Canada

Firefighters’ 50/50 Raffles Create New Winners Across Canada: $1.2M Nova Scotia Jackpot and B.C.’s Bright Nights Payout

In the final stretch of the holiday season, two firefighter-backed 50/50 raffles—one in Nova Scotia and one in British Columbia—delivered headline-grabbing wins while spotlighting a fundraising model that keeps growing across Canada: online ticket sales that can turn community support

27 December 2025

Canada

Canada Stock Market Today (Dec. 24, 2025): TSX Slips From Record Highs in Holiday Trading as Miners Cool Off and the Loonie Firms

Canada’s stock market ended Christmas Eve on a slightly weaker footing, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index easing back from this week’s record territory as profit-taking hit materials and mining names in a holiday-shortened sessionthat kept trading volumes light. The pullback was modest—but the day’s moves

25 December 2025

Shops Open on Christmas Day 2025 in Canada: What’s Open, What’s Closed, and Where to Find Essentials

Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (Christmas Day is Thursday, Dec. 25) Christmas Day in Canada is a statutory holiday, which means most retailers go dark—malls lock up, big-box stores turn off the lights, and even many grocery aisles are quiet. Time

25 December 2025

Canada · Christmas · Holidays

Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal: Paramount’s Ellison-Backed Counterbid, Antitrust Pressure, and What It Means for Crave in Canada

December 19, 2025 — The battle for Warner Bros. Discovery’s crown-jewel entertainment assets just entered a more volatile phase, with a major WBD shareholder signaling it would consider a revised Paramount Skydance offer—if the bidder fixes the very financing and

19 December 2025

Antitrust · Business News · Canada · Media Industry · Streaming

Canada’s New Steel Tariffs and Import Caps Start Dec. 26: What It Means for Prices, Cars, Housing and Wind Power

OTTAWA — December 18, 2025 — Canada is days away from a major tightening of its steel trade policy that will reshape supply chains for manufacturers, builders and clean‑energy developers. On December 26, 2025, the federal government will simultaneously (1)

18 December 2025

Renewable Energy · Trade Policy

Canada Economic Calendar for Monday, December 15, 2025: CPI, Housing Starts and Factory Data Set the Tone for CAD

Canada’s macro calendar for Monday, December 15, 2025 is front-loaded with market-moving releases that can quickly reset expectations for Bank of Canada policy, the Canadian dollar (CAD), and rate-sensitive sectors such as housing and consumer discretionary. The headline event is Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index

14 December 2025

Canada · Housing Market

Canada Stock Market Week Ahead: TSX Outlook as CPI, Retail Sales and Commodity Prices Set the Next Move

TORONTO — Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite heads into the week of Dec. 15–19, 2025 with momentum still broadly intact—but with a sharper spotlight on inflation and consumer demand after a volatile, headline-heavy stretch that included a Bank of Canada hold, a U.S. Federal Reserve

13 December 2025

Canada · Commodities · Economic Data · Stock Market · TSX

Canada Stock Market Today: TSX Slips After Record High as Tech Drops, Cannabis Rally Lifts Healthcare (Dec. 12, 2025)

TORONTO (After the Bell, 4:30 p.m. ET) — Canada’s benchmark stock index ended Friday in the red after a choppy session that saw early strength in cannabis and mining shares give way to a broad tech-led pullback. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed

12 December 2025

Healthcare · Stock Market · Technology · TSX

Canada Buys Six Bombardier Global 6500 Jets in $753M Deal to Replace RCAF Challenger Fleet

OTTAWA / MISSISSAUGA (Dec. 12, 2025) — Canada is moving to modernize a high-visibility but often overlooked slice of military airlift: the executive-style jets that ferry senior officials and can be rapidly reconfigured for urgent missions at home and abroad.

12 December 2025

Aviation · Canada · Defense Contracts · Military

Canada High-Speed Rail Breakthrough: Ottawa–Montreal Confirmed as First Segment of Alto Network, Construction Target Set for 2029

Canada has confirmed the Ottawa–Montreal corridor as the first segment of the Alto high-speed rail network. Consultations begin in January 2026, with construction targeted for 2029. GATINEAU, Que. (Dec. 12, 2025) — Canada’s long-discussed high-speed rail push took a major

12 December 2025

Canada · Infrastructure · Transportation

Canada Stock Market Today: TSX Closes at Fresh Record as Mining Stocks Rally, Tech Slips — December 11, 2025

Canada’s main stock market extended its record-breaking run on Thursday, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index closing at an all‑time high as surging mining and gold names more than offset a selloff in technology and ongoing weakness in energy shares. The

11 December 2025

Market News · Mining · Stock Market · Technology · TSX

Canada Stock Market Today: TSX Near Record High as Mining Stocks Climb, Tech and Energy Lag – December 11, 2025

Canada’s stock market continued its record‑setting run on Thursday, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index trading just above the 31,500 mark as investors weighed surging metal prices, a fresh trade surplus, and this week’s back‑to‑back interest‑rate decisions from the Bank of

11 December 2025

Canada Economy · Energy · Mining · Stock Market · Technology