Tag Archives: Economy

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending fell in February after several months of steady gains, likely because of unseasonably cold weather and winter storms in the south. The Commerce Department said ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden lifted the veil Wednesday on a broad and ambitious $2 trillion in infrastructure spending but Canadian businesses, contractors and suppliers were left still wonde...

OTTAWA - The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic should send the deficit to $363.4 billion, Parliament's spending watchdog says in an outlook on federal finances just under three weeks out from ...

WASHINGTON - Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline would create a "dangerous precedent" that would forever imperil future cross-border infrastructure projects between Canada and the United States, says Al...

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will provide $49.5 million in aid for millions of Syrians affected by a decade of conflict. Gould says the additional humanitarian ...

OTTAWA - A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to embrace "aggressive incrementalism" on their promised path toward a national child-care system, arguing the government should quickly build on w...

What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labour movement at large. Organizers are pushing for some...

WINNIPEG - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China's actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports. O'Too...

OTTAWA - Internal Finance Department documents show officials have deep concerns about the effect of Facebook's planned digital currency on Canada's financial stability. Officials wrote in the briefin...

REGINA - New research suggests that while Canadians feel COVID-19 will have negative consequences on mental health and the economy, they feel it will be good for online shopping and public mask-wearin...