Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador ...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.8 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.6) Participation r...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his fellow premiers and the federal government have hatched a game plan to fight U.S. tariffs, with conservative premiers lobbying Republican counter...

REGINA - Premier Scott Moe's government followed through on two fall election promises Thursday, passing bills on tax relief and the carbon levy. One bill, the Saskatchewan Affordability Act, will red...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates Canada's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel will increase federal revenues by $473 million over five years. In October, the fe...

Roxy Braun, the owner of Backroad Boutique, is feeling the impact of the Canada Post strike as it enters into its third week this holiday season. As of the end of November, Canada Post estimated 10 mi...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is offering to give up time on an opposition day in the House of Commons to allow Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to present the government's fall fisc...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to open a trade office in Washington, D.C., in the new year to deal with threatened United States tariffs and promote investment opportunities in provinc...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is underscoring his intention to block the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp., and he's pledging to use tax incentives...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is not escalating a war of words with Mexico, after the Mexican president criticized Canada's culture and its framing of border issues. "I fundamentally b...