Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's February employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (61.1) Participation r...

The positive affect of Canada's Billie Jean King Cup win in 2023 can already be seen in tennis registration numbers across the country. Tennis Canada issued an impact report ahead of International Wom...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's stiff duties have been temporarily paused on some Canadian products, bringing little relief as the tariff threat continues to hang over America's closest nei...

OTTAWA - The U.S. paused tariffs Thursday on goods that meet the rules of origin requirements under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, and lowered levies on potash to 10 per cent until April 2. Ottawa ...

Yukon is predicting an $81.96 million surplus this year as the territory promises record capital investment in housing, in what is expected to be its last budget before the next territorial election. ...

British Columbia Premier David Eby says Canada should maintain retaliatory measures against the United States - such as possible tolls facing commercial trucks heading to Alaska - despite some tariffs...

Kimberly Waletich isn't Canadian. But when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on fellow citizens to "proudly wave our flag" on national flag day last month, she hung the Maple Leaf outside her Ottaw...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The outgoing premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says he's drawing on the province's history as he urges Canadians not to underestimate U.S. President Donald Trump's "imperialist" ...

OTTAWA - The Liberals released their long-promised Africa strategy Thursday but without the funding and media blitz that accompanied their plan for Asia. The strategy calls for an increased focus on t...

DETROIT (AP) - President Donald Trump's short reprieve for U.S. automakers from stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada isn't likely to allow enough time for those companies to make the change...