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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Home sales The Canadian Real Estate Association will release its August home sales figures on Monday. The associat...
Sep 14, 2025
B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada's new major projects office
The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver's Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by Canada's new major projects office. The proposal by Global Container Terminals to add a fourth...
Sep 12, 2025
Internal government documents reveal grim housing climate in Canada
OTTAWA - As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster, internal government documents describe how dire the housing situation has become in Canada. Briefing materials prepared for in...
Sep 12, 2025
Ministers ask senior officials to review procurement contracts, find savings
OTTAWA - Canada's ministers of finance and procurement have given officials in charge of most federal contracting 45 days to come up with a plan to review all existing and planned federal contracts to...
Sep 12, 2025 Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois Philippe Champagne speaks to the media, at the Liberal cabinet retreat, in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Kinew optimistic Port of Churchill project in Manitoba will move forward
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Manitoba has scored an economic win even though the Port of Churchill expansion isn't one of the first infrastructure projects being considered for fast-trac...
Sep 11, 2025
High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says
MONTREAL - The federal government wants construction on a planned high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City to begin within four years. On Thursday, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBla...
Sep 11, 2025
Here are the first major projects on Ottawa's fast-track list
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney named the first five projects on the federal government's fast-track list on Thursday - part of his plan to attract outside investment and bolster the Canadian econ...
Sep 11, 2025
Poilievre calls on Liberals to enact Conservative election pledges on housing
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to adopt Conservative plans to deal with the country's housing crisis, which he said is entering a new phase as prices begin to fall...
Sep 09, 2025
Nova Scotia government promises to help Halifax tenants without power for two weeks
HALIFAX - Tenants who have been without power in a downtown Halifax apartment building for the last two weeks will be given priority at the provincial office that enforces tenancy laws, says Nova Scot...
Sep 09, 2025
Ottawa drafting public registry of AI projects as tech spreads through government
OTTAWA - The federal government says it plans to launch a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence. "We are seeing a lot more activity across departm...
Sep 09, 2025
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