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The federal government plans to move as many out-of-work Canadians into the employment insurance system when a key emergency benefit runs out in the fall, and provide an EI-like support for millions who can't qualify under existing rules.

Northern miners have told the federal government that the wage subsidy program brought in to get the country through the COVID-19 pandemic leaves them out in the cold.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got thanks from Canada's premiers on Friday, March 13, 2020, for $11-billion in federal funding to confront the health and economic impact of the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus — but heard that much more will be needed to weather the crisis.

Concerns about his own exposure to COVID-19 forced Justin Trudeau to cancel a face-to-face meeting with first ministers but he'll still get an earful — over the phone on Friday, March 13, 2020, — from premiers demanding massive federal aid to confront the health and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus.

The federal Liberals will deliver the first budget of their minority mandate at the end of the month.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she wants to make Canada's trade negotiations more "transparent," by agreeing to proposals from the New Democrats to provide more details of future deals.

Canada's economy contracted slightly in October, with real gross domestic product down 0.1 per cent from September — the first month-to-month decline since February, Statistics Canada reported on Monday, December 23, 2019.

Quebec's economy is humming, allowing the government to shower Quebecers with more than $850 million in extra spending this fiscal year — mostly on families with children — and pay down billions of dollars of debt.

Canada's unemployment rate nudged down to a near four-decade low last month as the economy added more jobs than analysts expected — dropping an economic figure into a tight electoral race, and warnings from economists that things may not be as rosy as they seem.

A U.S. military expert who famously turned down an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to act as his national security adviser says it's more important than ever that Canada "be in the fight" when it comes to its military commitments.

Here lies the paradox: The fundamental objectives of our contemporary economic model — GDP growth and increased jobs — have become the primary policy goal of both government and private sector, but they do not align with the collective aspirations of Canadians at large.

The federal Finance Department has shaved several years of projected deficits from Canada's long-term financial future following better-than-expected economic growth in 2017 — though many more years of deficits remain.

Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz takes questions on the economic implications of legalized pot, the central bank's communications strategies, and interest rates.

The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, October 26, 2017, following two straight hikes, but suggested future increases are still likely, albeit at a more-gradual pace.

Is the framework correct in assuming we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and grow the economy? If not, which should be given precedence?