Alberta on high alert for wildfire upsurge over scorching holiday weekend
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Firefighters in Alberta are on high alert for a surge in blazes over a…
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G7 tightens Russia sanctions, looks to cut China trade reliance
By Katya Golubkova and John Irish HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders of the world’s richest democracies acted on Friday to stiffen…
Factbox-Excerpts from G7 leaders’ statement on economic coercion
(Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) agreed on Saturday to establish an initiative to counter economic “coercion”,…
G7 leaders agree to new initiative to fight economic coercion
TOKYO (Reuters) – Group of Seven leaders on Saturday agreed to a new initiative to counter economic coercion, and pledged…
BoC’s Macklem says it’s far too early to think about interest rate cuts
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem reiterated on Friday it is far too early to be thinking…
Wildfire risk spurs Alberta park closures ahead of holiday weekend
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Authorities in Canada’s main oil-producing province of Alberta have closed some parks and campgrounds, and…
US dollar skids as Fed’s Powell hints at June pause, debt talks stall
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a…
Canada March retail sales down 1.4% on autos, seen up 0.2% in April
May 19 (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales fell by 1.4% in March from February at C$65.29 billion ($48.83 billion), on…
Factbox-Key excerpts from G7 leaders’ statement on Ukraine
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Leaders of the world richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia and pledged…
G7 leaders’ statement: Ukraine has budget support for 2023 and early 2024
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Friday said they had ensured that Ukraine had the budget…