Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Population growth in Canada slowed slightly in the last quarter of the year as the government made efforts to reduce temporary migration into the country, Statistics Canada revealed Wednesday...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia economist Lars Osberg's latest book on the widening gap between the very richest and the rest argues the trend is creating disappointed Canadians prone to distrusting one another...

China rolled out a raft of measures Tuesday aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is weighing on the world's second largest economy. The chief of China's central bank sa...

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Macklem chat Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem will take part in a fireside chat at the Institute of Internatio...

VANCOUVER - An agreement between First Nations and the British Columbia government will see thousands of homes made available in Vancouver at 40-per-cent below cost. Premier David Eby calls it a "rema...

CALGARY - Canada's oilsands industry remains under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, even as companies have clamped down on public communications in the wake of new anti-greenwashing le...

OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China says Ottawa's "complex" relationship with Beijing means some facets of the relationship are speeding along while others are in reverse. "The analogy I constantly ...

WASHINGTON - While Canada cannot escape the gravitational pull of an increasingly unstable United States, a new report is charting a path forward to ensure Canadian interests become more important to ...

TORONTO - Experts say Ottawa's changes to mortgage rules could help spur demand among potential homebuyers, but supply challenges are likely to persist in Canada's real estate sector despite lofty goa...

OTTAWA - Inflation has come down from its highs, and groceries are no exception. Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that grocery prices in August rose 2.4 per cent from the year before, a far cry f...