Economy, Law & Politics

The company posted US$331.8 million in revenue in 2023, an 8.5 per cent increase from the previous year

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency has now fired more than 200 people for falsely claiming a federal income benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — Dozens of Canadian economists issued an ardent defence of Canada's price on pollution Tuesday, as the government faces increased pressure from the Conservatives and provincial premiers to cancel a planned increase to the levy.

TORONTO — Roughly 200,000 small businesses took on new debt to access the forgivable portion of their pandemic relief loans from the federal government, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday.

Miners seek compensation for wrongful expropriation of mineral claims

HALIFAX — A senior Bank of Canada official says the need to improve productivity has reached an emergency level as the economy faces a future where inflation may be more of a threat than in the past few decades.

B.C. residents ready to ditch restrictions, says survey

Vancouver's Stemcell developed device to improve detection, treatment of plasma cell cancer.

DNV Coun. Catherine Pope says the projected costs for the project, now pegged at $3.86 billion, are 'unacceptable' for North Shore taxpayers

Political columnist Keith Baldrey explains how the new electoral areas "speak volumes" to the province's growth in the last 40 years.