To ‘build, baby, build,’ this country is going to need a whole lot more shop teachers

A young woman works with sandpaper.

To meet the federal government’s promise to “build, baby, build,” the country is going to need a whole lot more skilled trades workers. But a shortage of shop class teachers in Canadian high schools might make them hard to find. 

Trump wants Canada’s digital services tax gone before trade talks resume

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U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ending all trade discussions with Canada to hit back at Ottawa for slapping a tax on web giants — and he wants it removed before negotiations can begin again.

Canada’s GDP shrank in April, with hefty decline in manufacturing

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Canada’s economy shrank by 0.1 per cent on a monthly basis in April, Statistics Canada said on Friday, with the data agency’s advance estimate for May showing a similar decline in activity.

Matcha is having a moment — and it’s putting pressure on Japan’s tea industry

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Global demand for matcha tea, with its vivid green colour and earthy taste, has gone supernova since the fall. But the popularity has led to a global shortage that is putting pressure on Japan’s tea industry to ramp up production of the scarce commodity.

U.S. economy shrank in 1st quarter, falling short of expectations

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The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5 per cent annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected deterioration of earlier estimates.

Sporting goods retailer Decathlon to close 5 Toronto-area stores

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French sporting goods retailer Decathlon says it is closing its five Greater Toronto Area stores this summer.

Ford Motor Company calls majority of workforce into office 4 days a week

A model of the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup is parked in front of the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., U.S. April 26, 2022.

The Detroit automaker is calling the majority of its salaried workforce back to the office four days a week, the automaker’s latest effort to boost employee and company performance.

DHL Express Canada reaches tentative agreement with union

A DHL delivery van is seen in Boulder, Colo., in June 2025.

Delivery company DHL Express Canada has reached a tentative agreement with its union, paving the way for the company to resume operations.

Enbridge says it would pitch new Alberta-B.C. pipeline only under right conditions

FILE - This June 29, 2018 photo shows tanks at the Enbridge Energy terminal in Superior, Wis. Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota has hit another obstacle. Earlier this month a court said the project's environmental impact statement failed to address the possibility of an oil spill into the Lake Superior watershed. Now the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Department of Natural Resources say they can't take final action on the project's permits until the Public Utilities Commission addresses the deficiencies. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Canada’s biggest crude oil shipper says a lot needs to happen before it would propose a new pipeline to the West Coast.

Montreal asking rents up nearly 71% since 2019, says StatsCan

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The average asking price of rent in Montreal has shot up nearly 71 per cent since 2019, according to a rent report released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday.