AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCanada-U.S. Trade War: The U.S. rolled out updated 50% tariffs on 110 Canadian product categories, adding items like cheeses and motorboats while exempting some goods such as toilet paper and facial tissues—keeping pressure on cross-border prices and supply chains. Housing Watch: CREA reports Canadian home sales slipped 0.7% in August, with prices flat month-to-month and mortgage-rate uncertainty weighing on momentum heading into 2027. Cost-of-Living Stress: New surveys show many Canadians are financially fragile—over half of working Albertans say stress is hitting their jobs, and low-income households face ongoing pain from COVID benefit repayments. Investment Push: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit is pitching about C$1 trillion in opportunities to global investors as Ottawa tries to offset tariff fallout and reduce reliance on the U.S. Public Safety & Immigration Enforcement: Canada says it has removed 111 foreign nationals tied to extortion and organised crime, including four Indian-origin men highlighted by the CBSA. Energy & Industry: Construction has started on Canada’s largest CCS hub in Alberta, while Generation Mining secured about $140M in federal support to advance its Marathon copper-palladium project. Sports: The Montreal Canadiens signed coach Martin St. Louis to a multiyear extension after consecutive playoff berths.
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