Tag Archives: Federal Government
Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike
Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning. The airline said it will gradually begin operations Tuesday. T...
Aug 19, 2025 Striking Air Canada flight attendants rally at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada lost 41,000 jobs in July but unemployment rate held steady at 6.9%
Statistics Canada says the economy shed some 41,000 jobs in July, partially offsetting a gain of 83,000 positions in June. The unemployment rate meanwhile held steady at 6.9 per cent last month as the...
Aug 08, 2025 A man walks though a downtown Toronto office building with other buildings reflected in a window in this June 11, 2019 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
FBC offering a focus on the future ahead of tax season
Tax season for farms vary, depending on when the operation was incorporated. Some farms have their year-end in November and others in January for example. There are several firms that offer tax servic...
Feb 24, 2025
Ottawa approves Bunge's acquisition of Viterra
The federal government has approved Bunge's acquisition of Viterra, with conditions attached. The conditions, Transport Canada says in a news release published on Tuesday, are meant to "ensure that th...
Jan 15, 2025
Tariff threats cast a shadow over US reliance on Canada for the majority of its oil imports
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil to meet domestic demand and that relationship faces potential strain amid the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge
The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 2050 as part of new clean electricity regulations announced Tuesday - though officials maintain tha...
Dec 18, 2024
Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit
The Liberals' fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit and offer details on how the government will tackle the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of Donald Trump's i...
Dec 15, 2024
Federal minister asks labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike
Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is "calling a timeout" in the Canada Post strike, and asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 employees back to work. Mackinn...
Dec 13, 2024
More help to support rapid growth near BHP's Jansen potash site
Humboldt - On Nov. 29, PrairiesCan's announced an additional $500,000 to help develop and support the rapid growth in east central Saskatchewan from the BHP's Jansen Potash mine expansion projects.&nb...
Dec 05, 2024
Canada Post reports $315M Q3 loss before tax compared with $290M loss a year earlier
Canada Post says it lost $315 million before tax in the third quarter compared with a loss before tax of $290 million a year earlier. The corporation says revenue growth in its direct marketing did no...
Nov 22, 2024
