Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was grilled Thursday over the mounting cost of providing relief programs to help Canadians and businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic. During a four-hour ...

LONDON - The British government and the Bank of England joined forces Thursday to provide further support to an economy that is set for a difficult winter following the imposition of new coronavirus l...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have reached an agreement with opposition parties to fast-track a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief. Under the agreement...

BEIJING - President Xi Jinping tried to allay fears the ruling Communist Party's latest development strategy might hamper trade, promising Wednesday that China will open wider and become "the world's ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. trade deficit fell in September after hitting a 14-year high the previous month as exports outpaced imports. The gap between what the U.S. sells and what it buys abroad f...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its fifth consecutive month of expansion in October. The Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday that it...

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog has called out the Trudeau government for not providing information on billions of dollars in planned federal spending. The parliamentary budget office made clear...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals' latest attempt at providing emergency aid for the country's hard-hit companies and their employees is facing demands for change from businesses and opposition MPs. The L...

As COVID cases continue to climb, both in Saskatchewan and across many parts of the country, businesses are worried that lockdowns could happen once again. Marilyn Braun-Pollon, the vice president of ...

OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief - almost a month after announcing the new measure. The bill would a...