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The US wants to win Canadian visitors back, but tourists say ‘it’s a wasted effort’

The number of Canadians traveling to the United States plunged after President Donald Trump suggested making Canada the 51st state

The Independent UK · Sep 6

The lesson Canada’s prime minister learned from Brexit is helping in its trade rift with US

The trade conflict between Canada and the United States is heating up and has moved beyond rhetoric. After the latest round of negotiations failed, the US imposed 50% tariffs on around C$27.6 billion (£14.68 billion) of Canadian goods on August 22. Canada is responding swiftly with dollar-for-dollar retaliation to take…

The Conversation · Sep 2

'More Dispensaries Than Liquor Stores': How Canada Became the World's Biggest Cannabis Market

Canada has become the world's largest cannabis market, surpassing California, due to increased accessibility and export growth, despite California's complex legal market and ongoing challenges.

International Business Times UK · Aug 27

Have child, need job: How child-care problems prevent many families from re-entering the workforce

More than 300,000 Canadian families faced child-care access barriers last year that delayed a parent’s return to work, underscoring the urgent need to expand child-care access.

The Conversation · Jul 21

Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?

Canada’s new artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, presents an ambitious vision for the country’s future. Artificial intelligence, the federal government argues, can boost productivity, strengthen competitiveness and create opportunity across the economy.

The Conversation · Jun 24

The Muslim wage gap in Canada’s largest metro area costs workers an estimated $1.2 billion a year

Ongoing research on the labour market in Canada draws attention to disparities in outcomes for workers according to gender, race or immigration status. Often these social identities intersect to form unique barriers that have a marked impact on key labour market outcomes like employment status, income and job segregation.

The Conversation · Jun 24

British Columbia’s 8 best retirement towns in 2026: Affordable, scenic and age-friendly places to retire

British Columbia has long attracted retirees seeking a milder climate, accessible healthcare, outdoor recreation and a high quality of life.

The Times of India · Jun 11

When men take parental leave, their careers may benefit — but women’s do not

Parental leave policies in Canada are designed for both parents, but fathers use them at roughly half the rate of mothers. From 2012 to 2017, Statistics Canada found 88 per cent of mothers took maternity leave, parental leave or a combination of the two, compared with 46 per cent of…

The Conversation · Jun 9

Marriage, divorce and parenthood all shape Canadians’ decisions to become self-employed — here’s how

For many Canadians, the choice to become self-employed has less to do with entrepreneurial ambition than with the circumstances of their household.

The Conversation · Jun 1

Canada dips into technical recession? Pierre Poilievre slams Mark Carney, says no other G7 country is in this situation

Canada entered into what many experts would call a technical recession after it reported two consecutive quarters of contraction in economic growth. Statistics Canada said real gross domestic product fell 0.1 per cent on an annualized basis in the first three months of this year. That comes after a downwardly…

The Times of India · May 29