8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (153+ words) Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says the province’s economy is faring better than expected despite global uncertainty. He says Quebec’s deficit for the last fiscal year, which ended in March, showed an operational deficit of $5.5 billion, equivalent to 0.9 per cent…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (691+ words) After nine years working at the Northwood pulp mill in Prince George, B.C., Ryan Zanette is brushing up his resume. The interim president for Unifor Local 603 learned Tuesday that Canfor was shuttering plant, leaving 300 workers out of a job. “They just…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (66+ words) CBC Canada’s finance ministers talk breaking down interprovincial trade barriers and funding for health care Finance ministers met in P.E.I. today to talk trade and more. CBC’s Cody MacKay was there and has this report. - Tariff…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (204+ words) Federal and provincial finance ministers meet in Prince Edward Island to talk breaking down barriers and strengthening the economy. That's as the Bank of Canada releases a cautiously optimistic economic outlook. Power & Politics hears from Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (579+ words) The cost of site reclamation at the Ekati diamond mine, and the fate of hundreds of workers, are still unclear after the N.W.T. announced the mine would start the transition to closure years before expected. Ekati Diamond Mine had been slated…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (150+ words) The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday. A hold was widely expected by economists in the leadup to the decision — all 36 economists surveyed by ⁠Reuters ahead of the announcement expected the central bank…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (643+ words) Canfor has closed another mill in Prince George, B.C., this time impacting roughly 300 jobs. The company announced Tuesday that it will be shutting down Northwood pulp, due to what the company describes as "unsustainable financial losses." "The pulp and paper sector…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (112+ words) CBC Construction industry ‘feeling the crunch’ as population dips The province’s population has declined for nine straight months, worsening a worker shortage in the skilled trades. It’s prompted calls for increased immigration and a focus on trades…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (643+ words) When Zac Wheeler wanted to hire a new electrician to work with his family-run business, he decided to promote what he considered a perk of the job… not working. “We really want them to have a good quality of life,…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (89+ words) CBC Unemployment rate down slightly as Canada adds 18,000 jobs in June Canada's economy added 18,000 jobs in June, helping the unemployment rate to edge down slightly to 6.5 per cent and continuing the momentum in the job market seen the month before....