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Inflation appears to be heating up again, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in June, up from 1.7 per cent in May. Of...

A new national poll shows Quebecers report the highest levels of happiness in the country. The Leger Happiness Index surveyed nearly 40,000 Canadians earlier this year to understand how people feel ab...

A majority of Canadians are confident in Prime Minister Mark Carney's leadership on economic matters. However, a new poll finds few residents believe the United States' trade relationship should be th...

Canada's unemployment rate ticked down to 6.9 per cent in June, according to Statistics Canada. The latest labour force survey shows employment rose by 83,000 - the first net increase since January. S...

The Royal Canadian Air Force has a new leader - and for the first time in its 100-year history, that leader is a woman. Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet assumed command of the RCAF during a f...

U.S. President Donald Trump says a 35 per cent tariff will be applied to Canadian imports beginning August 1, reigniting trade tensions between the two countries. But several media reports say the new...

The federal New Democratic Party is preparing to launch a six-month leadership race this fall. The race is expected to begin in September and conclude in March at the party's national convention in Wi...

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) wants the Prime Minister to reconsider his desire to find savings within the federal government. Cabinet ministers have reportedly been asked to find savings of up t...

Canadian visits to the United States are down for the sixth straight month, according to Statistics Canada. The number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by vehicle dropped 33 per cent year over yea...

An effort to improve the efficiency of federal governments and agencies. Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali has launched a review to eliminate duplication and outdated rules to improve access and de...