Tag Archives: Economy

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Champagne in Calgary Federal Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne will be at the Calgary Chamber of Commerc...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre needled Prime Minister Mark Carney over the size of the federal deficit Friday in a speech offering his critique of the Liberal budget tabled on Nov. 4. P...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, h...

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....