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The federal government has announced it is creating additional jobs in Canada this summer. The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program was initially going to offer funding to create 70,000 jobs, but the deci...

A landmark Bill on free trade and major infrastructure projects. The federal government is introducing the 'One Canadian Economy' act to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers and fast track major b...

Canada's unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level in several years. Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate reached seven per cent in May. That is the highest level since September of 2...

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have returned to the bargaining table. The union said they have begun exchanging proposals for the terms of reference for an interest-bindin...

Ontario's Premier has formally invited his fellow premiers to join the Council of the Federation (COF) summer meeting. The meeting is taking place in Huntsville, Ontario. "With President Trump taking ...

Joel Blau loves taking some barbecue out to his parents' memorial bench near the Cape Forchu lighthouse in Yarmouth and watching the CAT ferry come in from the distance. Blau started visiting Yarmouth...

The federal government has avoided its first potential vote of confidence. King Charles delivered the throne speech in parliament last week. MPs could request a vote to accept the speech Wednesday. Wh...

A moment of silence was held in the House of Commons on Wednesday night, as MPs stood in memory of Marc Garneau. He passed away on Wednesday at the age of 76. Garneau was the first Canadian to go into...

Business, labour and municipal groups have come together and agree that time is of the essence when dealing with new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum by the US. 50 percent tariffs went into effe...

The Bank of Canada is keeping its benchmark interest rate at 2.75 percent as it monitors the impact of shifting U.S. trade policy and mixed signals in the Canadian economy. The Bank Rate remains at 3 ...