The federal NDP introduced a motion on Wednesday to ban so-called surveillance pricing, where personal data is used to offer individual customers or groups of people different prices than others. While finding specific examples is difficult, critics argue it’s a serious problem.
Leaders in Canada’s oil and gas sector say the industrial carbon levy would erode the country’s competitive edge at a time when the world is clamouring for a reliable energy supply.
Farmers in eastern Ontario are warning that rising fuel and fertilizer costs due to the U.S.-Iran war could soon drive up the price of locally grown food.
Thousands of young people are turning to job fairs to try and stand out in-person to find a gig for this summer, but competition remains intense.
At least four suppliers are adding fuel surcharges for deliveries of food to grocers, according to documents obtained by CBC News. While the costs are already affecting some sticker prices, some grocers say they’re hesitant to increase prices too quickly.
According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleven’s North American operator plans to close 645 stores in the 2026 fiscal year — outpacing the 205 locations it forecasts it will open during that same time.
A day after sweeping three byelections in Ontario and Quebec that gave him a majority in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is temporarily removing the federal excise tax on gas and diesel.
The CEO of Hootsuite has stepped down after spending the last several months defending a contract between the company and a controversial U.S. government department, making way for the firm’s founder to return on an interim basis.
Statistics Canada says the income gap — measuring the difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent and those in the bottom 40 per cent — reached 46.7 percentage points in 2025.
Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose $7.04, or 7.4 per cent, to $102.24 US a barrel on Monday. That’s up from roughly $70 per barrel before the war in late February. Markets in France, Britain, Germany, Japan, South Korea and more also declined.