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Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report
OTTAWA - Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economi...
Jul 17, 2025
Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21
OTTAWA - Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employer's offers for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will run the...
Jul 16, 2025
'Bratty children': Alberta's Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton panel town hall
EDMONTON - After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd as she and her hand-picked pan...
Jul 16, 2025
Surprisingly strong June jobs numbers quash Bank of Canada rate cut odds
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is increasingly expected to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold later this month after the labour market delivered a surprise hiring surge in June. Statistics Canada s...
Jul 11, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, howe...
Jul 11, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.9 ...
Jul 11, 2025
National employment numbers for June from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's June employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (7.0) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation rate:...
Jul 11, 2025
Government extends temporary trade war relief measures for employment insurance
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending changes it made in March to the employment insurance program in response to the trade war with the U.S. The changes were meant to help businesses retain wo...
Jul 10, 2025
Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers: think tank
OTTAWA - The federal government and Canada's premiers are greatly overselling the benefits of breaking down internal trade barriers, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues in a new report....
Jul 07, 2025
More soldiers, more money. Canada's top soldier extols benefits of spending boost
CALGARY - Canada's top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high. NATO leaders -...
Jul 06, 2025
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