Category Archives: Canada
Ontario, Quebec, Alberta reach health deals with federal government
OTTAWA - The federal government’s charm offensive with provincial counterparts resulted Friday in three new bilateral health agreements, with Quebec, Ontario and Alberta signing the dotted line ...
Mar 10, 2017
Biggest factor in red-hot housing market is demand: minister
TORONTO - Ontario’s finance minister said Friday that while he is considering a tax on foreign home buyers for Toronto and beyond, it’s not the biggest factor when looking at ways to cool ...
Mar 10, 2017
Liberal cabinet minister to travel the country to set stage for March 22 budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals began setting the stage Friday for their second budget, sending out a senior cabinet minister to show why the country’s middle class needs an economic and morale bo...
Mar 10, 2017
Experts tell feds how Canada can lead in emerging tech field of 'blockchain'
OTTAWA - The federal government has received a batch of recommendations on how to make Canada a global hub for an emerging digital platform known as “blockchain.” The nascent technology ha...
Mar 10, 2017
Ottawa antes up $325M to spur growth in Atlantic Canadian fisheries
HALIFAX - Ottawa is making a $325 million bet that Atlantic Canada’s fishing industry - which already employs 58,000 people - has a lot more room to grow. The new Atlantic Fisheries Fund is aime...
Mar 10, 2017
February's national employment numbers from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at February employment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.8) Employment rate: 61.4 per cent (61.4) Labour force participation rate: 65.8 per cent (6...
Mar 10, 2017
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Candian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, ...
Mar 10, 2017
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 14.2 per ce...
Mar 10, 2017
Canada's unemployment rate drops to lowest level in more than two years
OTTAWA - Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent last month, its lowest level in more than two years, Statistics Canada said Friday, as the economy created more jobs than expected eve...
Mar 10, 2017
Canadian firms operating abroad should obey the law, Trudeau says
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadian companies operating abroad are expected to obey the law after a Bombardier employee in the Swedish offices of the plane and train maker was detai...
Mar 10, 2017