Tag Archives: Economy

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is expected to use more "revenue levers," similar to its recent income and property tax changes, as part of its plan to reduce the deficit, a credit-rating agency re...

Murray Wood applauds the efforts of the people fighting back against U.S. President Donald Trump's economic attacks on Canada, and says the push to support Canadian businesses seem to be working. Murr...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising that Canada will quickly boost its defence spending to hit the NATO member target of two per cent of national GDP this year. Canada has long promised t...

OTTAWA - The Liberal plan to give first-time homebuyers a tax break on a newly built home could have substantial impacts on housing affordability - with a few caveats - a new analysis finds. The Liber...

VANCOUVER - Toronto resident Krista Jang showed off her "haul" on the False Creek Fishermen's Wharf in Vancouver - a bag of sweet and meaty spot prawns, live and kicking and fresh off the boat. The ac...

OTTAWA - Tiff Macklem is wearing an Edmonton Oilers pin as he reflects on coming very close to beating big odds. It's a significant day for the governor of the Bank of Canada: he's just laid out his r...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are facing legal headwinds for the first time - but he has other tools he could deploy in his quest to realign global trade. A federal appeals court ...

EDMONTON - Alberta is buying American alcohol and gambling machines again, three months after Premier Danielle Smith announced restrictions aimed at fighting back against U.S. tariffs. Service Alberta...

MONTREAL - Following a legislative session dominated by an embarrassing scandal and persistent queries about his political future, Quebec Premier Franois Legault insists he's not bothered by withering...

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations will hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss the implications of federal legislation that would speed up approvals for major projects. National Chief Cind...