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VANCOUVER — Employers have locked out more than 700 unionized workers in the latest development in a labour dispute that the union says will shut down all ports in British Columbia until further notice.
Inflation is down, wages are up. Why are Canadians still frustrated ...
13 hours ago · OTTAWA — The federal finance minister has been taking every opportunity to remind frustrated Canadians that after a bumpy pandemic recovery, the nation's economy is actually doing a lot better. Inflation is now at 1. Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press Nov 5, 2024 1:00 AM Nov 5, 2024 1:05 AM ...
Nanaimo, Chilliwack emerge as BC property investment hotspots
5 days ago · Nanaimo’s proximity to the Lower Mainland puts it in the path of investors, who see opportunities in markets on the fringes of major centres across B.C.City of Nanaimo Secondary markets have been in focus over the past year thanks to high cap rates that have made more sense in the current ...
'Be ready for both': Canadians prepare for any outcome as …
10 hours ago · WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic presidential campaign reaches its peak in a deeply divided United States, where voters in only a handful of battleground states will choose the country’s path forward. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Nov ...
BC Real Estate: West Vancouver not building enough - Western …
4 days ago · A year after being named to the so-called “naughty list,” the District of West Vancouver has fallen about 75 per cent short of its target for new housing, staff say.. Under the provincially set targets, West Vancouver was expected to produce 220 new homes by Sept. 30. According to a staff report delivered to council Monday, there were in fact 58, most of them single-family houses with ...
S&P/TSX composite up in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets …
1 day ago · TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped boost Canada's main stock index in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher as Americans headed to the polls for election day. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 74.
The loonie is trading at lows not seen in years. Here's what it …
6 days ago · The Canadian dollar is trading against the U.S. dollar at levels not seen since 2020 as the combined pressures of economic outlooks, elections, and energy prices weigh. Canadian dollar coins are displayed on a map along the border of Canada and the United States of America, in Montreal in a January ...
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OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the world has become more prone to supply shocks which create more risks to inflation, but the central bank is in a better place to deal with them now that inflation is under control.
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Oct 10, 2024 · TORONTO — A new report says growth in average asking rents across Canada last month slowed to the lowest rate since October 2021, at 2.1 per cent year-over-year. The report from Rentals ...
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The Canadian dollar is trading against the U.S. dollar at levels not seen since 2020 as the combined pressures of economic outlooks, elections, and energy prices weigh.