The Globe editorial says internal trade barriers act like a 9% tariff and that removing them could add about $210 billion to Canada’s economy; premiers have so far been reluctant to take the political steps the editorial calls for.
The Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve are both expected to keep policy rates unchanged on Wednesday; the BoC points to muted growth and cooling core inflation while the Fed faces political pressure and mixed U.S. data.
Copper jumped to an LME record above $14,000 a tonne after an almost 8% one-day rise, with traders citing speculative buying, a weaker dollar and demand hopes even as physical demand indicators in China remained weak.
Federal and provincial governments announced a $20-million Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative on Jan. 20 to help Ontario farmers, food processors and agribusinesses grow domestic and international sales. Applications open Feb. 17 and close Mar. 17.
This winter brought heavy November snowfall — the snowiest in the region in more than 70 years — and local snowmobile trails in Southwestern Ontario opened in December.
A Greater Sudbury roundup notes Laurentian students urging an end to the faculty strike and a rescued wolf named Vimy scheduled for surgery after being struck on Highway 17.
North Central Health Care Foundation received a generous monetary donation from Consolation Housing Inc., and the Foundation says the funds will be used to purchase equipment for local health-care services including Melfort Hospital. NCHCF declined to disclose the amount but called the gift extremely generous.
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT), a First Nations‑governed institution with more than 40 years of history, has applications open for Fall 2026 programs that combine career training and Indigenous cultural supports.
The provincial court system says it is developing an Elder‑guided Indigenous court pilot in Saskatoon with a planned launch this summer. Statistics Canada data cited in the article reports Indigenous people in Saskatchewan are incarcerated at about 19.4 times the rate of non‑Indigenous people.
Heineken's Fans Have More Friends platform ran a New York social experiment demonstrating how shared fandom can create real-world connections; the announcement says the platform unites Heineken sponsorships to build communities around major cultural moments.
