Tag Archives: Economy

WASHINGTON - America's employers barely added jobs last month, underscoring the viral pandemic's ongoing grip on the economy and likely adding momentum to the Biden administration's push for a bold re...

OTTAWA - Jennifer Vaughan's daily routine with her school-aged children has been the same for weeks as they shuffle from screen, to fresh air, to meals and back again - all from home. Ever since schoo...

OTTAWA - Canada's labour market saw months of gains wiped out in a matter of weeks as widespread lockdowns and school closures erased 212,800 jobs in January, hitting mothers and youth particularly ha...

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned of "tough months ahead" with COVID-19 continuing to flare, making it critical that Congress pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package....

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government could lose out on $260 million from a simplified federal tax measure to let Canadians write off working from home due to the pande...

OTTAWA - It had been a while since Alana Fiks had been able to open her shop in Winnipeg when she spoke about the impact of COVID-19. The co-owner of Black Market Provisions, which sells food and hous...

WASHINGTON - Johnson and Johnson's forthcoming single-shot COVID-19 vaccine has more going for it than just a middling ability to prevent infection, the pre-eminent U.S. expert on infectious disease s...

OTTAWA - The federal government is temporarily waiving a one-week waiting period for employment insurance benefits.The decision essentially means that applicants will be able to start their claims and...

VANCOUVER - A government-commissioned panel has rejected the idea of introducing a basic income for all in British Columbia, saying the billions of dollars would be better spent patching holes in the ...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says a pledge by the Trudeau Liberals to plant two billion trees could cost almost double what the government says.The tree-planting spree, spread over a decad...