The Canadian Press

Ontario budget proposes spreading public service workforce out across province

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives want to spread the public service workforce across the province in a bid to stimulate local economies and save money.

Ontario budget projects larger deficit, billions for infrastructure ahead of election

The document, set to serve as the Tory platform during a campaign expected to kick off next week, has the party projecting Ontario will be $19.9 billion in the red this year.

Poilievre’s populism sees him vow to audit the Bank of Canada, ban digital currency

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre is vowing to subject the Bank of Canada to the scrutiny of the federal auditor general and bar the use of its own digital currency.

New investing orders should make it simpler to deploy funds: Infrastructure Bank CEO

The head of a federal infrastructure agency says a new set of investing orders from the Liberal government should make it simpler to deploy more funding in the coming months.

Pot company Canopy Growth to lay off 243 workers as it moves to cut costs

Smiths Falls-based cannabis firm said cuts are a key piece of a plan that will also see the company retool its facilities, review procurement strategies and reduce other expenses.

‘Workcations’ embraced by Canadians, companies looking to improve work life balance

The arrangement, often called a "workcation," has seen renewed interest from both employees and employers since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Air Canada bookings come roaring back, but business travel, fuel costs pose hurdles

Air Canada more than tripled its revenues last quarter as demand for travel revved back up, though a net loss of nearly $1 billion signalled the pandemic recovery is far from complete.

Key interest rate could soon go up another half percentage point, central bank says

The governor of the Bank of Canada is signalling Canada's key interest rate could go up another half percentage point in June to help wrestle inflation under control.

Truss CEO expecting ‘summer of cannabis-infused beverages’ after category’s rocky debut

Dave Schlosser's optimism comes amid the lifting of mask mandates, capacity restrictions and other health measures that cut into gatherings where consumers might have kicked back with a Truss product.

Canada eyes new measures to protect economy from national security threats

New measures to ensure Canada doesn't export sensitive technology to foreign adversaries are among the changes being eyed by Ottawa to bolster the country's economic security.

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