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My brother told me I had great legs. What incenses me more than the fact he said it, is the fact that I thought it was appropriate commentary, a fair evaluation of my physical attributes. I was 22 years old, he was 28. The thought never dawned on me that eldest brothers shouldn’t think of…

President Donald Trump’s latest trade upheaval is threatening to deepen Republicans’ peril in November’s midterm elections , saddling Senate GOP candidates with another economic headache as the party fights to hold onto its majority. In recent days, Trump has announced plans for tariff relief on some ground beef imports , enraging cattle producers in states…

The United States economy expanded at an unrevised 1.5 per cent pace in the second quarter, though underlying details showed stronger consumer spending and business investment than initially reported. The annualized gain in inflation-adjusted gross domestic product compares with a 2.1 per cent advance in the first quarter, according to the second estimate issued Wednesday…

Canada’s former chief trade negotiator said the country’s relationship with the United States will likely get even more precarious before it gets better. Steve Verheul, who negotiated on behalf of the government in Ottawa during Donald Trump’s first administration, weighed in on the state of ties between the nations after trade talks collapsed last week.…

Nvidia Corp. , the chipmaker at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom, delivered a sales forecast that fell short of the highest estimates, adding to investor concerns that AI spending is poised for a slowdown. Revenue in the current period will be US$108 billion, plus or minus two per cent, the company said in…

To qualify for higher income assistance in Nova Scotia, a home now needs running water and a sewer connection. The province filed the legislative amendment on Aug. 25 and it took effect the same day. It rewrites the provision the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal interpreted on Aug. 7, when it ruled that Bradley Lowe’s…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith rejected the idea of using the province’s oil exports as leverage in the U.S. trade war, saying that such a move would “devastate the Canadian economy” and inflate energy prices for consumers across Canada. The premier was responding to growing calls — including from Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi and former…

With the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on the horizon, the CBC has circulated a memo to reporters and editors across all its news platforms reminding them not to refer to the attacks that claimed 3,000 lives and changed the modern world as “terrorist attacks.” The missive from the broadcaster’s journalistic standards and practices office, a…

While provincial and federal ministers this week revived pleas for the nation’s citizens to “buy Canadian” in the fallout of torpedoed Canada-U.S. trade talks, the country’s largest airline is offering business class passengers American bourbon. As reported by Global News , a subsequently removed social media post Monday claimed Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey was being…

OTTAWA – Canada’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul doesn’t expect formal negotiations on the review of the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA) between Canada and the U.S. to happen anytime soon, following the collapse of trade talks between the two countries last week. “I think that the discussions between Canada and the U.S. on the CUSMA…