Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London. “Declaring an opportunity for Canadians to mourn on Monday is going to be important,” Trudeau said at a caucus retreat in New Brunswick on Tuesday. He also said his […]
Canada’s unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent in August, ticking up for the first time in seven months. The economy lost 40,000 jobs last month, Statistics Canada reported in its latest labour force survey, with the losses concentrated in the public sector. The report says employment gains in professional, scientific and technical services were offset […]
The federal government posted a surplus of $10.2 billion in the first quarter of the fiscal year. According to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor report, the surplus posted for April to June compared with a deficit of $36.5 billion during the same period last year. The report says the federal government’s 2022-2023 financial results […]
