Economists question Bloc demand to boost seniors benefits, which carries $16-billion cost
The high price tag does not clearly target financial need and Parliament should carefully consider the trade offs involved, ...
Ecuador cuts power in half of its provinces amid historic drought
Ecuador’s government has announced the suspension of electricity service for nine hours on Sunday in 12 of the Andean ...
Hezbollah hits back with more than 100 rockets across northern Israel after Beirut airstrike killed 45
Sunday’s rocket attacks came after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday killed at least 45 people, including one of Hezbollah’s top leaders as well as women and children ...
Bank of Canada’s Tiff Macklem warns AI could destroy more jobs than it creates
Impact of the technology is unknown and it could have disruptive effects on the economy, the central banker said in a speech ...
Barclays adds investment bankers in Toronto, Calgary to senior ranks
The British bank is rebuilding its Canadian staff after more than a dozen left last year to join the Canadian arm of ...
Canada’s inflation rate cools to 2% in August, hitting Bank of Canada’s target
Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major ...
Inflation bullseye and U.S. Federal Reserve cut mark turning point for economic narrative
Both Canada and the U.S. appear to be on track for a ‘soft landing’ where price stability is restored without a recession or ...
Air Canada pilots to receive raises of nearly 42% in four-year tentative agreement
The agreement, which must be approved by Air Canada pilots in votes over the next month, headed off what would have been the ...
Anita Anand sworn in to dual roles as PM Trudeau shuffles cabinet to replace Rodriguez
Treasury Board President Anita Anand got promoted to dual roles in the Prime Minister’s cabinet on Thursday, as Justin ...
Overtime pay for federal civil servants swells even as head counts rise
Regular and civilian members of the RCMP account for the largest share of the federal government’s overtime bill. Last year, ...
A bold new tool is targeting money laundering. But it may be violating Canadians’ basic rights
Unexplained wealth orders put a reverse onus on the owner of the property in question to prove that they acquired it through ...
Nova Scotia woman with painful condition seeks MAID amid battle to fund surgical treatment
Jennifer Brady said she believes that if she can receive the funds to pay for more surgery, her condition can improve – as ...