Author Archives: Taylor MacPherson

TORONTO - There's been a lot to keep up with this year, so it's easy to have missed new developments on the personal finance front even if they might mean more money in your pocket. To help stay up to...

VANCOUVER - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by ...

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an...

OTTAWA - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the ...

MONTREAL - Air Transat says it managed to cap its flight cancellations at just 18 as it prepared for a possible strike that has now been averted. Transat A.T. Inc., which owns the airline, says the su...

OTTAWA - Self-described "agitator" Yves Engler says he has been denied entry into the NDP leadership race. Engler says in a statement this morning he wants the party's federal council to overturn a de...

Nearly 100 groups representing Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector have sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney in a show of support for a full, 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-M...

OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America's new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting politically aligned parties in Canada. Wh...

The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at its final rate decision of the year. The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the Bank of Canada lowered it by a quarter point in O...

TORONTO - Air Transat passengers face a second day of uncertainty, as the airline could suspend all flights by the end of the day as it prepares for a possible strike. The Air Line Pilots Association,...