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A financial firm says the federal government should be preparing for the worst, instead of hoping for the best. Desjardins' analysis of the federal budget was released on Tuesday. The report says it c...

The federal budget was a win for those who enjoy their beer, wine and spirits. What was expected to be the highest hike in the excise tax in 40 years, the beverage alcohol duty will only rise two perc...

A $13-billion expanded dental plan is a centrepiece of the federal budget. Liberal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland revealed details of the plan in Ottawa on Tuesday. The government is committing to...

A survey by TD Insurance survey, conducted by Leger, reveals that most Canadians planning to travel don't intend to purchase travel insurance. Sixty-five percent of Canadians plan on taking a trip in ...

Canadians will find out later today what the federal government has in store financially for the country. The federal budget for 2023 will be handed down this afternoon. Deputy Prime Minister and Mini...

Many of us have seen pictures on social media of those we know travelling down south and just about everywhere and it's likely to keep up. Travelling as now gone back to normal since the pandemic, and...

MPs will take home more pay next month. A pay hike kicks in on April 1st. Franco Terrazzano, the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, says notes this will be the fourth increase in M...

Canadians should stock up on their beer, wine and spirits before Friday, as Ottawa will be introducing a 6.3 per cent tax on all alcohol sales as of April 1. The Liberal government introduced the 'esc...

There has been no shortage of research demonstrating the ever-widening gap between the salaries of CEOs and the salaries of their employees. Earlier this year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternati...

There is mounting pressure for the Trudeau government to call a public inquiry into foreign election interference. Opposition MPs in the House of Commons passed a motion Thursday urging the government...