Canada's unemployment rate climbed to 6.9 per cent in April, reaching its highest level in six months as the economy lost jobs and signs of weakness continued to build in the labour market. New figures released by Statistics Canada show the economy lost a net 17,700 jobs last month, surprising analysts who had expected...

A move by the federal government will provide some temporary relief for Canadians using fuel. "Canada's new government will temporarily suspend the federal fuel excise tax from next Monday until Labour Day. We will also remove the excise tax on aviation fuels," Prime Minister Mark Carney announced earlier tod...

A Canadian astronaut is taking part in a key moment of the Artemis II mission as the crew prepares to fly around the moon. Jeremy Hansen and his crewmates are now within about 100-thousand kilometres of the lunar surface, with a flyby expected Monday. The mission, the first crewed trip toward the moon in more than 50 y...

Air Canada's CEO has announced his retirement about a week after delivering a video condolence message with only French subtitles for the victims of a plane crash in New York. Michael Rousseau will step down by the third quarter of 2026, according to a statement from the company's board of directors. Until then, Rousse...

The federal New Democratic Party has a new leader following the end of a six-month leadership race. Avi Lewis was elected on the first ballot, receiving 56 percent of the vote, with 39,734 ballots cast in his favour. The party uses a ranked ballot system, but Lewis secured enough support to win outright without multipl...