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Canadian dollar to weaken against global markets, currency expert predicts
Canada’s Industry Minister Meets With Saab, Ericsson in Sweden
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly is set to meet with Saab AB and Ericsson in Sweden, where she also hopes to strike an economic partnership with the country, according to a person...
Canadian dollar steadies ahead of domestic inflation data
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) -The Canadian dollar was barely changed against its U.S. counterpart on Monday as oil prices rose and investors awaited domestic inflation data that could guide expectations for the Bank of Canada policy outlook....

Canadian Market May Open Slightly Weak
Lower Canadian and U.S. futures and weak European markets point to a slightly negative start on Bay Street Monday morning. Firm commodity prices might help limit market's downside. The focus will be on the meeting between U.S. President Donald...

Canada Industrial Relations Board declares Air Canada strike unlawful
By Canadian Press on August 18, 2025. MONTREAL — Air Canada says the Canada Industrial Relations Board has declared the strike by the company’s 10,000 flight attendants unlawful and has ordered the union’s leadership to direct its members to...
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization Detects Cybersecurity Threat
On August 11, 2025, CIRO identified a cybersecurity threat. As a precaution, CIRO proactively shut down some of its systems to ensure their safety and immediately started an investigation. Throughout this time, critical functions remained...

Financial gap continues to widen for some Canadians, says Equifax
Close to 1.4 million Canadians missed a credit payment in Q2, about 7,000 fewer than the previous quarter. However, that figure still represents 118,000 more missed payments than a year earlier. Non-mortgage holders were nearly twice as likely to...

Canada and Toronto Move to a Single-Source TTC Subway Contract
The TTC’s single-source decision aims to secure Canadian manufacturing jobs while ensuring reliable new subway trains for Toronto riders. The Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, and the City of Toronto have given the Toronto Transit...

Currency Rates in Pakistan Today – August 18, 2025
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published its latest Mark-to-Market (M2M) currency rates for August 18, 2025, offering vital information for businesses, traders, and individuals operating within Pakistan’s financial ecosystem. These rates,...

Aurrigo to deliver Canada's first all-season autonomous shuttle trial
The AIM-traded company said it would supply a nine-seat ‘Auto-Shuttle’, designed to operate in challenging Canadian weather conditions. Following delivery in the second half of 2025, the vehicle would undergo extensive testing at Area XO, the...

Ian Lee: Protected companies like Air Canada are holding us all hostage
Canadians should not be surprised that the federal government has attempted to legislate Air Canada’s striking flight attendants back to work. What should surprise us is how Canada’s national politicians have enabled a number of protected and...

TSX slips ahead of Canada inflation data, Fed conference
Canada’s main stock index inched lower on Monday as investors avoided big bets ahead of domestic inflation data due on Tuesday and a key U.S. central bank conference starting on Friday. At 9:55 a.m. ET, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX...

Flight attendant union leaders ‘ready to go to jail’ as Air Canada strike outlawed
Union leaders representing 10,000 striking flight attendants have said they would be willing to go to jail rather than comply with an order to return to work, as Canada’s federal government seeks to end a bitter contract dispute that has halted...
TRUMP EFFECT: A Running List of New U.S. Investment in President Trump’s Second Term
Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his unwavering commitment to revitalizing American industry has spurred trillions of dollars of investments in U.S. manufacturing, production, and innovation — and the list only continues to grow. Here...
Air Canada, Soho House, Dayforce: Trending Tickers
00:00 Speaker A Now time for some of today's trending tickers. We are watching Air Canada, Soho House, and Dayforce. First up, Air Canada, suspending its full year guidance as a flight attendant strike enters its third day. Roughly 10,000 workers...

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority Opens First Independent Overseas Office in Toronto, Canada
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Hon. Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment, and Colin C. James, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA) joined...

US tariffs tighten screws on Japanese and South Korean captive finance
As US auto tariffs bite and global competition intensifies, the finance arms of Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, and Kia must pivot fast. When Toyota’s chief financial officer addressed investors in early August, his message was anything but...

Climate policy in Canada: Lessons from urban resilience modeling
Flooding has become Canada’s costliest natural disaster, even as it’s more frequent and severe than it has been in memory, thanks to climate change. The Federal Government’s recent $3.3 million investment in advanced flood mapping is a welcome...

St. Catharines Olympic runner Moh Ahmed joins call to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel
Tennis·New Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of 413 Canadian signatories calling on Tennis Canada to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel in Halifax this September. Signatories argue it would be 'unconscionable' to hold tennis tourney in...

Air Canada Strike: Operational Restart Disrupted As Return-To-Work Order Defied
Over the weekend, Air Canada's operations faced significant disruption as a result of planned industrial action taken by members of cabin crew at the Canadian flag carrier. The strike, which was issued last week with a 72-hour notice, had...