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Canada suspends imports from biggest U.S. pork processing plant
FILE PHOTO: A sculpture adorns Smithfield Foods' hog slaughterhouse in Smithfield, Virginia, U.S. October 17, 2019. Picture taken October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Polansek/File Photo
Canadian men’s soccer team to play two friendlies in Montreal in lead-up to 2026 FIFA World Cup
Canada's Alphonso Davies (19) celebrates scoring his team's opening goal against Jamaica with Jonathan David (20) during first half CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final action in Toronto, on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Canada will play the sixth-ranked Netherlands in a men's soccer friendly in June in Rotterdam. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Art dealers, galleries face slowdowns as tariff threats sow confusion in North American market
Art dealer Miriam Shiell is pictured at her office in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood on March 6, 2025. (Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)
Shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities fall as company reports US$186.4-million fourth-quarter loss
Caption: Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.Ís 2.6 MW RiviËre-du-Loup hydroelectric generating facility near the town of RiviËre-du-Loup, Quebec. photo fall 2010. HO/Andre Kedl/Algonquin Power Kelly Castledine <Kelly.Castledine@algonquinpower.com>
A vacant downtown Vancouver lot and a promise of housing unfulfilled
Kerry Gold
Montreal-area home sales up in February amid ‘resurgence of overbidding’, real estate board says
A "sold" sign in a new housing development in Lasalle, a borough of Montreal, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Thousands of Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem
A woman prays at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the first Friday Prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, March 7, 2025. Arabic on top right reads: "Pray for the Prophet." (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Nasdaq plans 24-hour trading to tap into growing international demand
A screen announces the listing of private-equity firm TPG, during the IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2022.
Strike postponed as Manitoba health care workers vote on tentative agreement
A strike by 7,000 health care workers in Manitoba that was supposed to start today has been called off, at least for the time being. A doctor wears a lab coat and stethoscope in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Private lunar lander declared dead after landing sideways in crater near moon’s south pole
FILE PHOTO: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex-39A carrying the Nova-C lunar lander Athena as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload initiative from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
U.S. flight attendant pleads guilty to secretly recording girl in a plane bathroom
FILE - American Airlines planes sit stored at Pittsburgh International Airport on March 31, 2020, in Imperial, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Donald Trump says he is considering putting banking sanctions, tariffs on Russia
FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump talk during a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
In Lviv, Trump’s decision to suspend military aid cuts deeply
Guerrero Jr. says his proposal for long-term contract with Blue Jays was for less than US$600-million
Feb 22, 2025; Dunedin, Florida, USA; Toronto Blue Jays first base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) hits an RBI single against the New York Yankees during the first inning at TD Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
Top court strikes down part of Ontario elections law restricting spending on third-party advertising
An Elections Ontario voting sign outside a polling station at Westmount Junior School in Etobicoke, Ont., on Feb. 27.
Lady Gaga rekindles passion for music with her new album Mayhem
FILE - Lady Gaga appears at the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
How Friday’s weak Canadian jobs report has shifted market bets and economist views for BoC rate cuts
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem participates in a news conference on the Bank's interest rate announcement and release of the Monetary Policy Report, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
More men are buying skin care. Experts explain why, and what men should spend their money on
mens skincare
In a buyers’ market, Yaletown condo sells under what owner paid in 2020
Done deal, 1155 Seymour St., No. 1801, Vancouver
A landmark donation from Denis Villeneuve reveals the philanthropy gap for indie cinemas
Denis Villeneuve et Roxanne Sayegh (crédit photo_ Anne-Marie Baribeau) Montreal's Cinema du Parc made waves last fall with a major donation from Denis Villeneuve
Alberta mulling plan to ship pain medication imported from Turkey to Ukraine
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, and Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange provide an update on what steps the government is taking related to allegations by former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos, in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Tariff uncertainty leads to lower home sales, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 11B Gilead Place, Toronto
Small caps to watch: MDA Space shares surge on earnings beat, Aecon keeps tumbling, and more
MDA Space Ltd. has won a $1-billion contract with the Canadian Space Agency for the next phases of the Canadarm3 program.The Canadarm 2 reaches out to capture the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and prepare it to be pulled into its port on the International Space Station Friday April 17, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/NASA
Tennis Canada says it has made strides in first years of plan to improve gender equality in the sport
Canada's Leylah Fernandez, right, holds the trophy with members of her team after wining the final singles tennis match against Italy's Jasmine Paolini, during the Billie Jean King Cup finals in La Cartuja stadium in Seville, southern Spain, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Iran’s leader to negotiate nuclear deal
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Rantanen dealt to Dallas, lands 8-year contract; Panthers add Marchand at NHL trade deadline
Mar 1, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) watches his shot against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images
Tariffs are only the start: we must buckle down for years of conflict with the U.S.
Andrew Coyne
Watchdog roles expand with growth of sports betting
Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter attempts a 3-point shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. The NBA has banned Porter for life after completing an investigation into gambling allegations against the Toronto Raptors two-way player. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Don’t blame Americans. Blame America’s President
Marsha Lederman
Disconnected Democrats look doomed as the Trump rampage continues
Konrad Yakabuski
This Métis advocate finds meaning in uplifting his community and sharing their stories around the world
Infection point: How vaccine mandates killed the Justin Trudeau brand
People hold signs and wave flags along Wellington St. in front of Parliament Hill on Feb. 5, 2022.
Agents sense pent up demand from anxious home buyers
Carolyn Ireland
Walgreens to be taken private by Sycamore in US$10-billion deal
(FILES) A sign for Walgreens is displayed outside its store in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2022. US drugstore chain Walgreens on March 6, 2025 reached a roughly $10 billion deal with the private equity firm Sycamore Partners to go private, a move that would see it delisted from public markets. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
MDA Space reports fourth-quarter profit and revenue up from year ago
Exteriors of the MDA Brampton facility, on April 6, 2021. The lab emulates Dextre (a manipulator for performing fine tasks) for performing and other future robotic servicing missions. MDA is best known for manufacturing the Canadarm which has been used during the NASA shuttle missions, and is employed on the International Space Station (ISS). Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Philippines set to sign troops pact with Canada as defence ties deepen
FILE - In this handout photo provided by Public Affairs Office Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Navy personnel watch the Canadian vessel HMCS Montreal (FFH336) during the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity being held in the West Philippine Sea, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Private First Class Carmelotes/Public Affairs Office Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File)
Nearly 200 killed as Syrian government fights al-Assad loyalists, threatening return to warfare
Protesters in Damascus call for national unity amid renewed sectarian violence in Syria on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
‘Tunnel vision’ of police blamed for wrongful conviction of two New Brunswick men
Robert Mailman, left, and Walter Gillespie, speak to media shortly after their hearing at Saint John Law Courts in Saint John, N.B., January 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Hawkins
Fed likely to keep interest rate on hold amid widespread economic uncertainty, Powell says
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the Federal Reserve in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive
A boy walks down a street covered by the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday March 6, 2025 (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Business Brief: Poilievre’s relationship with corporate Canada
Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre waves to supporters during a 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2025.
U.S. job growth picks up in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.1%
FILE - A help wanted sign is displayed at a restaurant in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Couche-Tard executives to visit Tokyo to speak on $47-billion bid for Seven & i
FILE PHOTO: Japan's Seven & I’s logo is seen at its 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo, Japan August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Canada needs to address its cultural trade deficit with America
This week’s lowest fixed and variable mortgage rates in Canada
Miniature white single family house in split pink piggy bank, white surface, green background
Facing mortgage renewal payment shock? Extend your amortization
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting a rebound in home sales and prices this year as homebuyers take advantage of improved borrowing conditions, but says its outlook is clouded by the threat of widespread tariffs from the U.S. A real estate sign is posted outside a home in Pointe-Claire, a city in Montreal's West Island, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
It’s time to stop talking about the ‘Canadian Dream’ and actually build it
A sign for the US-Canada border is pictured at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Washington, on March 5, 2025. The United States will allow a one-month exemption from tariffs on auto imports from Canada and Mexico, the White House said on March 5, a day after steep levies on its neighbors came into effect. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)
Stephen Harper dives into the history of Canada’s flag in latest book
Soldiers and rescue personnel are silhouetted against a Canada flag prior to a speech by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he partakes in Operation Nanook 2011 in Resolute, Nunavut on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Harper will be on a four day tour of the north visiting Resolute, Baker Lake, Whitehorse, Yellowknife, and Haines Junction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy supplies as U.S. halts Kyiv’s access to satellite images
A firefighter extinguishes a burning car at a site of a Russian strike in Kharkiv on March 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian air force said Russia had launched at least 58 missiles and nearly 200 drones, damaging energy facilities across the country from Kharkiv in the east to Ternopil in the west. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)
Morning Update: Trudeau’s era ends
People work as a television displays a news conference by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Canada’s unemployment rate unchanged at 6.6% in February, economy adds few jobs
A customer enters a restaurant with help wanted signs Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in Laval, Que. Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies at the beginning of April hit just over one million, up more than 40 per cent compared with a year earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Second World War bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos
Passengers queue and wait near departures for Eurostar services at St Pancras International station in London, Friday March 7, 2025, after Eurostar trains to the capital have been halted following the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb near the tracks in Paris. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Canadian Natural Resources pump jack pumps oil out of the ground near Dorothy, Alberta, Canada, June 30, 2009.
Canada must hold its ground on tariff threats
President Donald Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times)
Oil up, but off highs as Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia
Pumpjacks are visible before sunrise Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Hobbs, N.M. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Trump’s order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve draws mixed initial reaction
A photo illustration of Bitcoin is seen at consensus, the flagship event of Coindesk and the data platform for the global crypto economy, at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong on February 19, 2025
Lately: AI election interference, Skype’s retirement and Alberta prof wins Turing award
Flow was created using the open-source software, Blender.
‘On-again, off-again tariffs may be worse than just getting the tariffs done with’: How Wall Street is becoming unnerved
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 05, 2025, in New York City.
Rocky U.S. stock market faces inflation data test
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stands on Wall Street on March 05, 2025, in New York City.
The ‘singles tax’ of going it alone on saving for retirement
Guillermo de la Rosa who spoke to the Globe about the difficulties for single Canadians to save for retirement and contribute to their RRSPs, is photographed in their Toronto home on Feb 26, 2025. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Trump doesn’t want a tariff pause. He wants tariffs
Tony Keller
This is what an ICE raid looks like, and why migrants fear to get caught in one
Pierre Poilievre’s disdain for big business is creating an uneasy relationship with corporate Canada
Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre waves to supporters during a 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2025.
Ottawa alleges IT subcontractor billed for more than 24 hours of work in a day
The federal government is announcing a $6 billion aid package to support Canadian businesses through the trade war with the United States. The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa is framed in a railing on Friday, Jan.24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Bringing the joy of ballet to all: Inside the National Ballet’s relaxed performances
Beijing will ‘resolutely counter’ any efforts to contain China, country’s top diplomat says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks on the sidelines of the Two Sessions on March 7, 2025 in Beijing.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK—MARCH 05: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 05, 2025, in New York City. Following two days of dramatic losses in the stock market after the Trump administration imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada, stocks were up in morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
World Cup 2026 will be Canada’s chance to show the world how much fight we have in us
Cathal Kelly
A trade war doesn’t mean we should harass those with U.S. licence plates
Andrew Clark
How Trump’s imperialism is reshaping global alliances
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Campaigning politicians beware: Concessions to Trump are now radioactive
Campbell Clark
Will Donald Trump’s tariffs actually make Americans rich again? Take our business and investing news quiz
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed a series of executive orders, including lifting 25% tariffs for all goods compliant under USMCA trade agreement, terminating the security clearances of those who work at the law firm Perkins Coie, combating drug trafficking at the northern border as well as announcing a $20 billion investment by shipping giant CMA CGM for U.S. infrastructure and jobs. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Poilievre, citing Carney, promises to change conflict law if elected
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre speaks during a campaign rally March 31, 2022 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Just how safe are money market funds as a place to park cash?
Rob Carrick
Change is in the air: World market themes for the week ahead
The Bank of Canada is shown in Ottawa on April 24, 2019.
Stocks end higher after Fed chief’s comments, but notch weekly loss
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 05, 2025, in New York City
Friday’s Insider Report: Bank CEO invests $1.2-million after post-earnings sell-off
A National Bank branch on King Street East in Toronto in 2021.
‘The United States has left town – and its NATO allies high and dry.’ Letters to the editor for March 7
An artwork celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO in 2024 is painted on the wall behind a chain link fence in Washington, DC, U.S., March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
How this $2-billion money manager plans to weather the tariff storm
Illustration of Craig Basinger for The Mover. Aug. 27, 2022. Illustration by Joel Kimmel
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of March 8, 2025
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Why some investors are ‘long confusion, short conviction’ in shifting tariff environment
The TMX Market Centre is shown in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White
Britain’s Weston builds huge lead halfway through men’s skeleton world championship in Lake Placid
Matt Weston, of Britain, slides during his second run at the skeleton world championships, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
At the bobsled and skeleton world championships, some moms might make their way to the podium
FILE - From left, third placed Elana Meyers Taylor of USA and Laura Nolte of Germany celebrate on the podium during the award ceremony of the Women's Monobob World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Oksana Dzadan)
Evan Bouchard’s overtime goal lifts Oilers over Canadiens 3-2
Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard (2) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Montreal Canadiens during overtime NHL action in Edmonton on Thursday, March 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Natalie Spooner using experience to round back into MVP form for surging Sceptres
Toronto Sceptres' Natalie Spooner (24) celebrates scoring against the Montreal Victoire with her teammates during the first period of PWHL hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, March 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Thomas Skrlj
Your daily horoscope: March 7, 2025
Pisces.
Women’s tennis players now are eligible for paid maternity leave financed by Saudi fund
FILE - Serena Williams, of the United States, talks with her daughter Olympia and husband Alexis Ohanian after defeating Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Devils get Dumoulin, Panthers add Sturm and Golden Knights reacquire Smith as NHL trades pile up
FILE - Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith skates with the Stanley Cup after the Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, June 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, file)
Canadian ex-Olympian added to FBI’s most wanted fugitives list; $10-million reward offered
Canadian former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, 43, who is a fugitive, is seen top left, with 15 other defendants who have been charged in a 16-count superseding indictment for allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations in the United States, are displayed on a video monitor as federal, local, and international officials announce federal charges and arrests of alleged members at a news conference at the FBI offices in Los Angeles, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Damian Dovarganes
Jason Robertson scores twice and gets OT winner as Stars rally past Flames, 3-2
Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) scores against Calgary Flames goaltender Dan Vladar (80) as Flames' Rasmus Andersson (4) looks on in overtime of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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