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OTTAWA -- The federal government is asking unionized Canada Post employees to vote directly on the latest offers from the postal service -- a rare intervention in labour negotiations that one expert said could give the employer the "upper hand" in its long-standing dispute with the union.
OTTAWA -- Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she's going to put Canada Post's latest offers to unionized postal workers up for a vote in the hope of breaking a long-standing impasse between the parties.
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary budget officer says an eligible first-time homebuyer would save an average of $26,832 in sales tax on the price of a newly built home under Ottawa's latest housing proposal.
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary budget officer says an eligible first-time homebuyer would save an average of $26,832 in sales tax on the price of a newly built home under Ottawa's latest housing proposal.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students -- even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market.
OTTAWA -- A new analysis says first-time Canadian homebuyers could save up to $240 on their monthly mortgage payments through the federal government's proposal to waive the sales tax on new builds.
OTTAWA -- Tiff Macklem is wearing an Edmonton Oilers pin as he reflects on coming very close to beating big odds.
OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada says trade-sensitive businesses are talking less these days about their "worst-case" scenarios from the trade dispute with the United States.
OTTAWA -- A new report argues that Canada's trade war with the United States might come with a silver lining for the domestic tourism industry.
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives pushed the federal government on Monday to disclose how much revenue its counter-tariffs have generated so far -- and accused the Liberals of putting their "elbows down" as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to ramp up his trade war.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa collected an extra $617 million in import duties this past March compared to a year earlier as counter-tariffs against U.S. trade restrictions came into effect.
OTTAWA -- While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues.
Ottawa -- Seated in a brand-new throne and surrounded by dignitaries, King Charles opened Parliament Tuesday with a show of royal tradition — the first throne speech delivered by a reigning monarch in Canada in nearly half a century.
OTTAWA -- King Charles and Queen Camilla started the second day of their Canadian visit this morning by travelling in Canada's state landau past crowds of admirers in front of Parliament Hill.
OTTAWA -- Thousands of royal watchers gathered on a sunny Monday afternoon in Ottawa to give King Charles and Queen Camilla a taste of Canadian hospitality during their short but highly symbolic trip.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in his first question period on Wednesday -- but will not carry on a tradition started by his predecessor.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States.
OTTAWA -- Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister's recent claim that home prices don't need to go down in order to restore housing affordability.
OTTAWA -- The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall short" with hours to go until a looming strike deadline.
OTTAWA -- Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver -- the country's most expensive housing market.
OTTAWA -- Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days -- but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action.
OTTAWA -- Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver -- the country's most expensive housing market.
OTTAWA -- Canada Post says it's pressing pause on negotiations with the union representing postal workers with a little over a week before the deadline to get a deal.
OTTAWA -- Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver -- the country's most expensive housing market.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it's a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada.
OTTAWA -- Canada's labour market was showing cracks in April as the early impacts of the tariff dispute with the United States started to appear in economic data.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority government after a very close general election race that left the Liberals just three seats shy of a majority.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government.
OTTAWA -- After a short, intense and heated election campaign, Canadians are casting their ballots in a historic election to choose the next federal government.
OTTAWA -- After a short, intense and heated election campaign, Canadians are casting their ballots in a historic election to choose the next federal government.
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty, while the NDP and Liberals spar over cost-cutting.
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty.
OTTAWA -- Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year.
OTTAWA -- Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast a ballot early in advance polls this year.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week.
OTTAWA -- The final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Monday with security officials warning of social media activity targeting a Conservative candidate.
OTTAWA -- The final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Monday with the major party leaders scattered across the country.
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives and NDP spent the weekend hunting votes in British Columbia -- a key late-campaign battleground that one pollster says may offer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre his best shot at victory.
OTTAWA -- Canadians continued to head to advance polls Sunday as federal leaders campaigned in B.C. and in the capital.
OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada's top decision makers signalled they likely would have puased the interest rate easing cycle earlier this month if not for the substantial uncertainty around tariffs from the United States.
OTTAWA -- Days before he's expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won't move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy.
OTTAWA -- Days before he's expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won't move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy.
OTTAWA -- Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests.
OTTAWA -- A surprise jump in inflation and a flood of "noise" in the economy may push the Bank of Canada to pause its interest rate cuts next month, some economists argue.
OTTAWA -- The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- Economists are expecting the annual rate of inflation accelerated in February as the federal government's temporary tax break came to an end mid-month.
OTTAWA -- Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne directed his department on Wednesday to prioritize investments in projects that primarily use Canadian steel and aluminum -- part of Ottawa's reply to the Trump administration's trade war.
OTTAWA -- Mark Carney's victory in the Liberal leadership race puts the final nail in the coffin of Ottawa's controversial plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains.
OTTAWA -- A new poll suggests the trade war with the United States is now the biggest source of political anxiety for Canadians, knocking inflation out of the top spot.
OTTAWA -- Canada's industry minister is looking to block what he calls "predatory investment behaviour" as a trade war with the United States continues.
OTTAWA -- Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney's economic record.
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he still intends to slap Canada with tariffs next week after a monthlong reprieve.
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation slowed in June, but renewed pressures are showing up at the grocery store. The agency’s consumer price index reported an annual inflation rate of 2.7 per cent in June. That follows an uptick to 2.9 per cent in May.
Fresh home sales data has finally answered the question for real estate watchers: The Bank of Canada’s initial interest rate cut in June did not open the floodgates to buyers, many of whom remain sidelined through an unseasonably slow spring housing market. Sales figures from local real estate boards released in the past week show last month’s home sales did...
Inflation accelerated in May as the costs of services ticked up, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The annual rate of inflation was 2.9 per cent in May, the agency said. That’s up from the 2.7 per cent annual rate in April.
The 2024 federal budget failed to spark a much-needed rebound in the polls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trailing Liberal party, according to new Ipsos polling released Tuesday. Canadian reaction to the Liberal government’s latest spending plans shows an historic challenge ahead of the governing party as it tries to keep the reins of government out of the Conservative party’s...
The Liberal government delivered a federal budget on Tuesday geared towards young Canadians, proposing a spending plan that promises to do everything from make it easier to buy a first home to crack down on costly concert ticket fees. “We are acting today to ensure fairness for every generation,” Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in the...
The Canadian unemployment rate jumped up to 6.1 per cent in March amid rapid growth in the labour pool, Statistics Canada said Friday. Canadian employers collectively shed 2,200 jobs last month but employment was little changed in the month, the agency said. Canada’s unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in February.
Canadians are mostly looking for help paying their bills in the 2024 federal budget, not investments in the military or clean energy transitions, according to polling released Friday. The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News surveyed 1,000 Canadians between March 15 and 18 about what their top three priorities were for the upcoming federal budget, set to be tabled...