0.2: Canada’s GDP fell by 0.2% between January and February, contracting for the first time on a monthly basis since last fall. The drop was driven by sluggish activity in mining, energy, and construction, which suffered amid bad winter weather. Taken together with growing uncertainty about the impact of Donald Trump’s tariff policy, the GDP figures have raised expectations of a rate cut in June.
1: The co-leader of Canada’s Green Party, Jonathan Pedneault, has resigned after his party won just one seat in the election. The party had pulled its candidates from more than 100 ridings to avoid splitting the liberal vote.
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