOs from a pair of banks as well as the heads of the province’s pension fund manager, investment arm and electric utility.
Canadian cabinet minister make last-ditch pitch in D.C. to stop Trump tariffs on Canada
A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian imports.
Shell leaves the Alberta oilsands
Shell Canada Ltd. is exiting the oilsands in a deal with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in an agreement that will see it increase its stake in the Scotford upgrader and Quest Carbon Capture and Storage facility.
Interest rates expected to drop by quarter-point today
That would bring the Bank of Canada's key rate down to three per cent and mark its sixth straight decrease.
Former priest guilty of indecent assaults of Nunavut children
A Catholic priest's sexual abuse of Inuit children decades ago in Igloolik, Nvt., transformed a once friendly and trusting hamlet into a place marred by anger and addiction, court heard Thursday.
Freeland says she'll dump capital gains tax change because of Trump
As finance minister, Freeland hiked the capital gains tax inclusion rate in the federal budget less than a year ago, increasing the share of capital gains on which individuals or corporations have to pay tax. At the time, she said it was a matter of "tax fairness" to ask wealthier people and corporations to pay a bit more to help the government pay for essential investments in things like health care and child care.
Alberta premier and many others cut out of Trump inauguration ceremony
Extreme cold has forced the ceremony inside to the Capitol Rotunda, meaning many ticketed guests, including Smith will not be able to attend.
Ontario residents to shiver in extreme cold until Wednesday
Environment Canada says the vast majority of Ontario is under prolonged extreme cold warnings, with wind chill values hovering around -40 degrees in many areas.
First carbon rebate of the year goes out today but the future of the tax is shaky
For a family of four, the rebate will pay out anywhere from $190 in New Brunswick to $450 in Alberta, with people in small and rural communities receiving a 20 per cent boost to their rebates.