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TORONTO — In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shopify Inc.'s Tobi Lutke was among the first tech leaders to declare most of his staff would ``permanently work remotely'' because ``office centricity is over.''His belief in…

OTTAWA – Buying a home has become more unaffordable for Canadians even as housing prices fall, according to new reports from the parliamentary budget officer and RBC.The PBO's house price assessment, published on Thursday, says the…

The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is calling on all three levels of government to tackle the housing supply and affordability crisis by immediately adopting a series of recommendations aimed at speeding up…

TORONTO — A report by Re/Max Canada forecasts the national average home sale price in Canada will fall 2.2 per cent in the final months of the year.The network of real estate brokers and agents says the moderation in the market for the…

BANFF, Alta. – Preventing current high inflation levels from becoming embedded into the public's expectations is key if the country is to avoid falling into recession, former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz said Thursday.…

THE STARPHOENIX A new report from Statistics Canada has found many Indigenous people in Canada struggling to find safe, quality housing.In Saskatchewan, researchers, advocates and community members know how serious the problem is.…

OTTAWA – Canada's homeownership rate is on the decline, with young adults in particular less likely to own a home in 2021 than they were in 2011, says Statistics Canada.According to the latest census release, two-thirds of Canadians…

OTTAWA — British Columbia's high housing costs are hitting people from all walks of life, from young professionals who can't afford down payments, to students and low-income renters, to people living in tents who are afraid they will die…

OTTAWA – Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry said in hindsight, governments and central banks should have withdrawn stimulus measures earlier as economies recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, which likely would have kept a lid…

OTTAWA – Canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 7.0 per cent in August largely driven by the price of gasoline falling, but the cost of groceries continues to climb.In its latest monthly consumer price index (CPI) report,…