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OTTAWA – The cost of nearly everything at the grocery store continued to climb higher to help push the annual inflation rate to a fresh three-decade high in April and economists warn prices could continue to heat up.Statistics …

TORONTO — Ontario's Liberals and New Democrats are both pledging to reintroduce rent control, taking slightly different tacks on the policy they say would help lifelong renters and would-be homeowners alike.Progressive Conservative…

According to the fourth annual Rentals.ca Rental Market Predictions Report, despite the enactment of housing programs and policies at federal, provincial and municipal levels, rents in many Canadian cities will continue to rise in 2022.…

MONTREAL – Inflation is at a multi-decade high, but the situation is different than the 1970s when high inflation was combined with high levels of joblessness and slow or recessionary economic growth, a senior Bank of Canada official said…

TORONTO – RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is seeing strong demand for retail space, even as companies work to recover from the effects of COVID-19 and cope with rising inflation.Jonathan Gitlin, the real estate company's chief…

The average monthly rent in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)  increased 10 per cent year over year in March to $2,182 from $1,975 in March 2021, according to the latest Bullpen Research & Consulting and TorontoRentals.com Toronto GTA Rent…

In March, GTA new home sales saw a change from the breakneck pace of the past few months, according to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).There were 4,115 total new home sales in March, which was down 21 per…

OTTAWA – Canada's inflation rate hit 6.7 per cent last month, the fastest annual increase in more than three decades as Russia's attack on Ukraine pushed up oil prices and a pandemic-related supply chain crunch dragged on.The March…

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by the highest amount in more than 20 years and warned more rate hikes are coming as it increased its outlook for inflation.The central bank hiked its policy interest rate by half…

The Bank of Canada is gearing up to announce its next move on interest rates this Wednesday, with Bay Street forecasters expecting a 50 basis-point increase to put Canadians with variable rate mortgages on edge and keep some prospective…