Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Janitors at long-term care facilities, those restocking food on store shelves, along with other low-wage employees who have made it possible for millions of Canadians to avoid contractin...

TORONTO - Scores more people in Canada have succumbed to COVID-19, authorities reported Thursday, as one of the country's major inter-city bus carriers announced it would be shutting down completely d...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has outlined its plan to reopen the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic under guidelines aimed at controlling the spread of the virus. Here is a list services that...

VICTORIA - British Columbia has reached the point in the COVID-19 pandemic where it will start a gradual reopening of the economy while also allowing social interactions between familie...

OTTAWA - One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top ministers says federal assistance is on the way for seniors on fixed incomes who have faced an increase in the cost of living as a result of the COV...

OTTAWA - Adam Brown lined up a job in March with a consulting firm in Edmonton. He just started there this week. Brown counts himself among the lucky ones - luckier than many of his fri...

OTTAWA - Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours but is still falling far short of the number of daily tests the country's chief public h...

VICTORIA - In the worst employment market in decades, job hunters need to prepare for what will inevitably be a video interview, say employers and job market experts who suggest there a...

Construction is expected to start next month on a pair of 25-storey apartment buildings in Saskatoon's north downtown area, after Baydo Corporation announced their newest project on Tuesday morning. B...

OTTAWA - Add chickens, mushrooms and potatoes to the ever-longer list of products being purchased by the federal government to combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A program being heralded as t...