Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Federal government posts $7.8B deficit for April-to-July period
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $7.8 billion for the first four months of its 2025-26 fiscal year.According to the Finance Department's monthly fiscal monitor, the result...
Sep 26, 2025

What the Canada Post strike means for your passports, pension cheques and more
OTTAWA - With Canada Post workers hitting picket lines, the flow of mail across the country has stopped.Here's what the move means for items you may have been expecting in your mailbox.Mail deliveryCa...
Sep 26, 2025

Canada Post set to reduce frequency of letter mail delivery: minister
OTTAWA - Public Works and Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound said Thursday Canada Post will reduce the frequency of door-to-door letter mail delivery to shore up its finances and save itself from an ...
Sep 25, 2025
Parliamentary budget watchdog forecasts sharp rise in deficit to $68.5B this year
The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he expects the coming fall budget will reveal a sharp increase in Ottawa's deficit that puts the government's previous fiscal anchors in jeopardy.Ottawa'...
Sep 25, 2025

Saskatchewan delinquencies dip, but experts warn debt struggles persist
Saskatchewan has seen a slight drop in delinquency rates. While fewer people failed to make a debt payment on time, experts say the decline doesn't necessarily mean the financial situation for people ...
Sep 24, 2025

Wildfires may have helped northern restaurants buck national trend of fewer people dining out
Three in four Canadians are eating out less often due to the rising cost of living, according to Restaurants Canada's 2025 Foodservice Facts report. That share rises to 81 per cent for those aged 18 t...
Sep 22, 2025

Sask. consumer watchdog warns of fraudulent investment company
Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) wants investors to be wary of the online entity known as Trenovia Group.The FCAA is cautioning the public not to send money to them or o...
Sep 22, 2025
Saskatchewan ranks first in housing starts, second for GDP growth: Report
Saskatchewan leads the country in year-to-date growth for housing starts, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.The province saw a 49.8 per cent increase in housing starts in the fi...
Sep 21, 2025
Finance Minister tries to sell Europe on Canadian energy, critical mineral exports
Canada's finance minister says the country could be a "supplier of choice" for European markets looking to bolster energy security and defence capabilities. Following a meeting in Denmark with Europea...
Sep 20, 2025
Poll suggests most Canadians favour cutting EV tariff for canola relief
A new poll suggests that the majority of Canadians favour cutting the tariff Ottawa has imposed on Chinese electric vehicles if it means relief from tariff China has slapped onto Canadian canola impor...
Sep 18, 2025