More economic news

  • Canadians keep falling for Nigerian letter scam, experts say recession a factor The Canadian Press - Sat Jul 4, 11:24 AM

    TORONTO - Fraud artists are finding it easier amid a battered economy to entrap marks with dubious offers once easily dismissed as scams, and are snaring a growing number of victims to the tune of millions of dollars a month, experts say.

  • Stelmach wants to diversify to avoid boom-bust cycle CBC - Fri Jul 3, 1:28 PM

    Alberta's premier has set up a panel to advise the province on how to prevent its economy from swinging between boom and bust.

  • Lower taxes to lure firms to Canada: Flaherty
    Lower taxes to lure firms to Canada: Flaherty Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 1:22 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Other companies are likely to follow Tim Hortons Inc in moving their corporate structures to Canada to take advantage of a falling corporate tax rate, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.

  • Canada, U.S. unemployment expected to rise
    Canada, U.S. unemployment expected to rise Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 12:44 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - The jobless rate in Canada and the United States will continue to rise, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.

  • Flaherty says has no plans to add to stimulus
    Flaherty says has no plans to add to stimulus Reuters - Thu Jul 2, 4:46 PM

    SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Canada has no immediate plans to increase the size of its two-year stimulus plan, which is designed to pump an extra C$46 billion ($40 billion) into the economy, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Thursday.