Canada

OTTAWA -Canada’s federal government will present its 2022 budget on April 7, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday, as it plans to boost spending on defense and other programs …

(Corrects first paragraph to say that return to office is regardless of vaccination status) (Reuters) – Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp said on Tuesday that employees can return to its …

By Fergal Smith TORONTO – As Canada’s inflation outlook worsens, investors are betting the country’s central bank will begin hiking its key interest rate in half-percentage-point increments, with the first …

WASHINGTON – The export credit agencies of the United States, Britain and Canada said on Wednesday that they are withdrawing new export credit support for Russia and Belarus over Russia’s …

By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – Canadian retail sales bounced back in January, beating expectations, as shoppers ventured out to car dealerships and home improvement shops, official data showed Friday, though …

– Russia accused Canada on Thursday of childishly annotating a letter it sent at the United Nations seeking support for its draft resolution on providing aid access and civilian protection …

-Canada will remove the need for incoming fully vaccinated travelers to get tested for COVID-19 before entering the country, starting on April 1, a source familiar with the plan said …

By Alex Schummer TORONTO – Canada launched a C$250 million ($191 million) fund to curb gun violence, earmarking a significant amount to stop gun smuggling at the border, Public Safety …

By Nidhi Verma and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI – India is boosting fertiliser imports from nations including Canada and Israel to ensure sufficient supplies for the coming summer sowing season …

– Canada said on Tuesday it was imposing sanctions on 15 Russian officials who enabled and supported President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to apply additional pressure on Moscow to …

OTTAWA – Canadian housing starts rose 8% in February compared with the previous month on gains in both multiple urban starts and single detached urban starts, data from the national …

– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a call that Canada will send Ukraine another shipment of highly-specialized military equipment. Trudeau …

BRUSSELS – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday his country was sending 150 additional troops to Latvia and extending its military operations in eastern Europe, known as Operation …

OTTAWA – Canada told its citizens on Saturday to leave Russia “while commercial means are still available,” saying security conditions were unpredictable and could deteriorate without notice. “Flight availability is …

– Credit Suisse has named Saad Rawra as its head of clean-energy technology banking and Canadian head of diversified industries group to help drive the Swiss bank’s growing global energy …

– Luxury retailer Canada Goose Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it would suspend all wholesale and e-commerce sales to Russia, becoming the latest company to respond to the country’s invasion …

By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is poised to hike its key overnight interest rate for the first time in three years on Wednesday, kicking off a …

By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – Canada’s runaway house prices will keep growing at a robust pace this year, despite several rate rises expected from the central bank, according to a …

WASHINGTON – The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada on Saturday moved to block Russia’s access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of another round of sanctions against …

– Canada is imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. Canada will also levy additional sanctions on Belarus …

OTTAWA, Feb 25 – – Canada in December recorded its first monthly surplus since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while its deficit in the first nine months of fiscal …

OTTAWA – Canadian wholesale trade was most up 3.9% in January from December, on higher sales in building material and supplies, along with machinery equipment and supplies, Statistics Canada said …

OTTAWA – Canadian factory sales most likely rose 1.3% in January from December, largely driven by higher sales in the petroleum and coal product industry, along with wood products, Statistics …

By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – The Bank of Canada will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on March 2, earlier than previously thought and ahead of the U.S. Federal …

By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – Canadian retail sales most likely rose 2.4% in January from December, preliminary data from Statistics Canada showed on Friday, following on a 1.8% decline in …