Economy, Law & Politics

Trump tariff threats creates 'peak uncertainty' -- Scotiabank chief economist

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up more than 300 points in late-morning trading in a broad-based rally with strong gains in technology and base metal stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 357.97 points at 25,831.27.

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he still plans to force a spring election when Parliament returns at end of March.

OTTAWA — The country's health ministers are wrapping up two days of meetings in Halifax today with a busy agenda. The in-person talks come as health systems are strained and millions of Canadians don't have a family doctor.

British Columbia's lieutenant-governor is leaving office after seven years on the job, with Premier David Eby telling her farewell ceremony that her focus on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples was among her key contributions.

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats are urging the Liberal government to move quickly to complete expansion of the dental care program and start signing deals with the provinces and territories to begin pharmacare coverage.

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VANCOUVER — The relationship between the U.S. and Canada has "fundamentally changed," regardless of whether U.S. President Donald Trump's promised tariffs on Canadian goods materialize on Saturday, according to the chair of a new B.C.

Last year the top B.C. hospitals for self-paying births were Richmond (102), Surrey Memorial (99), St.Paul’s/Mount Saint Joseph (97) and Children’s (85); recent proposals and calls to mitigate birth tourism have been ignored at the federal government level

VANCOUVER — Two doctors groups in British Columbia say there is a "wait-list crisis" for specialists that is severely compromising the health and well-being of residents.