Financial

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years on Wednesday as it warned higher costs from the war in the Middle East are likely to spread.

Expectations are rising that the Bank of Canada will indeed raise interest rates this week as it considers the effect of higher energy prices on the economy.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will get a raft of fresh data to start next week as it weighs what could be a pivotal interest rate decision at the end of the month.

The Ontario government has announced they will provide funding to support a new investment by Waterloo manufacturing company 'Northern Precision Mfg. Inc', which will see nearly $6 million in enhancements...

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady again on Wednesday as new U.S. tariffs and the ongoing war in Iran cloud the central bank's outlook.

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem doesn't think the economy is in a recession, but he does acknowledge some recent weakness — something other economists argue should give the central bank...

Economists expect the Bank of Canada to hold its benchmark interest rate steady for the fifth straight time when it meets Wednesday, but its messaging could shed light on how it is navigating ongoing geopolitical...

OTTAWA — People across the country completed their census forms this week, sharing details about their lives, which languages they speak and — for those who got the long-form census — information...

OTTAWA — As some Canadians claim that the federal government's national census violates their privacy, a Liberal member of Parliament is calling on them to fill out their 2026 census forms for the good...