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Quebec introduces mild income tax cuts and projects balanced budget

As governments across Canada fund services with billions in deficit spending, Quebec announced a third consecutive balanced...

Think tank urges Liberals to sell money making assets to private sector

A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to make their new, experimental infrastructure bank a centre...

Question of how best to tax legal pot still a long way off, Morneau suggests

The Trudeau government is still wrestling with how to tax recreational pot, even as it indicates it's...

Shares of Canopy Growth, other marijuana producers, jump after legalization reports

Citing senior federal sources, CBC News and the Globe and Mail reported that the Liberal government is planning to table legislation ahead of April 20, a symbolic date on which festivals are held annually across the country by marijuana enthusiasts.

Fewer Canadian travellers blocked at U.S. land border

Fewer Canadians are being turned away at the land border in recent months despite mounting concerns that Donald Trump's immigration policies are making it much harder to cross

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

Here are some of the events that are expected to make headlines in the days ahead: Poloz in...

Ottawa inflation rate accelerates to 2% in February

The annual pace of inflation in Canada ticked lower in February as higher prices for gasoline were...

Budget 2017: Feds see slimmer deficits, make ‘big bets’ on high growth sectors

The Trudeau government unveiled a budgetary crystal ball Wednesday that foresees slightly smaller deficits and a growth-lifting...

Budget 2017: Liberals try to ease anxiety and get Canada ready for the future

The future is coming at you, fast, and the Liberal government says it knows you're getting anxious...

Fed raises rate and sees more hikes as US economy improves

The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months and...
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