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Proof That a Price on Carbon Works Lawmakers who oppose taking action to lower greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon often argue that doing so would hurt businesses and consumers. But the energy policies adopted by some American states and Canadian provinces demonstrate that...

What economists are saying about Trudeau’s stimulus plan Does stimulus work? It depends on which economist you ask. Finance Minister Bill Morneau has plenty of contradictory advice to choose from as Canada’s economics community engages in a heated debate over the merits of fiscal stimulus...

Another defunct industry like oil. PotashCorp to close N.B. mine indefinitely, cutting up to 430 jobs SUSSEX, N.B. -- Amid weak global markets for fertilizer products, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan shut down its Picadilly mine in southern New Brunswick for an indefinite period Tuesday...

No more gubmint derpity derp derp 'Freedom and liberty' not enough to save Galt's Gulch Chile libertarian community from bureaucracy and internal dissent Jeff Berwick values “freedom and liberty” and that, he says, makes him an anarchist libertarian. He wears the label proudly. So do his...

Dutch Delicious Ontario economy posts modest third-quarter growth boosted by lag in loonie A surge in exports fuelled by the lagging loonie helped Ontario notch modest growth of 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2015 — double the pace of the previous three months, Ministry of Finance...

Looks like he's having nunavut eh guys? EH? Climate change bomb has already gone off says NWT premier OTTAWA – The premier of the Northwest Territories doesn’t see climate change as a ticking time bomb _ in his part of the country, it’s already gone off. Canada’s North is at the forefront...

Norway & Canada: An Important And Long-Standing Economic Relationship Emphasis on Research & Innovation Norway has a strong emphasis on research as a key component to an evolving competitive and innovative society -- this is evident across sectors. Norwegian firms' commitment to research...

Fluffer McFluffen Fluffing again Fluff Trudeau lends star power as Google Canada launches new headquarters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lent his star power to help Google Canada open its gigantic new engineering office in Kitchener, Ont., on Thursday. Speaking to a packed room full of...

Ottawa to invest $20M in stem cell research The government will be investing $20 million in regenerative medicine and stem cell research, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday morning. Speaking at the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) in Toronto, Trudeau...

Insurance Company Pays University To Help Mitigate Climate Change Risks Insurance company Intact Financial Corp. will collaborate with the University of Waterloo (UW) in Canada to mitigate the risks of climate change by creating the Intact Center on Climate Adaptation (ICCA). The ICCA's chief...

2 Ways to Generate Huge Income From Bombardier Here are two ways an investor can get exposure to Bombardier’s turnaround and collect handsome dividends while they wait. Preferred shares Preferred shares are a hybrid between equity and debt. They’re issued at a par price (usually $25 per...

Welcome to Guelph, Ont., pop. 121,688 and Canada’s jobs powerhouse The folks at the Vienna Restaurant in downtown Guelph, Ont., were too to busy to talk to me when I phoned around brunch time yesterday to get some information about the diner, asking me nicely to call back later. I could tell...

“This is a group that not only left to its own devices would slaughter literally millions of people in its wake but has a stated intention to launch terrorist attacks around the world, including against this country." Stephen Harper 2% of Canadian anti-ISIS airstrikes had targets in Syria...

'She has got to go': Kevin O'Leary offers $1M if Notley resigns Kevin O'Leary made an impassioned plea to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley on Tuesday morning, asking her to step down for the sake of the Canadian economy. Speaking to Toronto radio station Newstalk 1010, O'Leary offered to invest...

TransCanada the underdog in NAFTA gambit over Keystone XL rejection Legal observers say that while TransCanada Corp. appears to have a strong case under the North American free-trade agreement to challenge Washington’s rejection of its Keystone XL pipeline, the Calgary-based company has just...

How U.S. gun ownership became a ‘right,’ and why it isn’t "That,” we tell ourselves, “is just the way the Americans are.” We say it every time some firearms horror strikes a movie theatre or school or workplace. We say it when the U.S. President, reduced to tears, tries to use his limited...

Images of starvation as UN aid allowed into Syrian towns The Syrian government has agreed to allow humanitarian assistance into three beleaguered villages following reports of deaths from malnutrition in that part of the country, a U.N. official said Thursday. Meanwhile, the aid group Doctors...

Progressives in Alberta are now the quiet majority. Sweeping demographic changes due to interprovincial and international migration have drastically changed what was once Canada’s most conservative province. In just the past nine years, 531,000 people, a city almost half the size of Calgary...

Won't somebody think about the veterans?? Canadians’ support for taking in Syrian refugees is increasing: Ipsos poll A new Ipsos poll shows a majority of Canadians support the Liberal government’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees and support has increased sharply following the Paris...

What kind of idiot would have ever bet on oil. Oh yea... Oil prices drop as weak China data and stronger dollar drag LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday on concerns about the pace of economic growth in China and a stronger U.S. dollar, handing back some of the gains triggered by...