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OTTAWA – The cost to put food on the table and gasoline in the car pushed up the cost of living in September, lifting the annual pace of price increases to a near two-decade high with no clear end in sight to the elevated readings.…

THE STANDARD NEWSPAPERBROCK: The Region of Durham is taking the Township of Brock to court over the dispute regarding the Beaverton supportive housing project.In a recent press release, the Township advised residents the Region…

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia's new government said Tuesday finding solutions for the province's ailing health system is its top priority, but opposition parties said the Progressive Conservatives should also be focused on housing.Lt.-Gov.…

TORONTO – At the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Colin Bates could only watch helplessly as many of his clients shut their offices and sent people home.``The world changed dramatically for us here at that time as well,'' said the…

OTTAWA – The governor of the Bank of Canada pressed the case for COVID-19 vaccines to be sent to developing nations as part of a broader push to not only end the pandemic, but aid Canada's economic recovery and ease price pressures on…

The Case for the Core: Provocations for the Future of Canada’s Downtowns

In August, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) announced a $23.25 million investment to establish My Main Street—a two-year program to support the recovery and revitalization of main streets and…

OTTAWA – Newly released documents show the Liberals were told earlier this year that the government's bid to lock in low interest rates on federal debt could run into problems unless the Bank of Canada stepped in.The low rates have…

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Christina Disler mulled whether to close her Vancouver co-working space business because people were so fearful of being in communal offices.``We lost like 75 per cent of our clients because we…

Monthly rents have risen in most GTA cities, areas; Average rent for apartments in Toronto in August rose 8% to $2,094 per month from March low of $1,938