Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem - inflation - which is now being driven by new forces. Many consumers are still reeling from the decades-hig...

OTTAWA - An NDP member of Parliament who has been a target of Chinese foreign interference says the federal government should be cautious as it tries to mend its trade relationship with Canada's secon...

OTTAWA - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has signed a trade agreement and a defence agreement with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Parliament Hill, as Canada expands its ties with Southeast Asia. ...

MONTREAL - More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climat...

OTTAWA - "Stupefying," "shocking" and "unsustainable" - those were just some of the words Ottawa's fiscal watchdog used Thursday to describe his scathing forecast for federal finances ahead of a long-...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population grew at its slowest pace for a second quarter since comparable record keeping began in 1946, excluding 2020 when the pandemic hit. The agency s...

VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says government's plan to find $1.5 billion in savings over three years won't be enough to "start bending the curve towards balance" as the province fore...

British Columbia's forestry industry is "under pressure from all sides," prompting the provincial government to bring in changes to expand the role of BC Timber Sales, including allowing some communit...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is defending his government's record $1.2-billion deficit, saying he is focused on growing the economy and making major investments in health care. When asked if Nova S...

OTTAWA - Canada has dropped two legal challenges of United States duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The U.S. has long accused Canada's softwood lumber sector of violating rules on anti-dumping - flo...