Tag Archives: Economy

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A protest Wednesday that descended into a chaotic confrontation between mounted police officers and fishers outside the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature halted the provincial g...

FREDERICTON - The final New Brunswick budget before this year's provincial election includes a $41-million surplus but no big-ticket items to entice voters to the polls. Tabled Tuesday by Finance Mini...

TORONTO - A survey by KPMG in Canada says business leaders want Ottawa to fast-track all outstanding "green" or "clean" economy business investment tax credits. The online survey of 534 small- and med...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has pledged that the government will meet its fiscal targets in the upcoming federal budget, but economists say achieving that goal will be challenging as t...

OTTAWA - There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days. But when it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products - the mechanism tha...

HALIFAX - The federal government is spending $2.5 million to expand an entrepreneurship program for Indigenous women and create a similar program for Indigenous youth. Small Business Minister Rechie V...

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Liberal government tabled its 2024 budget Thursday. The $2.08-billion budget forecasts a surplus of $119 million. Here are some other key figures and projects being funded: - $4...

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's finance minister says too many of the territory's residents are being affected by inflation, a global housing crisis and a lack of health-care workers but the government is focuse...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening econom...

OTTAWA - A proposed income tax change to crack down on cross-border tax avoidance could unintentionally hike power bills and natural gas rates for consumers, Electricity Canada is warning. If Canada t...