Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Emergency spending to deal with the COVID-19 crisis must not outlast the pain it's meant to salve, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a newly r...

OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the federal treasury will see a trickle of new revenue roll in faster than the government expects from changes to tax rules on employee stock options. The ...

WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the resurgent virus has likely escalated layoffs. The latest figures ...

OTTAWA - A federal official says the government is considering using data on incoming travellers to prevent vacationers from claiming a benefit for people who must quarantine or isolate due to COVID-1...

The province says a new report has named Saskatchewan one of the world's best regions to get into the mining business. A media release from the province says a new report from the industry publication...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in December, led by a sharp rise in gasoline prices. Last month's increase, the largest in four months, followed a 0.2% rise in November and no change at al...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canadian blueberry farmers and embassy officials pushed back Tuesday against claims that U.S. producers are being driven out of business by cheap imports from north of the border. A...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conducted a small shuffle of his ministers before holing up later in the day for a cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament. The shu...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, grew for the seventh consecutive month in December even as coronavirus cases surged through the holidays. The Institute for Su...

OTTAWA - Industry groups say small businesses are being hammered by high credit-card fees on online purchases as the shift toward e-commerce continues. Visa and MasterCard reduced the fees they collec...