Tag Archives: business

ST. JOHN'S - A draft deal between hydroelectric utilities in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador is set to expire Thursday, but at least one premier is keen to keep negotiating. Newfoundland and Labr...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says construction contracts for five health-care projects have been cancelled, after depicting them as being "re-paced" in the February budget. Infrastructure Minister B...

OTTAWA - Canada's new parliamentary budget officer criticized the government's spring economic update on Thursday for lacking details on spending targets and results. Appearing before the House of Com...

WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Canadians looking for insights into the future of bilateral trade this week that "America First" is policy, not a slogan, and they s...

MONTRAL - A new report by Amnesty International warns that overcrowded and unsafe housing in an Atikamekw community north of Montreal reflects a broader crisis putting Indigenous people's health, safe...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is adding 17 new major investments to its list of priority projects, and Premier David Eby says the recent wrangling over Indigenous rights legislation won't...

OTTAWA - Canada has been selected to host a multinational bank to provide "long-term, low-cost financing" for defence projects by NATO members and allies, the federal government said Wednesday. The Gl...

CALGARY - Alberta's largest city has laid out new plans to reinforce its flawed water system by instituting new limits on lawn watering and putting funds toward sealing leaky pipes. Calgary city counc...

TORONTO - The federal government's plan to spend billions of dollars to increase the number of skilled trades workers is being welcomed by labour groups who say it will help bridge gaps in the system....

Canadian sport has been given a boost and a bridge, says the country's Secretary of Sport. In the federal government's spring economic update, $755 million more over the next five years, and $118 mill...