Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says the government will table the federal budget on Nov. 4. The long-awaited spending plan will be the federal Liberals' first under Prime Ministe...

OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs are warning Ottawa that any cuts to federal funding for their communities will only make it harder for them to move Ottawa's major projects agenda forward. Assembly of Fi...

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is "counting" on the Nisga'a First Nation to help "increase the level of support" among other nations that opposed a massive liquefied natural ga...

WASHINGTON (AP) - After a late-night vote and last-minute ruling, the Federal Reserve began a key meeting on interest rate policy Tuesday with both a new Trump administration appointee and an official...

OTTAWA - Chrystia Freeland abruptly left Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet on Tuesday to take on a new role as Canada's special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Freeland's decision to step ...

Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa would want to see longer-term commitments to Canada if Vancouver's Teck Resources Ltd. is allowed to merge with U.K.-based miner Anglo American PLC. "There ha...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely becau...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.3 per cen...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has a series of meetings set for Tuesday with his cabinet, the premier of Saskatchewan and canola industry leaders. The prime minister chairs the cabinet meeting in...

OTTAWA - Most economists believe the Bank of Canada has a green light to cut interest rates on Wednesday after a last-minute inflation report showed price pressures were relatively tame in August. Ann...