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As another Bank of Canada interest rate hike is to be announced Wednesday (26th), a recent poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of MNP Ltd finds that six in ten Canadians (59%,+1pt) say they are concerned about the impact of rising…

TORONTO – Realtors and their clients are facing racism and discrimination during the home buying and selling process, but there are no efficient ways for consumers to report such incidents, says new research from the Ontario Real Estate…

OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income pulled back in the first quarter from the record level set in the fourth quarter of 2021 as incomes grew faster than debt.The agency says, on a…

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product increased by 0.8 per cent in October.The showing matched the agency's preliminary estimate released last month, and analysts expectations.Gains for the month were seen…

OTTAWA — Rising prices at the pumps and grocery stores helped send inflation rates to a new pandemic-era high last month, as the consumer price index posted its largest year-over-year gain in 18 years.Statistics Canada said Wednesday…

OTTAWA – Hiring intentions among businesses have hit an all-time high and workers' confidence in landing a job has rebounded nearly to pre-pandemic levels as the country looks to a summer rebound from the pandemic, the Bank of Canada says.…

TORONTO – Small businesses are hoping for promised rent relief from both landlords and government as the COVID-19-related shutdown drags on and their bills pile up.The urgency comes as some landlords have already started issuing…

VANCOUVER – For the past 18 months, Nguyet Dang has been working to bring her dream of opening a Vietnamese restaurant to life.Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Ten days before the planned opening of Bonjour Vietnam Bistro, designed with…

TORONTO – Devastated bars and lounges as well as the country's hard-hit cannabis sector will have access to $40 billion in new credit being made available via the government's business bank during the COVID-19 crisis, its CEO said on…