New Nova Scotia law aims to balance right to independence and protection
Taxpayers who come clean about taxes they have evaded can have penalties reduced under the voluntary disclosure program. The government wants to make the program less generous
Canada’s smallest province had the biggest year-over-year population growth last year in the country – thanks to an influx of immigrants. Now, for the first time in its history (and as promised by Premier Wade MacLauchlan’s Liberal government), Prince Edward Island’s population hit the 150,000 mark. The latest figures from Statistics Canada show that P.E.I’.s […]
In a first for B.C., a court has invalidated the marriage of a woman with dementia and the will that benefited her husband
The government lauds its recent boosts to the minimum wage. But do they hurt businesses without helping workers?
Cost-cutting measures led to an unexpected budget surplus, but also may have led to an exit of doctors, teachers and film industry workers
Local workers are irritated, but Irving's recruiting in Poland for workers to build Canada's new fleet of warships is not unexpected
After years of high deficits and stalled employment, a shift to balanced books, more investment and rising exports is boosting the province's fortunes
Plagued by low prices for resources and difficulty in retaining younger workers, most of Atlantic Canada faces slower GDP growth. But an uptick in wages should help
From diamonds to airports and research stations, the North is continuing to grow. But the optimism is uneven, with the Yukon facing a decline in GDP this year