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Here's a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because ...
Jun 24, 2025
Here's a list of May inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.5 per cent (...
Jun 24, 2025
Bank of Canada hoping for better look at 'complicated' inflation picture
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will get a fresh look at national inflation figures this week - a picture that's been particularly murky as of late amid tax changes and trade wars. Statistics Canada is ex...
Jun 22, 2025
Ottawa considering 'combination of approaches' to 20% military pay hike
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it's considering a "combination of approaches" to boosting pay for armed service members, including introducing retention bonuses for "stress tra...
Jun 21, 2025
VIA Rail and Unifor reach tentative agreement, strike averted
MONTREAL - Via Rail has reached a tentative deal with the union representing 2,400 workers across the country. The deal averts a walkout involving members of Unifor, who had voted for a strike mandate...
Jun 20, 2025
Liberals, Conservatives pass major projects legislation in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Conservative members of Parliament voted with the minority Liberal government to pass its marquee major projects legislation Friday evening, setting it up to become law before Canada Day. The...
Jun 20, 2025
Steel industry groups say Carney's retaliatory plan for U.S. tariffs 'falls short'
OTTAWA - The Canadian Steel Producers Association and United Steelworkers Union are panning Prime Minister Mark Carney's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs. Their response cam...
Jun 19, 2025
Canada's EV market was already in trouble. Tariffs made it worse, Ontario workers say
INGERSOLL - Bob Pulham recalls the optimism in the air when General Motors began producing electric vans in Ingersoll, Ont., in late 2022. As the first BrightDrop commercial van rolled off the line at...
Jun 19, 2025
Budget officer says he expects ramped-up defence spending to deepen deficit
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he expects the federal government's deficit will balloon this year thanks to ramped-up defence spending - but without a spring budget or more cl...
Jun 19, 2025
Bloc Québécois supply management bill moves swiftly through Parliament
OTTAWA - A Bloc Qubcois bill to take Canada's supply management system off the table in future trade negotiations has passed swiftly through Parliament, with little opposition. The Senate passed the b...
Jun 18, 2025
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