Inflation ticked up to 2.4% in December: StatCan

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December.

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Inflation numbers leave economists split on whether Bank of Canada should hold or cut interest rates

6 wks / financialpost / Gigi Suhanic

Gasoline prices drop but food costs push inflation higher

6 wks / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Food prices in Canada hit highest levels since 2023

6 wks / torontosun / Denette Wilford

Inflation ticked up to 2.4% in December: StatCan

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Canada's inflation rate accelerates to 2.4%

6 wks / financialpost / Jane Switzer

Here's a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

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Here's a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces

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Inflation rises to 2.4% in December in ‘tax holiday’ rebound: StatCan

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Flair Airlines reroutes strategy to lure corporate travellers — without a business class

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - CEO Maciej Wilk said Flair Airlines is attempting a strategic shift away from a pure-play budget airline and toward what he dubbed a 'value carrier.'

#alberta #edmonton #aviation #consumerprotection #budget #business

Barnstorming Flair Airlines CEO seeks to build customer trust

7 wks / winnipegfreepress / Malak Abas

Flair to revamp brand to attract more business travellers

7 wks / theglobeandmail / Christopher Reynolds

Flair Airlines reroutes strategy to lure corporate travellers — without a business class

7 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments

sootoday - OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a City of Ottawa request to overturn a lower court decision about property payments on federally owned buildings.

#canada #ontario #ottawa #legalaffairs #budget #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #compensation #finance

City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments

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Federal Court dismisses City of Ottawa appeal over payments in lieu of taxes

7 wks / ottawacitizen / Aedan Helmer

Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs, 12 per cent of executive team

sootoday - OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says it will be cutting around 850 of its staff along with 12 per cent of its executive team.

#canada #ottawa #labour #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #unemployment #jobs

Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs, 12 per cent of executive team

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Statistics Canada is slashing hundreds of jobs, including executives

7 wks / globalnews / Ariel Rabinovitch

Statistics Canada seeks to cut 850 unionized jobs, 12% of executive ranks

7 wks / theglobeandmail / Bill Curry

Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs in 'dark time' for public service, union says

7 wks / ottawacitizen / Ben Andrews

Montreal's $7.7B budget raises spending by 5.4 per cent, has money for homelessness

sootoday - MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has presented a $7.7-billion budget with new spending on housing and homelessness. The first budget since Martinez Ferrada won the November election raises spending by about 5.

#canada #quebec #montreal #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government #finance

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Fifty years after the Games, Quebecers still spending on Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

The Canadian Press / nationalpost - MONTREAL — Montreal’s Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof. In 2024, Quebec’s tourism minister announced the province would spend $870 million to replace the stadium’s roof, which was tor…

#sports #quebec #montreal #entertainment #budget #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government #finance

Fifty years after the Games, Quebecers still spending on Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

7 wks / nationalpost / The Canadian Press

Fifty years after the Games, Quebecers still spending on Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

7 wks / citynews / News Staff

Fifty years after the Games, Quebecers still spending on Montreal's Olympic Stadium

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Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase

Isaac Callan / globalnews - The city will table its draft budget on Thursday, laying out the initial increase and spending constraints for councillors to debate.

#canada #ontario #toronto #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Ford government move to defer development fees hits Toronto’s park, library plans

1 month / globalnews / Isaac Callan

LILLEY: Olivia Chow’s budget is smoke, mirrors and raid on city reserves

1 month / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Toronto’s 2026 budget proposes property tax hike of 2.2 per cent

1 month / theglobeandmail

Toronto's 2026 budget proposal includes 2.2 per cent property tax hike, TTC fare caps

1 month / sootoday

Toronto officially kicks off budget process, proposes 2.2% tax increase

1 month / globalnews / Isaac Callan

LILLEY: Mayor Olivia Chow heads into election year hyping slim budget increase

1 month / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase

1 month / globalnews / Isaac Callan

2.2 per cent property tax increase proposed for Toronto residents in 2026

1 month / citynews / John Marchesan

Property tax hike expected to be under 5% as council begins deliberations

1 month / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

Deloitte sees Canadian economic growth slowing to 1.5% in 2026

Daniel Johnson / theglobeandmail - But chief economist Dawn Desjardins optimistic economy will gain momentum through second half of the year

#economicpolicy #canada #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #finance #business

B.C. to experience sluggish economic growth in 2026: report

1 month / globalnews / Amy Judd

Bay Street’s top economists signal cautious optimism about 2026

1 month / theglobeandmail / Mark Rendell

Deloitte says Canada’s economic growth will slow this year amid trade war

1 month / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

Deloitte sees Canadian economic growth slowing to 1.5% in 2026

1 month / theglobeandmail / Daniel Johnson

Posthaste: Why 2026 may mark an 'inflection point' for Canada’s economy

1 month / financialpost / Ben Cousins

Deloitte downgrades Canadian growth outlook for 2026, warning of 'slow start' to year

1 month / financialpost / Jordan Gowling

Canadian economic growth expected to slow to 1.5% in 2026: Deloitte

1 month / citynews / News Staff

CRA says its owed more than $10B in COVID benefit payments

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The CRA says that as of Nov. 30, it had disbursed $83.5 billion in COVID benefits to Canadians, including $45.3 billion for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit

#canada #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #finance

No hoax: CRA still trying to get back $10B in COVID benefits

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CRA says its owed more than $10B in COVID benefit payments

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CRA says it's owed more than $10 billion in COVID-19 benefit payments

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CRA says it’s owed more than $10 billion in COVID-19 benefit payments

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'

sootoday - OTTAWA — Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer.

#economicpolicy #ottawa #budget #deficit #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #governmentshutdown #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Interim budget officer says he regrets characterizing the feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'

2 months / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds’ fiscal management ‘stupefying’

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'

2 months / sootoday

Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have some of Canada's youth feeling adrift

Craig Lord, Ritika Dubey / nationalobserver - Four months, 50 applications, two interviews, no job.

#economicpolicy #canada #labour #consumerprotection #youth #budget #government #finance #unemployment #jobs

In the news: Contrasting Carney with Trudeau, Vaccine hesitancy, Youth in despair

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Why transitional support is key for youth aging out of mental health services

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World of woes: How the global polycrisis is shaping Canada's youth

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Young Canadians talk about chasing their dreams in a world in crisis

2 months / sootoday

Are younger Canadians getting their fair share? It’s time to have a serious talk about the CPP

2 months / thehub / Charles Lammam

Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have Canada’s youth feeling adrift

2 months / reddit / /u/FancyNewMe

Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have some of Canada's youth feeling adrift

2 months / nationalobserver / Craig Lord, Ritika Dubey

Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have Canada’s youth feeling adrift

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have Canada's youth feeling adrift

2 months / sootoday

Doug Ford knocks back plan to sell off U.S. booze for charity

Isaac Callan / globalnews - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says selling off surplus American alcohol for charity is 'not as easy as it sounds,' knocking back a suggestion to raise funds for food banks.

#politics #economicpolicy #ontario #dougford #budget #fiscalpolicy #government #canadianpolitics

Doug Ford knocks back plan to sell off U.S. booze for charity

2 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Ford cool to idea to sell off U.S. booze for charity

2 months / citynews / Michael Talbot

Ford cool to idea to sell off U.S. booze for charity

2 months / sootoday

Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says

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#politics #economicpolicy #budget #spendingpriorities #acquisition #defence #military #government #finance

Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says

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Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says

2 months / theglobeandmail / Bill Curry

Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.

#alberta #edmonton #ottawa #education #childprotection #publicsafety #budget #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

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Alberta extends $15-a-day child-care deal for another year

2 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Alberta and Ottawa reach a one-year, $1.17 billion child care extension agreement

2 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

The future of child care in Canada: What to expect

4 years / irpp / Cosullivan

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7-million to handle surge in recall petitions

Jack Farrell / theglobeandmail - Election officials have issued 21 recall petitions since the end of October, including one against Premier Danielle Smith

#politics #alberta #budget #localelections #government #canadianpolitics

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7-million to handle surge in recall petitions

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jack Farrell

Elections Alberta gets additional $6.7 million to offset recall petition costs

2 months / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

Five people charged in Ancaster jewelry store heist

2 months / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

House of Commons prepares to rise for six-week holiday break

Alessia Passafiume / nationalobserver - The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winter break — without the Liberals passing their lengthy budget implementation bill.

#politics #ottawa #liberalparty #budget #fiscalpolicy #minoritygovernment #conservativeparty #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics

Liberals, Tories make deal to end impasse on string of bills as Parliament wraps for break

2 months / theglobeandmail / Marie Woolf

House of Commons starts six-week winter break

2 months / theglobeandmail / Alessia Passafiume

House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break

2 months / sootoday

House of Commons set to rise for 6 weeks as Liberal bills still face votes

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

House of Commons could rise as soon as Thursday with significantly more bills introduced than passed

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

House of Commons prepares to rise for six-week holiday break

2 months / nationalobserver / Alessia Passafiume

House of Commons set to rise for six-week holiday break

2 months / citynews / News Staff

House of Commons set to rise for six-week holiday break

2 months / sootoday

Ontario Liberals push province to sell off stored U.S. booze for charity

John Marchesan / citynews - Ontario’s Liberals are pushing Doug Ford’s government to sell the province’s stockpile of U.S. booze that is sitting in storage. Liberal parliamentary Leader John Fraser says Ford should tell the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to sell the booze and donat…

#uscanadarelations #politics #economicpolicy #ontario #liberalparty #budget #fiscalpolicy #government #canadianpolitics

Ford government urged by Ontario Liberals to sell U.S. alcohol for charity

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Ontario Liberals push province to sell off stored U.S. booze for charity

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Ontario Liberals push province to sell off stored U.S. booze for charity

2 months / sootoday

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics

Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Ontario is spending $125-million over two years to add up to 20,000 orthopedic surgeries, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced

#economicpolicy #ontario #publichealth #budget #spendingpriorities #healthcare #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at private clinics

2 months / citynews / Patricia D'Cunha

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at private clinics

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics

2 months / theglobeandmail / Allison Jones

Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at private clinics

2 months / sootoday

Federal budget proposes to end free postage for materials used by people who are blind

Craig Lord / theglobeandmail - Bill C-15 contains clauses mentioning the repeal of a few sections of the Canada Post Corporation Act

#canada #humanrights #budget #fiscalpolicy #government #canadianpolitics

AGAR: Carney Liberals lose sight of decency with potential Canada Post cut

2 months / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Canada Post commits to free postage for people who are blind as legislation changes

2 months / sootoday

Federal budget proposes to end free postage for materials used by people who are blind

2 months / theglobeandmail / Craig Lord

Ottawa's budget bill wants to end free postage for people who are blind

2 months / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Ottawa's budget bill proposes to end free postage for people who are blind

2 months / sootoday

Hundreds of public sector workers warned their jobs could be cut, union says

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A federal union says hundreds of workers have been warned they may lose their jobs as the government moves to shrink the size of the public service.

#labour #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #publicapathy #government #canadianpolitics #jobs

Five ways departments can avoid loss of institutional knowledge in public service cuts

2 months / ottawacitizen / Alex Robinson

Federal government begins notifying public servants of possible job cuts

3 months / reddit / /u/hopoke

Lorne Gunter: Federal workforce reduction plans show Carney Liberals won't bring spending under control

3 months / edmontonjournal / Barry Hanson

Hundreds of federal public servants warned this week of job cuts

3 months / sootoday

Hundreds of public sector workers warned their jobs could be cut, union says

3 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital