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Some parents of people with disabilities are begging the Alberta ...

(CBC) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:49:43 GMT

(CBC) - Some parents of people with disabilities are begging the Alberta government not to cut the programs essential to their children.

Ottawa city council approved the city's police and library budgets ...

(CBC) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:33:22 GMT

(CBC) - Ottawa city council approved the city's police and library budgets Wednesday.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada will allow a temporary ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada will allow a temporary swap facility with the U.S. Federal Reserve to expire on February 1, 2010, having never drawn on it, the central bank said on Wednesday.

OTTAWA - The Olympic effect will give Vancouver's economy enough ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:16:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - The Olympic effect will give Vancouver's economy enough of a boost to make it the top economic performer among Canadian cities this year, according to a report Wednesday by the Conference Board of Canada.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home resale prices rose for a seventh ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home resale prices rose for a seventh straight month in November on gains in all six major metropolitan markets surveyed, according to a report on Wednesday.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will keep an eye ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will keep an eye on income trusts to make sure they do not avoid taxes when their favored tax status expires next year, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government is not about to impose ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government is not about to impose new taxes on financial institutions or set limits on executive compensation, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.

A Whitehorse city councillor wants to donate his travel budget ...

(CBC) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:08:12 GMT

(CBC) - A Whitehorse city councillor wants to donate his travel budget to the Sourdough Rendezvous, which is dealing with a funding shortfall this year.

The RCMP say residents of Iqaluit should expect only minor disruptions ...

(CBC) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:40:48 GMT

(CBC) - The RCMP say residents of Iqaluit should expect only minor disruptions and traffic delays during next week's meeting of G7 finance ministers.

The president of the University of Ottawa urged city council ...

(CBC) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:14:52 GMT

(CBC) - The president of the University of Ottawa urged city council Tuesday to approve a universal bus pass that would provide university students with a city-wide transit pass in exchange for a flat fee every semester.

The president of the University of Ottawa urged city council ...

(CBC) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:05:06 GMT

(CBC) - The president of the University of Ottawa urged city council Tuesday to accept a proposal to introduce a universal student bus pass that would allow students to pay a fixed fee in exchange for a transit pass every semester.

Millions in proposed cuts to the Ottawa public school budget ...

(CBC) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:15:19 GMT

(CBC) - Millions in proposed cuts to the Ottawa public school budget will erode much-needed support for children and families who are new to Canada, argued parents at a public meeting Monday evening.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Canadian government will eliminate ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Canadian government will eliminate its budget deficit in the medium term, a senior finance official said on Tuesday, despite the doubts some economists have raised about that goal.

Whitehorse residents are facing property tax and utility fee ...

(CBC) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:11:32 GMT

(CBC) - Whitehorse residents are facing property tax and utility fee increases under the city's proposed operations and maintenance budget, which was tabled Monday night.

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund says the Canadian ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:42:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund says the Canadian and global economies will recover more quickly than it had previously predicted, although it warned that this recovery could be stopped in its tracks if stimulus measures are unwound too quickly.

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund says the global ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:50:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund says the global economy is recovering more quickly than its October forecast anticipated.

Montreal city council has adopted its $4.3-billion 2010 ...

(CBC) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:53:16 GMT

(CBC) - Montreal city council has adopted its $4.3-billion 2010 budget, guaranteeing hefty property tax hikes for many residents in the coming year.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A U.S. proposal to limit banking activities ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - A U.S. proposal to limit banking activities must strike a balance between preventing institutions from being "too big to fail" and the need to keep markets functioning effectively, the head of Canada's central bank said on Monday.

Calgary is undergoing a value for money audit of its snow and ...

(CBC) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:37:44 GMT

(CBC) - Calgary is undergoing a value for money audit of its snow and ice clearing budget.

Ottawa's plans to cut a crime prevention program as well as ...

(CBC) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:27:48 GMT

(CBC) - Ottawa's plans to cut a crime prevention program as well as a proposed post-secondary transit pass subsidy have earned sharp rebukes from city residents.

Canada's northern territories are expected to bounce back from ...

(CBC) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:49:02 GMT

(CBC) - Canada's northern territories are expected to bounce back from the recession and post economic gains this year, according to the Conference Board's first-ever forecast for the North.

Provincial government spending cuts could result in the loss ...

(CBC) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:16:39 GMT

(CBC) - Provincial government spending cuts could result in the loss of 33,500 to 60,000 jobs, according to a report released Monday by the Alberta Federation of Labour.

The Graham government hopes to create 2,700 jobs in northern ...

(CBC) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:13:24 GMT

(CBC) - The Graham government hopes to create 2,700 jobs in northern New Brunswick through a new three-year action plan designed to revive the economy.

Proposed budget cuts threaten a new bylaw that protects urban ...

(CBC) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:09:58 GMT

(CBC) - Proposed budget cuts threaten a new bylaw that protects urban trees, a City of Ottawa advisory committee says.

The federal government fell $4.4 billion further into deficit ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:32:35 GMT

(CBC) - The federal government fell $4.4 billion further into deficit in November.

Traffic at the Saint John airport was down slightly in 2009 ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:12:28 GMT

(CBC) - Traffic at the Saint John airport was down slightly in 2009 from the previous year, but officials have high hopes about boosting the numbers in 2010.

Donations made towards relief efforts in Haiti between Jan. ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:38:55 GMT

(CBC) - Donations made towards relief efforts in Haiti between Jan. 12 and Feb. 28 will be tax deductible for the 2009 tax year, said Quebec's Finance Minister Raymond Bachand.

Organizers of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race say ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:06:08 GMT

(CBC) - Organizers of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race say the event will begin as scheduled in two weeks, despite a $50,000 gap in finances.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A weaker economy and emergency stimulus spending ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - A weaker economy and emergency stimulus spending pushed Canada to a budget deficit of C$4.36 billion ($4.11 billion) in November from a surplus of C$0.10 billion in November 2008, the government said on Friday.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian finance ministry will release ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian finance ministry will release its monthly budget update, the fiscal monitor, at 12 noon (1700 GMT) on Friday instead of at 11 a.m., a spokeswoman said.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Unseasonably warm weather pushed down Canadian ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Unseasonably warm weather pushed down Canadian retail sales in November but analysts said the underlying trend was positive and further confirmed that recovery from recession was under way.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian finance ministry postponed on ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian finance ministry postponed on Friday the scheduled release of its monthly budget update until further notice, a spokesperson said on Friday.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest came out of Thursday's forum on ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:49:21 GMT

(CBC) - Quebec Premier Jean Charest came out of Thursday's forum on the future of the province's economy declaring it a major success.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales for November fell by ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales for November fell by 0.3 percent from October, pushed down in part by unseasonably warm weather that cut demand for winter clothing and shoes, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Town council in Cornwall is taking all of a million dollar surplus ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:02:27 GMT

(CBC) - Town council in Cornwall is taking all of a million dollar surplus and applying it to the town's debt.

A U.S. company that purchased the shuttered Smurfit-Stone paper ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:25:19 GMT

(CBC) - A U.S. company that purchased the shuttered Smurfit-Stone paper mill in downtown Bathurst, N.B., this week hasn't yet produced the promised jobs in an Ohio city where it took over a similar facility.

Nova Scotia's minister of finance is starting a pre-budget tour ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:15:39 GMT

(CBC) - Nova Scotia's minister of finance is starting a pre-budget tour that will include 23 public meetings in 16 communities across the province.

The Bank of Canada has slightly raised its projection for growth ...

(CBC) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:53:50 GMT

(CBC) - The Bank of Canada has slightly raised its projection for growth in 2011, saying the Canadian economy will benefit from a faster-than-expected recovery in the U.S.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy is on track to recover this ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy is on track to recover this year and the outlook has improved since October, the Bank of Canada said on Thursday, while giving few hints on how soon it will start raising record-low interest rates.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is more worried about ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is more worried about the level of household debt in the country than it was a year ago, central bank chief Mark Carney said on Thursday in a television interview.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada painted a slightly more ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada painted a slightly more upbeat picture of the Canadian economy on Thursday, raising its growth projection for the three final quarters of this year and estimating inflation to be higher than previously expected throughout 2010.