Economic Indicators

Tax time might look a little different this year for Covid benefit recipients

Some people may owe the CRA money for the first time as a result of the emergency benefits they received

By Craig Wong, The Canadian Press |April 22, 2021

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Remote working saves time and tonnes of carbon: StatsCan

Study found that curbing commutes could cut transportation emissions by 11%, while saving workers almost an hour per day

By James Langton |April 22, 2021

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ECB leaves interest rates and pandemic stimulus unchanged

ECB president Christine Lagarde said that the economic outlook in the short term "remains clouded by uncertainty"

By David Mchugh, The Associated Press |April 22, 2021

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U.S. jobless claims fall to a new pandemic low

Unemployment aid applications in the U.S. fell to 547,000 last week

By The Associated Press |April 22, 2021

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