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Statistics Canada reports real GDP grew 0.3 per cent in October

Statistics Canada reports real GDP grew 0.3 per cent in October

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September.
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CN, railworkers strike new deal avoiding potential strike

CN, railworkers strike new deal avoiding potential strike

OTTAWA — The union representing some 3,000 railworkers says it has reached a new deal with Canadian National Railway Co.
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It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

CALGARY — It’s the holidays, which means for many across the Prairies, there’s no better time to get locked in a dungeon with a dragon. Or smoke out Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with the revolver.
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How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada's grocery stores

How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada's grocery stores

It’s mid-December at a large supermarket in Mississauga, Ont., and Christmas music plays softly over the speakers as customers roam the aisles, picking the perfect lemon and eyeing the large olive counter in the middle of the store.
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New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

TORONTO — The federal government is proposing new rules surrounding airlines' obligations to travellers whose flights are disrupted, even when delays or cancellations are caused by an "exceptional circumstance" outside of carriers' control.
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Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Do
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Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadl
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No farm, no problem: Young farmers get their start in the industry in other ways

No farm, no problem: Young farmers get their start in the industry in other ways

It was a Netflix documentary Michael Nantais watched during the early months of the pandemic that cemented his love of sustainable farming.
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Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for
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Canada Post says many parcels held up by strike to arrive before Christmas

Canada Post says many parcels held up by strike to arrive before Christmas

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has processed its backlog of parcels from the month-long strike and expects a significant portion of them to be delivered before Christmas.
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