OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada sharply downgraded its expectations Wednesday on economic growth for the first half of this year, but held the line on off...

OTTAWA - A leading international forecasting firm says Canadians should brace for tough economic times lasting another two years, lifting the jobless ...

OTTAWA - Canadian firms have become more pessimistic about the economy and plan to ratchet down investment spending while keeping hiring modest, the n...

The latest polling numbers by Nanos Research show Canadians are losing confidence in the economy. Nanos Research asked Canadians if the...

TORONTO - CIBC is predicting "very mediocre" growth for Canada next year, citing a weak world economy and an absence of key economic drivers at home.T...

OTTAWA - With global conditions weakening, Canada's economy will remain in the slow growth lane until the middle of next year, the Organization for Ec...

OTTAWA - The outlook for the economy has brightened somewhat for Canada and two countries critical to Canadian exporters, according to the Organizatio...

OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog says slower growth will sap about $22 billion annually from the country's economy.Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin...

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he is not as eager to raise interest rates as he was a few months ago, although he made clear the ne...

OTTAWA - The federal government may need to downgrade its growth projections for the Canadian economy when it releases its mid-year budget update, Fin...

OTTAWA - Canadian firms appear to be preparing for hard and uncertain economic times, the Bank of Canada says in a business outlook survey released Mo...

TORONTO - The Royal Bank of Canada predicts the Canadian economy will grow by 2.1 per cent this year, and that the central bank will gradually raise i...

OTTAWA - Canada's economy will underperform even moderate expectations in the next two years, TD Bank economists predicted Wednesday, adding that rece...

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper says Canadians can rest assured the government has a Plan B in place should another recession strike.But analysts warn a secon...

OTTAWA - Disappointing output performance in Canada and a shockingly weak jobs report in the United States is raising new doubts about the strength of...

OTTAWA - A new Conference Board report says tight labour markets after 2016 will curtail the economy's long-term potential for growth.The think tank's...

OTTAWA -- The TD Bank says persistently strong oil prices are giving the economies of resource-rich prairie provinces a turbo-boost. The bank says ...

OTTAWA - The economy is starting to pay a price as a result of the aging population, and the cost will grow unless Canadians adjust, says the Bank of ...

OTTAWA - The federal government will tinker with unemployment programs in Thursday's budget to better match pools of eager workers with companies stru...

OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's austere budget Thursday will place speed bumps on -- but not derail -- Canada's economic recovery, economist...

OTTAWA - Gains on the Toronto Stock Exchange in February helped push Statistics Canada's composite leading index higher last month, pointing toward a ...

OTTAWA - It's going to get harder for Prime Minister Harper and his ministers to keep boasting that Canada is No. 1 among economic rivals.As the year ...

TORONTO -- The Canadian economy appears to be on a long-term trend toward less dependence on the United States, according to a new study issued Wednes...

OTTAWA - Real gross domestic product unexpectedly edged down 0.1 per cent in November after showing no growth in October, Statistics Canada reported T...

OTTAWA - Canada's recovery is being dragged down by a cascading crisis in Europe and weakening conditions elsewhere, the International Monetary Fund s...