Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 1...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (7.1) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.6) Participation ra...

OTTAWA - Another month of surprise job gains hasn't changed many economists' minds about softness in the Canadian labour market, but analysts weighing in Friday said signs of resilience should be enou...

WASHINGTON - Countries around the world - Canada included - are waiting anxiously as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether President Donald Trump has the authority to continue using his favoured ta...

OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney's government moves to spend billions more on tax credits to support carbon-capture and storage projects, Canada's environment commissioner says the money already...

WASHINGTON - Most Americans - including Republicans - continue to view Canada positively in economic and trade matters even as U.S. President Donald Trump directs anger at their northern neighbour. Th...

Experts are cautiously optimistic that the federal government's plan to spur business investment will move the needle on better productivity and economic growth, but say it doesn't come without risks....

A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it's not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buy...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it plans to take measures aimed at increasing competition in Canada's telecommunications sector and lowering consumers' cellphone and internet costs. Ottawa outlin...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby and coastal First Nations have signed a declaration calling on the federal government to maintain an oil tanker ban off the province's north coast. Eby s...