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Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: PBO
Taxpayers are facing potential billions of dollars in losses on the sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline as the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates its current value is less than the sum of its asse...
Nov 08, 2024
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, h...
Nov 08, 2024
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 1...
Nov 08, 2024
National employment numbers for October from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.7) Participation ra...
Nov 08, 2024
Donald Trump election sparks U.S. interest in move to Canada, say immigration lawyers
Vancouver immigration lawyer Ryan Rosenberg says he's been getting so many inquiries from disaffected U.S. voters that he set up a website to address their concerns. It's called "Trumpugees.ca" and as...
Nov 08, 2024
N.S. Progressive Conservative election platform includes cap on electricity rates
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's incumbent Progressive Conservatives released their election platform Friday, announcing that if elected to govern Nov. 26, they will impose a cap on electricity rate increases....
Nov 08, 2024
What Trump's election could mean for interest rates in Canada
Experts say Donald Trump's election victory could shift interest rate policy in the U.S. as his promised policies risk higher inflation, which could ultimately have implications for Canadian rates and...
Nov 08, 2024
'More of the same': Jobless rate holds steady at 6.5% in October amid weak hiring
OTTAWA - The Canadian job market posted another weak hiring month in October as employers added a modest 15,000 jobs, but economists say the results aren't bad enough to spark concerns at the Bank of ...
Nov 08, 2024
Alberta government fires AIMCo board, citing rising costs and poor performance
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister has sacked the chief executive officer and entire board of directors of Alberta Investment Management Corp., the Crown corporation that manages pension and other ...
Nov 07, 2024
Business groups say Canada needs to plan differently for Trump's second term
OTTAWA - Donald Trump's mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White Hou...
Nov 07, 2024
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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