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Feds set aside $7B from Canada Growth Fund for carbon-price contract guarantees
OTTAWA – Almost half of the Canada Growth Fund for clean technology investments will be…
Freeland’s fiscal update pledges new guardrails to keep deficits in check
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s fall economic statement acknowledges the cost-of-living crisis weighing on Canadians…
Best Buy posts better-than-expected 3Q profits but sales sluggish amid spending malaise
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy Co. on Tuesday posted stronger-than-expected profits for its fiscal…
Federal government posts $8.2 billion deficit between April and September this year
OTTAWA – The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $8.2 billion between April and…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points, U.S. stock markets also lower
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index moved lower Tuesday, led by industrial and utilities stocks,…
Five new affordability measures in the Liberal government’s fall fiscal update
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a fall economic statement on Tuesday that aims…
Key highlights from the Liberals’ 2023 fall economic statement
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her fall economic statement on Tuesday, updating Canadians…
‘Your priorities are backwards,’ Bell tells CRTC during Online Streaming Act hearing
Bell Media-owner BCE Inc. wants the federal broadcasting regulator to create a news fund that…
Federal Reserve minutes: Officials saw inflation slowing but will monitor data to ensure progress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials concluded earlier this month that inflation was steadily falling…
Here’s how October’s inflation data could affect mortgage renewals
TORONTO – October’s inflation rate fell to 3.1 per cent on a year-to-year basis —…
Founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange, pleads guilty to anti-money laundering charge
SEATTLE (AP) — The founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty Tuesday…
Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate slowed to 3.1% in October
OTTAWA – The annual inflation rate in October cooled to its slowest pace since June…
Airline ticket prices fall 19 per cent amid less demand, more flights
Statistics Canada says airfares have plummeted over the past year, as airlines shore up capacity…
Freedom Mobile ups roaming plan offerings as revamp under Quebecor continues
TORONTO – Freedom Mobile is announcing a new international roaming plan that provides its customers…
TransAlta going greener as it maps out $3.5B in spending, mainly on renewables
CALGARY – One of Alberta’s largest power generators says more than two-thirds of its profits…
Home sales slumped to slowest pace in more than 13 years in October as prices, borrowing costs, soar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slumped in October to their…
Do your research for Black Friday, because not every deal is a good one, experts warn
The barrage of Black Friday advertisements might have many tempted to whip out their wallets,…
Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower after a weekslong rally
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping in early trading, a rare drop following…
Here’s a list of October inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate was 3.1 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list October inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA – Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 3.1 per cent in October, Statistics Canada…
Capital Power spending US$1.1 billion in pair of deals for U.S. power plants
EDMONTON – Capital Power Corp. says it has signed a pair of deals with CSG…
George Weston reports Q3 profit down from year ago on one-time charges
TORONTO – George Weston Ltd. reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago…
Canadian airlines rank last for on-time arrivals in North America
MONTREAL – The country’s two biggest airlines ranked last for on-time performance among large North…