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OTTAWA - The federal government has disclosed the first eight projects to be managed by the new Defence Investment Agency. The large military procurements include Canada's next fleet of submarines, Ar...

OTTAWA - NDP MP Jenny Kwan is dismissing an internal Liberal caucus document as a "fearmongering" attempt to dissuade government MPs from supporting her bill to tighten oversight of defence-related ex...

OTTAWA - More than 10,000 removal warrants in the Canada Border Services Agency inventory have been active for more than a year - even though the agency says removals are at an all-time high. CBSA sta...

OTTAWA - A new report by the International Monetary Fund pushes the federal government to recommit to an old fiscal anchor. The report, released Friday as part of the IMF's regular review of the Canad...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, ...

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador ...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation r...

The labour market surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains. Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with ec...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington Friday as the future of the continental trade agreement ha...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to...