Sarah Mills: Figuring out what went wrong for NDP isn't a difficult task
Sarah Mills says it shouldn't be too hard for the federal NDP to figure out why it did so poorly in the spring election....
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China boosts spending for virus-hit economy, takes up HK law
BEIJING - China's No. 2 leader on Friday promised higher spending to revive its pandemic-stricken economy and curb surging job losses but avoided launching a massive stimulus on the scale of the Unite...
May 21, 2020
Unemployment soars to 17% as gov says virus crisis easing
The coronavirus pandemic that forced the shutdown of businesses across Rhode Island sent the state's unemployment rate soaring to 17% in April, the state Department of Labor and Training announced Thu...
May 21, 2020
CERB-like mechanism could help country respond to future economic shocks: Poloz
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker says adding an income-support measure like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to the government's tool kit could help the country ...
May 21, 2020
Quebec retailers see slower sales, changed customer behaviour since reopening
MONTREAL - More than two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, Quebec store owners are finding that permission to open up doesn't mean a return to ...
May 21, 2020
US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that last mon...
May 21, 2020
Trudeau asks commercial landlords to give tenants help through new program
OTTAWA - Canada's commercial landlords got a request and a warning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to buy into rental assistance program launching next week, as part of a handful of moves in o...
May 20, 2020
New auditor general says office narrowing focus on federal COVID-19 programs
OTTAWA - The auditor general's office is narrowing its focus for a review of billions in federal spending meant to cushion the economic blow from COVID-19, MPs were told Tuesday. Karen Hogan...
May 19, 2020
Facebook pays $9.5 million to end Competition Bureau's probe into privacy claims
TORONTO - Facebook will pay $9.5 million to settle a Competition Bureau investigation which found that the social media company made false or misleading claims about how much control Ca...
May 19, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions extended even as more businesses reopen in Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic maintained a grip on much of Canada on Tuesday even as at least three provinces stepped up their efforts to resume the trappings of life prior to the outbreak. Efforts to reopen ...
May 19, 2020
Some businesses wary about reopening as more provinces ease COVID restrictions
Businesses in some provinces spent the long weekend preparing to reopen ahead of an easing of restrictions aimed at curbing the COVID-19 pandemic, even as others said they're not y...
May 18, 2020
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