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OTTAWA - The federal government says it could end up spending up to $6.6 billion to update the systems it uses to deliver benefits to Canadians - more than three times what was budgeted at the project...

OTTAWA - Inflation was showing signs of easing in February but economists warn price relief will be short lived as the war in the Middle East fuels surging energy costs. Statistics Canada said Monday ...

EDMONTON - A judge denied on Friday an injunction application from Alberta teachers against legislation that forced them back to work and ended a provincewide strike last fall. Justice Douglas Mah tol...

OTTAWA - Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs which provides free legal advice to veterans and RCMP members who have been denied disability benefits is about to see its workforce cut almost...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre set off for a weekend of meetings in Michigan Friday promising to return to Windsor, Ont., in two days with details of a plan he said is "literally the on...

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the U.S. president's tariff policies. "We are trying to move ver...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, ...

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador ...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's February employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.8) Participation r...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada said the economy faced sharp job losses in February in a report that suggests the labour market is struggling after nearly a year of U.S. tariff pressures. "This was a very ...