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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…

OTTAWA — A nicotine users’ rights group is calling on Ottawa to loosen restrictions on nicotine pouches, after uncovering a booming illicit market in a cross-country road trip. Members of Rights 4 Vapers purchased 148 illegal nicotine products from 42 retailers during a nine-day summer tour of five provinces, starting in Montreal and ending in…

On the last Friday in July, the new Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) in Dallas completed its rollout. It now carries every exchange-listed security in the United States, with the NYSE and Nasdaq squarely in its sights. A big and bold bet, in true Texas fashion . But the exchange is not the biggest thing that…

Loblaw Cos. Ltd. will reintroduce the country-of-origin labelling in its fresh produce aisles, just weeks after dropping them from displays, as consumers increasingly look to “buy Canadian” amid a trade war with the United States. The grocery retailer said the move is to make it easier for customers who want to support Canadian farmers, producers…

Australia is the country most often named as best able to ride out a global catastrophe. Canada is on the other side of the ledger. Florian Ulrich Jehn is the lead author of the first review to map which places on Earth would hold up best in a global catastrophe, published Aug. 23 in the…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Mark Carney’s retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., as tensions between Canada and the Trump administration continue to escalate. Speaking at a media conference in Vaughan, Ont., on Wednesday, Ford said Carney had done the “right thing” by walking away from a deal with the…

Following the collapse of trade talks between Canada and the U.S. last week, the federal government has released a long list of U.S.-made products that will be subject to counter-tariffs of between 15 and 50 per cent, effective Sept. 8. The counter-tariffs are expected to cover $27.6 billion worth of imports from the U.S. and…

As young Canadians prepare for an ever-changing and complex job market, many are looking beyond the classroom to hone their skills. Two thirds of Canadian students are pursuing learning or skills development outside of their formal education, with the goal of improving their salary potential and job prospects, according to a recent report from the…

The Great Lakes mostly have anglicized Indigenous names — Ontario, Huron, Michigan and Erie — and one anglicized French name, Superior. But if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his latest threat amid the trade war, the smallest of those lakes could soon have an anglicized Italian name instead, “Lake America,” named directly for…

Chinese robot dogs on sale in Canada still cannot do much without a person driving them. Security researchers have found flaws that could let someone else take control. In Beijing this week, organizers say more than 2,000 humanoid robots are competing in running, table tennis and soccer at the second World Humanoid Robot Games ,…