Tag Archives: Economy

MONTREAL - Melina Plante has found that, on her five-hectare fruit and vegetable farm south of Montreal by the U.S. border, one experienced Guatemalan farmhand can produce mor...

OTTAWA - When the Archdiocese of Toronto cancelled services at its 225 parishes due to COVID-19, it faced a big financial hit, along with difficult layoffs and pay cuts for clergy....

OTTAWA - Residents of Canada's two largest provinces are expected to learn this week what the path to a new normal might look like when the governments of Ontario and Quebec unveil their ini...

It's premature to talk about "immunity passports" for Canadians who have been infected with COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday, because the science is unclear about whether those wh...

WASHINGTON - The United States has cleared the way for its long-awaited trade agreement with Canada and Mexico to go into effect July 1. The U.S. notified its North American trading partners...

OTTAWA - The voice of Canadian municipalities says communities across the country are facing a financial crisis due to COVID-19 that puts people at further risk. Federation of Canadian Municipali...

OTTAWA - The federal government is providing rent relief to businesses that can't afford to pay their landlords at a time when their operations are seriously curtailed or...

WASHINGTON - The mutual understanding, diplomatic ties and personal relationships that were forged in the fires of the North American trade talks of 2018 have been essential to the success of a&n...

OTTAWA - Pregnant women will receive help from a key COVID-19 emergency-aid program and will be given a way to access federal maternity benefits even if they aren't working due to the pandemic, s...

TORONTO - Dozens more deaths in long-term care homes were reported Friday as new figures indicated the extent of the economic dislocation caused by isolation measures aimed at mitigating the spread of...