Canada Wants to Build a Bank Behind the Arsenal
Canada has been chosen to host a proposed multinational defence bank. The real test is whether sovereign-backed finance can turn spending promises into factories, suppliers and production.
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Canada Isn’t Broken. It’s Under Construction.
Canada won’t unwind decades of U.S. economic dependence overnight. The real test is whether today’s investments leave the country with more choices tomorrow.
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September 8 Is When the Trade War Reaches the Shopping Cart
Canada’s Sept. 8 counter-tariffs reach beyond factories. Clothing, cosmetics, furniture, appliances and even toilet paper are on the list — but prices won’t jump overnight.
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Bombardier Is Pulling a Critical Piece of Its Supply Chain In-House
Bombardier is buying the Mississauga operation that already builds major aircraft structures for its jets. The real prize is skilled people, industrial know-how and more control over a critical Canadian capability.
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Canada Already Has $527-Billion Trade Partner. It's Canada.
Canada already trades $527 billion a year with itself. Removing needless internal barriers—and making Buy Canadian a habit—could make that market much stronger.
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Keep Calm and Carney On
The Liberals had a very good night. But this isn't about painting Canada red. It's about something bigger: Canadians can support a prime minister who stands up for Canada without joining his fan club.
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Canada Stops Exporting the Factory — At Least This Time
Xanadu is building an $893-million quantum-manufacturing project in Toronto. The bigger story is what Canada is trying to keep when innovation becomes industry.
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Lake America? Sorry, Don. Ontario Was Here First.
Trump can call it “Lake America” on U.S. federal maps. Canada will keep calling it Lake Ontario — a name with Indigenous roots that predates the United States.
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Canada hits back with $27.6 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods. The bill won’t stop at the border.
Canada’s new counter-tariffs take effect September 8 and range from 15% to 50%. Ottawa wants to pressure Washington and give Canadian producers an advantage at home. Some of the cost can land here too.
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Ottawa puts $50 million into Canadian farm tech. Now comes the hard part.
Ottawa says the new CAAIN funding should support at least 40 technology projects and draw $80 million in private investment. Canada has the research, the partners and plenty of prototypes. The bigger test is getting more of them onto working farms — and keeping more of the resulting value here.
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Product of Canada vs. Made in Canada: what those labels actually mean
The maple leaf gets your attention. The wording tells you what actually happened in Canada — and how Canadian the product really is.
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