Unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in May, up from a five-decade low of 3.4% in April
Statistics Canada reports real gross domestic product grew at annualized rate of 3.1% in Q1
Housing is one of the provincial government’s three priorities
The Fed describes the banking system as 'sound and resilient' but notes the impact of a pullback in bank lending remains uncertain
Food prices jumped 19.2% in the 12 months through February, according to the Office for National Statistics
Report suggests the return on education is rising
A prolonged period of slower activity is projected
Federal budget did little to invigorate sluggish investment spending
Tax measures are aimed at wealthier individuals and corporations
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland this week stressed fiscal restraint so as not to work against efforts to tame inflation