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Posthaste: Why David Rosenberg says it’s time to take profits on, wait for it … Canadian banks
If you, like many other Canadians, have been “long and lucky” investing in our domestic banks, now might be the time to book some profits, according to strategist David Rosenberg. Rosenberg, founder and president of Rosenberg Research & Associates Inc., recently added Canadian banks to his bubble list, calling them the “TSX’s version of the…
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Inflation cools to 2.8% as Canadians get break from high gas prices
Canada’s inflation rate slowed to 2.8 per cent in June as falling gasoline prices gave consumers a break at the pumps. On a monthly basis, gas prices dropped by 10.2 per cent, the largest monthly decline since April 2025, as an interim ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran resulted in a drop in…
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Researchers blame DEI for fast decline in Canadian goodwill for Jews, Israel
Non‑Jewish Canadians hold less favourable views of Jews today than they did just two years ago, and their attitudes toward Israel have soured even more over the same period. Those are the findings of the Canadian Jewish Barometer 2026, a new national survey, and its authors pose several reasons for the decline. A factor exacerbating…
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B.C. found hundreds of MAID ‘compliance concerns’ in 2024. The province won’t say what happened
Hundreds of MAID cases in British Columbia in 2024 involved reporting errors and “compliance concerns” that resulted in practitioners receiving “education” on the criminal law and professional standards governing MAID, according to an internal B.C. government document. The findings are bolstering calls for stronger, independent oversight of the country’s assisted death regime. The data are…
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Why this manufacturing industry insider thinks the U.S. will soon come around on CUSMA
Is it still possible to be optimistic about negotiations for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement after Washington passed on the July 1 deadline to renew ? Falak Kothari is. And as managing director focused on the manufacturing and auto industries for risk consultant Marsh Risk Canada, he has an intimate view of what industry is seeing on…
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Referencing ‘Art of the Deal,’ Lutnick says U.S. will get 50% of net revenue on Gordie Howe bridge
Amid the confusion over precisely what deal Canada struck with the U.S. to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has weighed in on social media with his own calculations. “The USA struck a great deal with respect to the Gordie Howe Bridge,” he wrote in a social media post…
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He’s 30, pragmatic — and possibly our most crucial First Nations chief
If Aaron Pete is the future of First Nations leadership in Canada, we can breathe a sigh of relief. This 30-year-old “fearlessly curious” podcaster, UBC-trained lawyer, free speech advocate, and chief of Chawathil First Nation near Hope, B.C., exudes a grounded pragmatism that cuts through cynical stereotypes. In a recent conversation, he didn’t duck hard…
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Hockey still rules in Canada despite heightened visibility of FIFA World Cup: survey
Hockey is still king in Canada despite the relative success of the national soccer team in this year’s FIFA World Cup, as well as the increased profile of Toronto and Vancouver as hosts of several games. This is the conclusion shown by a Leger survey conducted for the Association of Canadian Studies, which sought to…
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Poilievre appoints Edmonton MP to lead party’s pro-unity campaign ahead of Alberta separatism referendum
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is appointing an Edmonton MP and military veteran to take charge of the party’s campaign to convince Albertans to vote to stay in Canada in an upcoming referendum. The position was confirmed Sunday to Parkland MP Dane Lloyd in a letter from Poilievre obtained by National Post. “In this…
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There’s a new wildcard that could move Canada’s mortgage market: FP Video explains
This week FP Video looks at how the new chair of the United States Federal Reserve , Kevin Warsh, might impact the Canadian mortgage rate landscape , the economic ties that still bind America and Canada despite ongoing trade and diplomatic uncertainty, and the triumphant return of Cineplex’s box office numbers to pre-pandemic profits. New…