Tag Archives: Economy

VIENTIANE - Canada needs to keep up its presence in Southeast Asia if it wants to benefit from the region's economic boom, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday as he wrapped up his visit to La...

OTTAWA - The Canadian labour market exceeded many economists' expectations in September, adding more than twice as many jobs as the previous month while unemployment ticked lower. Statistics Canada re...

OTTAWA - A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says inflation and higher interest rates have eroded Canadians' purchasing power since 2022, particularly for lower-income households. Howev...

WASHINGTON - A new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is sending a stark warning ahead of the U.S. presidential election, saying protectionist policies like Donald Trump's proposed tariffs c...

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will travel to Laos later this week for the ASEAN summit, marking what his office says will be the first official visit of a Canadian prime minister to the Southeast Asian coun...

MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld rules that bolster compensation for air passengers subjected to delayed flights and damaged luggage on international flights. In a victory for air tra...

TORONTO - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is publishing his prescription for "a path forward" as Canada faces an "increasingly divided and dangerous" world. "The Hinge: Time to Build an Eve...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said Thursday he's willing to meet with the province's wine industry to try to resolve an impasse over the financial help his government has offered grape gro...

SAINT PAUL - Tim Walz and JD Vance played attack dog for their presidential partner in a policy-focused debate about the economy, inflation and rising tensions in the Middle East. The only vice-presid...

TORONTO - Canada is poised to see significant growth in Indigenous-related project financing, international credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS said Monday. In a report released on the fourth annual...