Tag Archives: Economy

China and the United States continue to threaten each other with trade tariffs and Canada is stuck in the middle of it. On Wednesday, China announced its own trade tariffs following the U.S. plans for...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the federal government's next budget on Feb. 27 as the country faces persistent uncertainty around trade and competitiveness. With the future clou...

CALGARY - A growing number of Canadian drilling rigs are being moved south of the border to take advantage of brighter prospects in the United States - and observers say it's unlikely they will ever r...

The risk of job loss due to automation in the work place could be around the corner in Saskatchewan according to one policy research company. A report from C.D. Howe Institute puts the province among ...

A Saskatchewan business analyst says a recent merger between Potash Corp. and Agrium could impact jobs. The new company, Nutrien, has said it expects to generate $500 million in savings per year as a ...

Saskatchewan's economy appears to be on an upswing and may be poised to lead the country in growth next year, according to the Royal Bank of Canada's (RBC) economic outlook report. The report examines...

CALGARY - Nebraska's Public Service Commission has approved TransCanada's Keystone XL route in a 3 to 2 vote, clearing the last major regulatory hurdle for the controversial $10 billion project. The p...

DANANG, Vietnam - Efforts to reach an agreement this weekend on a Pacific Rim trade pact appeared to collapse Friday when persistent concerns over the deal, including Canada's, forced the abrupt cance...

MONTREAL - Bombardier believes it is on strong legal ground to avoid import duties for its CSeries commercial jets by setting up a second assembly line at Airbus' plant in Alabama. The Montreal-based ...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government says it will lower the small business tax rate to 10 per cent in January and to nine per cent in 2019, the start of a week-long effort to stanch the bleeding fr...