All articles of Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press

• Harper rejects stimulus to help economy, stays the course for balanced budget

  The prime minister slammed the door Tuesday on the possibility the government would open the vault for a stimulus program to help the economy, ...

• NS: Cheaper crude oil might actually benefit Canadian economy: RBC study

  The prediction, contained in a Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) report released Monday, is an outlier among many expert assessments that have ...

• High household debt still a key risk to Canadian economy: Bank of Canada

  However, the report said despite the red flags the economy continued to show signs of a "broadening recovery" and its overall assessment of ...

• Bank of Canada maintains interest rate as low oil prices offset healing economy

  In its interest-rate announcement Wednesday, the central bank cautioned that improvements to Canada's economic health have been offset by risks ...

• Canada adds 43,100 jobs in October, unemployment rate falls

  [OTTAWA, ON] - Canada's latest labour-market survey says the economy generated 43,100 net new jobs in October and dropped the unemployment rate ...

• NB: Pipeline push begins at National Energy Board hearings

  [MONTREAL, QC] - A pipeline operator has begun formally arguing its case to send oilsands crude flowing from the Alberta oilpatch to Eastern ...