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This Is How Much A Big Mac Would Cost If The Minimum Wage Was $15 If the minimum wage were increased to $15 an hour, prices at fast food restaurants would rise by an estimated 4.3 percent, according to a new study. That would mean a McDonald’s Big Mac, which currently goes for $3.99, would cost...

Thanks Trudeau Canada Growth Rose 3.7% in First Quarter, Tops in G7 OTTAWA – Canadian economic output advanced at a robust pace in the first quarter, making Canada the best-performing economy among Group of Seven countries in early 2017 on the strength of consumer spending and a...

Shitty oil is shitty. Oil slips as US drilling outweighs OPEC cuts (Reuters) - Oil prices were flat on Monday but remained on an unstable footing as increases in U.S. drilling activity undercut an OPEC-led push to tighten supply. Trading was subdued due to public holidays in China, the...

I'm being told by arrogant Albertans that we get to complain about equalization now. Ontario regaining status as economic engine for Canada After years of lagging behind the oil-producing provinces, Ontario's economy is surging. Don't believe it? There's plenty of evidence. Canada's big...

Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners Europe "must take its fate into its own hands" faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday. "The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the...

Hillary Clinton returned to her alma mater, Wellesley College, Friday to deliver a fiery commencement address that attacked President Donald Trump and his policies — but it was her implicit comparisons between Nixon's resignation and the current administration that drew the loudest cheers...

It's the establishment! RUN! The ‘deep state’ is winning against Trump The "deep state." We've been hearing that potent term, relatively new to the political lexicon, a lot lately. It has different shades of meaning but generally denotes an entrenched natural governing elite. Conservative...

Time to clean up the shit stain. Justice Abella uses U.S. speech to take aim at ‘narcissistic populism’ A Supreme Court of Canada judge has used a commencement speech in the United States to publicly denounce "narcissistic populism." Speaking to graduates at a Boston-area university on...

:lol: Alberta's Wildrose, PCs have agreed to merge, sources say Sources have told The Canadian Press that Alberta's two conservative parties have struck a tentative deal to merge. The two party leaders — Brian Jean of the Wildrose Party and Jason Kenney of the Progressive Conservatives — are...

Driver speeds into Times Square pedestrians, causing 1 death A speeding car crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City's busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen. Police said it did not appear to be an act of terrorism. Driver speeds into...

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BC Liberals planning to introduce reworked, Green Party-influenced budget The BC Liberal government is plotting a course toward an early test of its strength in the legislature, working to rewrite its budget with enough appeal to opposition MLAs – specifically, Green MLAs – to allow it to...

Indian solar power prices hit record low, undercutting fossil fuels Wholesale solar power prices have reached another record low in India, faster than analysts predicted and further undercutting the price of fossil fuel-generated power in the country. The tumbling price of solar energy also...

Brad? Brad? Wake up, Brad. Federal carbon tax plan to follow Alberta program, include individual rebates The federal government's plan to impose a carbon tax on provinces that don't do it themselves is expected to mimic the Alberta carbon program, including rebate payments sent directly...

‘Time has now come’; Premier puts foot down in slow-going Ring of Fire saga After facing months of criticism for appearing to be letting the all-important Ring of Fire file fizzle on her watch, a tough-sounding Premier Kathleen Wynne says she wants action in “weeks, not months.” In a letter to...

Germany breaks renewables record with coal and nuclear power responsible for only 15% of country's total energy Germany has broken a new record for renewable energy, with low-carbon sources nearly obliterating coal and nuclear power last weekend. At one point on the sunny and breezy Sunday...

Canadian opinion of U.S. has hit an all-time low The poll was just released by Environics Institute on Monday. The entire poll can be found here. Donald Trump`s election had a dramatic impact on Canadian opinion about the U.S. the report claims. 20 percent of Canadians now say they have a 'very...

Pollsters vindicated in B.C. election Four years is a long time to wait for vindication, but pollsters in British Columbia finally got it last night when the results of B.C.'s provincial election closely matched the final polls of the four week campaign. In 2013, the polls missed the election...

UK can expect Macron to be tough on Brexit Emmanuel Macron does not favour a hard Brexit but will be a tough negotiator in the UK’s talks to leave the European Union, according to the French president-elect’s chief economic adviser. Jean Pisani-Ferry, who is tipped to play a leading role in...