Economics

• Hosting the Grey Cup in 2025 could mean booming business for Winnipeg

  The province said hosting the event will bring an estimated $90 million in economic activity to Manitoba.

  Economy

  Mar 5
  
• As mills shutter, B.C. mayor says more support needed for boom-and-bust communities

  The mayor of Houston, B.C., says more long-term support is needed for resource communities who face boom-and-bust cycles like the recent Canfor mill shutdowns.

  Economy

  Jan 27
  
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• Rogers-Shaw takeover will hit low-income Canadians the hardest, tribunal hears

  An economics professor says the winners of Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. would hit low-income Canadians the hardest.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
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• Living wage higher than minimum wage: Alberta Living Wage Network

  The living wage in Calgary is now $22.40 an hour, a 20.43 per cent increase from $18.60 in 2021.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2022
• Three U.S. economists awarded Nobel Prize for work on financial crises

  Former Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke along with Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig won the 2022 Nobel Economics Prize "for research on banks and financial crises."

  World

  Oct 10, 2022
• Bank of Canada holds key rate, warns 4th COVID-19 wave could hamper recovery

  The Bank of Canada has said it will keep its trend-setting rate at near-zero until the economy is ready to handle an increase in rates.

  Economy

  Sep 8, 2021
• Make Quebec’s small business incorporation model Canada’s next big idea

  Parliamentarians and provincial legislatures could support Canadian small businesses by embracing Quebec's simplified incorporation model for small businesses, Robert Yalden says.

  Commentary

  Apr 29, 2021
• N.L. can’t solve economic crisis without addressing poverty: advocates

  Doug Pawson, the executive director of End Homelessness St. John's, says the province should be reviewing its social support systems

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2021
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• City of Winnipeg considering three projections for COVID-19’s impact on finances

  The City of Winnipeg is forecasting several options for what its finances could look like over the coming year as a result of COVID-19.

  Economy

  Sep 15, 2020
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• Saint John city council approves regional economic development model

  Under the new model, initiatives involving economic development, economic infrastructure, tourism and population growth would be funnelled through a single agency.

  Politics

  Jul 21, 2020