Manufacturing Shipbuilding delays force Ottawa to spend $187 million to extend lease on navy supply ship Aug 29, 2022 Ottawa is forking over another $187 million to add two years to its lease of a converted civilian ship the navy has been using as…
Manufacturing Slowing inflation not enough to prevent September interest rate hike Aug 18, 2022 OTTAWA — Inflation in Canada finally appears to have peaked, but it nonetheless remains too high to dissuade the Bank of Canada…
Manufacturing China cuts interest rate to shore up sagging economy Aug 15, 2022 BEIJING (AP) — China's central bank trimmed a key interest rate Monday to shore up sagging economic growth at a politically…
Procurement Wholesale sales edged up 0.1 per cent in June Aug 15, 2022 OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 0.1 per cent to $80.7 billion in June, boosted by the miscellaneous and motor…
Procurement Canada’s unemployment rate at historic low of 4.9 per cent Aug 5, 2022 OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate stayed a historic low of 4.9 per cent in July, remaining unchanged from June as the country…
Manufacturing About 2,500 Boeing workers to strike after rejecting deal Jul 25, 2022 ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Roughly 2,500 Boeing workers are expected to go on strike next month at three plants in the St. Louis area…
Procurement Porter Airlines orders 20 more jets Jul 19, 2022 TORONTO — Porter Airlines has announced a firm order for 20 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets with a total list price value of…
Manufacturing US wholesale inflation in June surged 11.3 per cent from last year Jul 14, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) —Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 11.3% in June compared with a year earlier, the latest painful reminder…
Procurement Economy lost 43,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate falls to 4.9 per cent Jul 8, 2022 OTTAWA — The Canadian economy lost 43,000 jobs in June, marking the first decline in employment since January. At the same…
Fleet Gas tax break not on table for Liberals Jun 22, 2022 OTTAWA — The federal government has no immediate plans to cut prices at the pump by offering Canadians a temporary reprieve from…