Tag Archives: Economy

A Saskatchewan group that advocates for landlords says some owners are considering foreclosure and bankruptcy due to tenants withholding rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Officer for the Sa...

QUEBEC - Three months after projecting a surplus of nearly $3 billion, Quebec's finance minister announced Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic will blow through Quebec's financial reserves and...

OTTAWA - Municipal leaders lamented the lack of progress between Ottawa and the provinces over $14 billion in federal aid for child care, personal protective equipment and transit funding, saying...

OTTAWA - The prices Canadians have reported paying for goods and services have been rising more than the official inflation rate, a senior Bank of Canada official says. Deputy governor Lawrence S...

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank has handed out 1.31 trillion euros ($1.46 trillion) in long-term, ultra-cheap credit to hundreds of banks as part of its emergency support aimed at cushioning the...

OTTAWA - The federal deficit could be on track to hit $256 billion this fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament's budget watchdog says in a new estimate that doesn't account for ...

WASHINGTON - Just weeks before North America's new trade agreement is due to take effect, regulators in the United States have launched a formal investigation into Canada's plan to change the rul...

OTTAWA - As the country enters its 13th week since the COVID-19 pandemic clamped down hard on the Canadian economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concedes it's time the country gets a better...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government avoided defeat with help from the NDP on Wednesday as the two joined forces to pass a multibillion-dollar spending bill in the House of Commons and avert a summ...

OTTAWA - Canada's new top central banker says the Bank of Canada has no intention to raise interest rates given the current economic circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Tiff Mackl...