Afraid of snakes? Your environment may have influenced it when you were a child, new study finds

A new study suggests people may learn to dislike snakes from their parents and cultural attitudes rather than being born with ...

Study suggests fear of snakes may be influenced by culture and parental attitudes

A new study suggests people may learn to dislike snakes from their parents and cultural attitudes rather than being born with an instinctive fear.

Trump seeks to close US$1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs

The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about US$1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a ...

‘We might be at a tipping point where a flood of job losses is about to come’: economist

Canadian Labour Congress senior economist DT Cochrane explains how there could be a surge of layoffs as employers navigate economic uncertainty in Canada.

U.S. eases some Russian oil sanctions but crude prices stay high

The U.S. is temporarily easing some sanctions on Russian oil shipments, reflecting global concerns over sharply higher crude ...

Iran war adds new uncertainty to the Bank of Canada's already clouded lens

The Bank of Canada will be balancing a last-minute flood of economic data with uncertainty around trade and war in the Middle East as it prepares to make its second interest rate decision of 2026 this ...