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OTTAWA - Canada will be hosting G7 energy and environment ministers in Toronto next month. The meeting takes place Oct. 30 to 31 and the agenda is broad, covering topics like wildfires and artificial ...

OTTAWA - Fiscal experts say Ottawa will have to be transparent with Canadians in the upcoming fall budget to justify a seismic shift in spending away from government programs and toward defence and in...

WINNIPEG - Any decision on easing tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors, federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. Can...

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to adopt Conservative plans to deal with the country's housing crisis, which he said is entering a new phase as prices begin to fall...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the nation's economy. Employers added 911,000 fewer j...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it has found almost 500 ways to streamline regulations and cut costs following a 60-day red tape review exercise. Departments and agencies have published reports i...

ST. JOHN'S - A proposed offshore oilfield and a hydroelectricity deal with Quebec are two major projects in Newfoundland and Labrador that can increase the competitiveness of Canada's economy, Prime M...

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Quebec's aluminum sector is likely to receive "hundreds of millions of dollars" from a $5 billion fund to help sectors slammed by U.S. tariffs. Nearly all o...

OTTAWA - Several prominent lawyers are urging Ottawa to bolster federal units that manage trade issues, arguing they are under strain amid a surge of activity fuelled in part by a United States tariff...

TORONTO - Strength in the basic materials sector helped Canada's main stock index finish more than 130 points higher on Friday, while U.S. markets were down and investors pored over employment data fr...