Pandemic exposes Canada’s supply chain, economic vulnerabilities
VANCOUVER — The COVID-19 crisis is exposing the shortcomings of Canada's economy, particularly when it comes to supply chains and…
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COVID 19 wage subsidies extended
TORONTO — Businesses can now take advantage of emergency wage subsidies until the end of August, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Monetary help from Bank of Canada must reach borrowers: Poloz
OTTAWA — Canada's top central banker says monetary stimulus on the scale that the country is seeing now must ultimately reach the…
Ontario to lay out plan to reopen economy
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected today to lay out his plan for reopening the province's economy, which has been…
Viral disruption
From the April 2020 print edition
Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has evolved so quickly it’s…
Home grown goods
From the April 2020 print edition
I don’t know if you recognize the name Steve Bannon. He had his proverbial 15 minutes of fame…
Canada’s emissions count jumped 15 million tonnes in 2018: report
OTTAWA — A new federal report on Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions shows they soared 15 million tonnes in 2018.
Most countries…
Global economy will shrink 3 per cent in 2020
WASHINGTON — Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great…
Government, opposition parties pass wage subsidy bill
OTTAWA — Parliament has approved a massive $73-billion wage subsidy program aimed at helping businesses and workers survive the…
Canada lost over a million jobs in March
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reports the economy lost 1,011,000 jobs in March as the COVID-19 crisis began to take hold,…