Sarah Mills: Prime minister should be fixing economic issues rather than offering relief
Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled billions in strategic funding to get Canada's economy moving in new directions. ...
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Liberals to explain how they will foot the bill for new spending in Tuesday's budget
OTTAWA - The 2024 federal budget is designed to "meet the moment" facing young Canadians and the economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a room of Canadian business leaders in Ottawa Monday aftern...
Apr 15, 2024
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: Gildan update Gildan Activewear Inc. chief executive Vince Tyra will present an investor update on Monday, marking...
Apr 14, 2024
After countrywide pre-budget tour, Liberals reveal Tuesday how they'll pay for it all
OTTAWA - With Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promising to keep the federal deficit from ballooning in Tuesday's federal budget, all eyes will be on the Liberals' plan to pay for their agenda - and...
Apr 14, 2024
Liberals say their plan to 'solve the housing crisis' will build 3.9M homes by 2031
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country...
Apr 12, 2024
B.C. seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands
VICTORIA - British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency miners. A statement from the Ministry of Energy says cryp...
Apr 11, 2024
Entry to housing market feels out of reach for 76% of non-owners: CIBC poll
TORONTO - Three in four Canadians who don't own a property say buying a home feels out of reach, a new poll shows. A CIBC survey, published Thursday, shows 76 per cent of Canadians who haven't yet ent...
Apr 11, 2024
Canada needs to build 1.3M additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, says PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says Canada would need to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to eliminate the country's housing gap. The newly released report looks at how many more ...
Apr 11, 2024
Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes
TORONTO - Some advocates are praising Ottawa's move to lengthen the amortization period on insured mortgages for certain homebuyers, but say expanding the policy to all Canadians would help make home ...
Apr 11, 2024
Sask. government touts big increase in ag exports to Vietnam
The Government of Saskatchewan is touting a major increase in the value of the province's agri-food exports to Vietnam. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan exported $46 million in a...
Apr 10, 2024 Non-durum wheat was the province’s largest agri-food export in 2023, growing almost 32 per cent. (650 CKOM file photo)
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at five per cent
Canada's central bank is holding its key interest rate steady, but lower rates could be on the horizon. The Bank of Canada maintained its rate at five per cent on Wednesday, but governor Tiff Macklem ...
Apr 10, 2024 The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, which wasn't a shock to economists. (650 CKOM file photo)
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