
These are the three things you should expect in the federal Liberals’ upcoming budget
The federal Liberal government is expected to release its budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year on Tuesday: Here’s a look at three big things to
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These are the three things you should expect in the federal Liberals’ upcoming budget
The federal Liberal government is expected to release its budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year on Tuesday: Here’s a look at three big things to

Ottawa craft breweries brace for Canada’s biggest alcohol tax jump in 40 years
Canada’s restaurant industry is bracing for the biggest jump in the country’s alcohol excise duty in more than 40 years, spurring warnings the tax hike

Inflation in Canada continues to slow, reaffirming BOC’s rate pause
Statistics Canada said Tuesday its consumer price index in February was up 5.2 per cent compared with a year earlier.

Ontario court permits Nordstrom Canada to liquidate closing stores
Bargain hunters are one step closer to seeing sales at Nordstrom’s closing Canadian locations.

Businesses expect slower sales in short term as cost, labour issues persist: survey
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says businesses expect subdued sales in the short term as they face continued cost and labour pressures, despite slowing inflation.

Some federal public servants get remote work extension as others face deadline
Some federal government workers will be able to continue remote work for another year, as most face a March 31 deadline to return to the

Regulator says Silicon Valley Bank’s Canadian assets being restructured
Canada’s banking regulator says the Canadian branch of Silicon Valley Bank is being restructured in a way that will allow it to continue operations in

Tech sector expects collapse of SVB to have ‘chilling’ effect on investments
Members of Canada’s technology sector say they’re worried the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank will have a chilling effect on investments in their industry.

Freeland meets with bank regulator head, BoC following U.S. bank collapse
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is assuring that Canada’s financial institutions are secure after meeting with the head of Canada’s bank regulator and the Bank of

One of Ottawa’s biggest venture capital firms said Monday it “has managed to resolve all immediate exposure risks” for the eight companies in its portfolio
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