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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Fall economic update Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the federal government's fall economic statem...
Dec 15, 2024
Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit
OTTAWA - The Liberals' fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit and offer details on how the government will tackle the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of Donald ...
Dec 15, 2024
Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
OTTAWA - Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic infrastructure and help meet the NATO spending target in the process. ...
Dec 15, 2024
'Don't make us pay': Northern Ontario mayors say immigration cuts hurt their cities
TORONTO - As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets over the next few years, the mayors of northern Ontario's largest cities say they need more immigrants to sustai...
Dec 15, 2024
Trump's strategy is to create economic uncertainty in other countries: Freeland
OTTAWA - With Donald Trump as president, the U.S. has an open strategy of creating economic uncertainty in other countries to discourage investment "anywhere other than the United States," Finance Min...
Dec 13, 2024
Ottawa to remove 30% investment cap for Canadian pension funds
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the upcoming fall economic statement on Monday will remove the cap that currently restricts Canadian pension funds from owning more than 30 per cent of the voti...
Dec 13, 2024
Federal minister asks labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike
OTTAWA - Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is "calling a timeout" in the Canada Post strike, and asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 employees back to work...
Dec 13, 2024
What the upcoming holiday GST relief will mean for consumers
TORONTO - The federal government's GST break will arrive this Saturday, just in time for the last stretch of holiday shopping. Here's a breakdown of what you'll save on and how the relief works. What ...
Dec 13, 2024
Public support key but harder to keep as postal strike drags on: Experts
Public support is key to the success of a strike, experts say, but as the Canada Post strike drags on, that support is likely getting harder to maintain. "As strikes wear on, they become more difficul...
Dec 13, 2024
Climate groups tried to spur action with a Taylor Swift ticket giveaway. Can it work?
TORONTO - Taylor Swift commands a legion of devotees, but among the thousands decked out in cowboy boots, friendship bracelets and glitter at her Canadian performances, one was not like the others. Mi...
Dec 13, 2024
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