Tag Archives: Economy

The final numbers are in on last year's Alberta budget, and the bottom-line figure is an $8.3-billion surplus. It's $2.5 billion more than officials had expected to get, and Finance Minister Nate Horn...

OTTAWA - The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the Uni...

EDMONTON - Two members of Alberta's new $2-million panel fighting federal overreach say they aren't responsible for the messaging and ideas on the panel's website, including a suggestion to end social...

VICTORIA - There is less than a year to go before Vancouver is on the global stage hosting seven FIFA World Cup soccer games, and leaders are promoting the economic benefits of spending hundreds of mi...

OTTAWA - May inflation figures showed marginal improvements in some of the Bank of Canada's closely watched price figures - a step in the right direction, some economists say, but likely not enough to...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because ...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.5 per cent (...

THE HAGUE - Canada will reach an even higher NATO spending target in part by developing its critical minerals and the infrastructure needed to get them to market, Prime Minister Mark Carney said as th...

BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Belgium today, where he visited a military cemetery before meeting with European Union leaders at an EU-Canada summit. Carney said on social media Sunday th...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will get a fresh look at national inflation figures this week - a picture that's been particularly murky as of late amid tax changes and trade wars. Statistics Canada is ex...