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Donald Trump says he urged Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister in Christmas visit

Donald Trump says he urged Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister in Christmas visit

OTTAWA — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump says he told Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky during a Christmas Day visit that he should run for prime minister of Canada.
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Canada’s women’s pro sports landscape transformed with arrival of PWHL, NSL and WNBA

Canada’s women’s pro sports landscape transformed with arrival of PWHL, NSL and WNBA

The Professional Women's Hockey League played a first season and started a second, the Northern Super League fired its engines for an all-Canadian women's soccer launch, and the WNBA announced its arrival in Canada.
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Alberta premier hopes for health reform payoff in 2025, regrets deferring tax cut

Alberta premier hopes for health reform payoff in 2025, regrets deferring tax cut

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is eager to show that her government can finally put the pieces of a dismantled provincial health-care system back together again in the new year.
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Solar burgers: How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy

Solar burgers: How agrivoltaics is marrying food production with green energy

CALGARY — Jason Bradley spent 20 years of his career as ranch manager at a 50,000-acre grazing operation in west-central Alberta, so he understands why people react with skepticism to the idea of raising a herd of cattle on a working solar farm.
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Dismiss Trump taunts, expert says after 'churlish' social media posts about Canada

Dismiss Trump taunts, expert says after 'churlish' social media posts about Canada

OTTAWA — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and those in his corner continue to muse about annexing Canada, though Canadian officials have largely sidestepped those comments.
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S&P/TSX composite up on shorter Christmas Eve session, U.S. markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite up on shorter Christmas Eve session, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Broad-based gains led Canada's main stock index to close higher in the shortened Christmas Eve trading session, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index ended up 97.84 points at 24,846.
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CPKC exceeded grain revenue limit: Canadian Transportation Agency

CPKC exceeded grain revenue limit: Canadian Transportation Agency

OTTAWA — The Canadian Transportation Agency says Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Co. exceeded its maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2023 to 2024 crop year. The agency says CPKC's revenue was $1.8 million above its entitlement of $869.
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Stock market today: Wall Street rallies ahead of Christmas

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies ahead of Christmas

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street ahead of the Christmas holiday, led by gains in Big Tech stocks. The S&P 500 added 1.1% Tuesday. Trading closed early ahead of the holiday.
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YVR janitors suspend strike escalation after tentative deal

YVR janitors suspend strike escalation after tentative deal

VANCOUVER — Striking janitors at the Vancouver International Airport say they have suspended a planned Christmas Eve escalation after reaching a tentative deal with their employer Alpine Building Maintenance.
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Border measures aimed at responding to Trump's tariff threat begin to take effect

Border measures aimed at responding to Trump's tariff threat begin to take effect

OTTAWA — Immigration measures announced as part of Canada's border response to president-elect Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff threat are starting to be implemented, beginning with a ban on what's known as "flagpoling.
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