Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Analysts are warning the conflict in the Middle East could drive up costs across Canada's supply chains and compound price pressures at the grocery store. Global oil prices have risen sharply...

WASHINGTON - Canada's new chief trade negotiator to the United States met her American counterpart in Washington on Friday as Ottawa sought to steady the bilateral relationship ahead of a review of th...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Japan for a brief visit to one of Canada's closest partner countries as he wraps up a trip across the Indo-Pacific. "The trip is long overdue, given ho...

VICTORIA - Workers in B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and those in other sectors who have lost their jobs because of U.S. tariffs will benefit from almost $71 million in funding for retraining. Federa...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to realign global trade are facing another legal battle after more than 20 states filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging his latest worldwide tariffs....

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet President Donald Trump's trade czar in Washington on Friday, a day after the United States announced it was launching bilateral d...

WASHINGTON - A judge with the U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ordered refunds for companies that paid tariffs that were later struck down by the United States Supreme Court. In a 6-3 ru...

OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada warns new players in global debt markets aren't as closely monitored as traditional banks, which could drive new risks in a period rife with uncertainty. Govern...

CANBERRA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada can't rule out military participation in the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters at a joint news conference with Australian ...

OTTAWA - With Canada's population growth now essentially flat, the country could be heading toward an unprecedented situation where population growth is driven entirely by immigration, one expert says...