CanadaOct 07, 2025
Statistics Canada says merchandise trade deficit $6.3 billion in August
Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade deficit grew to $6.3 billion in August as exports fell. The agency says the result compared with a deficit of $3.8 billion in July.
Total exports fell 3.0 per cent to $60.6 billion in August as exports of metal and non-metallic mineral products fell 7.6 per cent.
Exports of industrial machinery, equipment and parts also dropped 9.5 per cent in August, the first decline in four months.
Meanwhile, imports rose 0.9 per cent to $66.9 billion in August, boosted by imports of metal and non-metallic mineral products, including large
AlbertaOct 07, 2025
Alberta Premier in Ottawa to push for federal partnership on energy projects
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa this week, following up on her now week-old pledge to help fund the development of a proposal for a new oil pipeline to Canada's West Coast. Smith is hopeful the project _ which as of yet has no private sector proponent or a suggested route option _ can be submitted for consideration by Prime Minister Mark Carney's new Major Projects Office by next spring.
Smith met with Carney on Monday at the Ottawa airport, just before he boarded a plane to Washington, where he is to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters in a br
AlbertaOct 07, 2025
Alberta teachers' strike, biggest in province's history, enters day two
As a provincewide strike by Alberta's teachers enters its second day, a labour expert says in terms of sheer size, it is already making history. Jason Foster, a labour relations professor at Athabasca University, says the strike by 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers' Association makes it the largest labour walkout in provincial history.
Foster says the last teachers' strike was in 2002 and involved less than half that number, at 21,000.
The current action affects more than 740,000 students across 2,500 public, separate and francophone schools.
The two sides are at odds over
BCOct 07, 2025
Basant Motors present scholarships worth $34,000 to students
Basant Motors celebrated a decade of educational giving on Sunday with its 10th Annual Scholarship Ceremony, recognizing the achievements of Surrey’s brightest students and highlighting the company’s ongoing commitment to community development.
The event, held at the family-owned dealership on Fraser Highway in Surrey, brought together students, parents, educators, and community leaders. This year’s Basant Motors Community Pride Scholarship distributed $34,000 among deserving high-school graduates who demonstrated exceptional academic performance and community leadership.
Company founder
BCOct 06, 2025
One person critically injured in road rage incident in North Vancouver
RCMP in North Vancouver say a person suffered critical injuries in a road rage incident this weekend.
Mounties say they responded after multiple witnesses reported a dispute over merging between a grey Subaru and a white Jeep near Boulevard Crescent and East 21st Street Saturday afternoon.
It is alleged that during the interaction, the occupant of the Jeep got out of their vehicle and was hit by the grey Subaru.
The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition and police immediately took the driver of the Subaru into custody.
The suspect is facing multiple charges and has since been let