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25 best communities in Canada 2019 2019-08-08 14:29:50Maclean's calculated which cities and towns offer the best quality of life in Canada The post 25 best communities in Canada 2019 appeared first on Ma

Canada’s richest communities 2019 2019-08-08 14:28:46The richest place in Canada has an average household net worth of $4.5 million The post Canada’s richest communities 2019 appeared first on Mac

Best communities in Atlantic Canada 2019 2019-08-08 14:27:55The most livable city in this region is also its biggest one The post Best communities in Atlantic Canada 2019 appeared first on Macleans.ca.

Best communities in Canada with affordable real estate 2019-08-08 14:27:50These are some of the most ideal places to live in Canada with affordable homes The post Best communities in Canada with affordable real estate 2019 a

Supercharged small towns are offering an attractive alternative 2019-08-08 14:27:48Our exclusive new ranking reveals the best spots to live are communities with rural charm and access to urban jobs The post Supercharged small towns a

10 best communities for immigrants in Canada 2019 2019-08-08 13:00:50These top Canadian places are multicultural and have low unemployment The post 10 best communities for immigrants in Canada 2019 appeared first on Mac

10 best communities in Canada for families 2019 2019-08-08 05:30:48Maclean's factored in daycare costs and looked for communities with lots of children to find the best towns and cities for families The post 10 best

Best communities in Canada’s Prairies 2019 2019-08-08 05:30:47The Prairie provinces boast a number of places that manage to find that rare balance of economic opportunity and housing prices the average person can

Best communities for new Canadians 2019 2019-08-08 05:30:31Our ranking suggests there are many small towns that offer the same benefits and a more affordable cost of living than bigger cities The post Best com

Best communities in Ontario 2019 2019-08-08 05:30:28Ontario's Hamilton-Niagara region fared particularly well in this Maclean's ranking The post Best communities in Ontario 2019 appeared first on Macl

Best communities in Quebec 2019 2019-08-08 05:30:27The province has short health care wait times, affordable child care and a thriving cultural scene in its big cities The post Best communities in Queb

Build your own ranking of Canada’s best communities 2019-08-08 05:30:27Use this interactive tool to find out where you should live The post Build your own ranking of Canada’s best communities 2019 appeared first on

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Union says closing N.S. pulp mill would cost 2019-08-07 13:27:52Northern Pulp under January provincial deadline to fix or shut down a treatment facility that sends effluent into Boat Harbour near a Mi’kmaq co

Canadian heavy equipment giant Finning reports rise in 2019-08-07 12:50:33The Vancouver-based company — which also operates Caterpillar dealerships abroad — reports $88M in net income on $2 billion in net revenue

Ontario woman files suit on behalf of Canadians 2019-08-07 12:43:02

Canada Pension takes control of Hwy. 407 after 2019-08-07 12:20:00SNC-Lavalin agreed to sell a 10.01 per cent stake in the Toronto toll road for as much as $3.25 billion in cash to the Canadian pension fund, the comp

High Liner shares drop as Q2 net earnings 2019-08-07 12:15:16

Fido launches data overage protection feature 2019-08-07 12:04:24Fido will pause customers’ data access once they reach their monthly limit.

Canadians benefit from independent ISPs competing with big 2019-08-07 12:00:29

Home Capital beats expectations as second-quarter earnings surge 2019-08-07 11:38:30

Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital makes first marijuana investment 2019-08-07 11:31:24The venture capital firm is leading a $35-million (U.S.) fundraising round for LeafLink, a New York-based online marketplace for wholesale buyers and

North American markets open lower as U.S./China trade 2019-08-07 11:28:52

Overseas public sector issuers eye loonie market 2019-08-07 11:16:24This comes after a strong reception of transactions from the World Bank and the European Investment Bank last month.

Uber wants to sell you train tickets. And 2019-08-07 11:14:47As the company seeks new growth, it has teamed up with cities and transit agencies in the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia to provide tick

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Canada’s inflation holds at 2% in July for 2019-08-21 09:11:43The pace of consumer price growth is right where the Bank of Canada likes it to be.

As Disney+ comes to Canada, households will be 2019-08-20 12:10:30The Walt Disney Company is swooping into the Canadian market with its powerful new streaming platform Disney Plus in November.

40% of Canadians largely use TFSAs as simple 2019-08-20 11:08:41But is that a good idea?

Transat continues to back Air Canada bid following 2019-08-20 09:30:04The travel company says it has never received an offer from Peladeau or any of his business associates to acquire Transat.

How Canadians go from student debt to default 2019-08-17 06:00:06The main reason why student loan holders struggle is low income.

Canada’s home sales up 12% in July year-over-year 2019-08-15 09:50:48The national average home price is once again closing in on $500,000.

Germany, the U.K. and others are flirting with 2019-08-14 17:50:39Other export-oriented countries are already reeling from the U.S.-China trade war.

Laptops, cellphones from China spared Trump tariffs – 2019-08-13 11:29:23The exemptions, combined with renewed talks with China, suggest Trump may be willing to compromise.

New figures show U.S.-China trade war is hurting 2019-08-12 07:43:52The heart of the matter is Germany, Europe’s largest economy and a key trade partner of both the U.S. and China.

Instagram influencer racked up $10K in debt for 2019-08-10 07:00:03Lissette Calveiro was spending to build up followers on Instagram. What she didn't realize was how much credit card debt she built up along the way.

Anxiety over Trump’s trade war with China causes 2019-08-05 16:41:29China let its currency, the yuan, drop to its lowest level against the dollar in more than a decade, a move that Trump railed against as “curren

Housing affordability: What has the Trudeau government done 2019-08-05 08:00:51Whether you're a homebuyer or renter, here's a review of major Liberal initiatives on housing affordability

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Toronto's Infamous Illegal Pot Shop Wins Ontario Cannabis 2019-08-21 17:22:48TORONTO — A Toronto illegal cannabis dispensary that’s been the target of a police raid and multiple orders to shut down has just won the

Toronto's Queen Street Could Become 'Cannabis Row' After 2019-08-21 16:10:50TORONTO ― Ontario has selected 42 operators who can apply to run the next wave of cannabis shops in the province but some analysts say the new s

Canada's Inflation Rate Right On Target As Veggies 2019-08-21 11:26:33OTTAWA ― Canadian annual inflation came in at two per cent in July to hit the Bank of Canada’s ideal target for a second straight month.Co

Household Debt Soaring Among Canada’s Young Adults, And 2019-08-20 11:47:53High house prices and the mortgage stress test are making it as difficult as it’s ever been to buy a house, but young Canadians are finding othe

Bell Canada 'Holds Rural People Hostage' In Dispute 2019-08-19 17:23:54Bell Canada says it will cut roughly 200,000 households from a rural internet expansion program after a federal regulator lowered wholesale broadband

Vancouver Luxury Housing Market Is World’s Weakest For 2019-08-19 16:05:09It’s hard to lose money in real estate these days, almost anywhere, but Vancouver is among an elite group of cities where the wealthy are doing

Alberta Oil Spill Will Take Weeks To Clean, 2019-08-19 13:56:33DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. — Bonterra Energy Corp. says it has 70 workers cleaning up the site of an oil emulsion leak from a pipeline into a creek t

Rosemount Brand Cooked Chicken Recalled Over Listeria Concerns 2019-08-19 08:44:03OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says Rosemount brand cooked diced chicken meat is being recalled due to possible Listeria co

2019 Has Been Full Of Canadian Store Closures 2019-08-17 15:12:07It has been a tough year for Canadian retailers. We said goodbye to Payless ShoeSource, Town Shoes, Home Outfitters and our last two Zellers locations

Liberals To Give Dairy Farmers $1.75B To Make 2019-08-17 14:34:54COMPTON, Que. — Canadian dairy farmers who lost domestic market share resulting from free trade agreements with Europe and countries on the Paci

Recall For Heinz Turkey Baby Stew In 5 2019-08-17 14:15:16OTTAWA — The federal food safety watchdog says it is recalling a certain brand of baby food due to the possibility of insects being in the produ

Rewards Points In Canada: Everything You Need To 2019-08-17 12:58:23Retailers love rewards points programs. Not only do they get you coming back again and again, but they give retailers the opportunity to build detaile

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EU set to halt imports of Canadian cherries, 2019-08-22 19:06:47The European Union will halt imports of Canadian cherries and other fresh fruits starting Sept. 1 as it enforces new import requirements related to pe

'This is a huge deal': Hasbro to acquire 2019-08-22 18:19:49U.S. toy maker Hasbro Inc. will buy Entertainment One Ltd., a Canadian company, for about $4 billion US in cash, adding the independent studio wi

Apple warns its new credit card shouldn't go 2019-08-22 14:44:41In Apple's attempt to completely rethink the credit card, it may have lost sight of how people actually use them.

Acadian Timber shares fall after Brookfield sells its 2019-08-22 14:16:51Shares in Vancouver-based Acadian Timber Corp. continue to drop after Brookfield Asset Management Inc. sold its 45 per cent stake in the timberland op

Retailers face pressure to get BPA-like chemicals out 2019-08-22 13:58:12Some of Canada's biggest retailers started testing alternatives to receipt paper that's coated in potentially dangerous chemicals, as pressure mount

Another day, another bank hikes its dividend as 2019-08-22 08:21:02Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce bumped its dividend up by four cents a share as the bank reported its third quarter profit rose to $1.4 billion.

Fed minutes show U.S. central bank was split 2019-08-21 16:04:44Federal Reserve officials were widely divided at their meeting last month when they decided to cut rates for the first time in a decade, with some arg

More telcos complain about CRTC decision on wholesale 2019-08-21 14:02:47Shaw Communications Inc., Vidé​​​​​​​otron and Eastlink have joined major Canadian telecom companies

Trans Mountain mobilizes workforce to start pipeline expansion, 2019-08-21 13:15:48The federally owned Trans Mountain Corporation said Wednesday it has issued "notice to proceed" directives to construction contractors, mobilizing t

Canada's inflation rate held steady at 2% in 2019-08-21 08:59:35Canada's inflation rate held steady at two per cent in July as the price of gasoline got cheaper but the price of airline tickets soared.

Royal Bank hikes dividend as profit rises 5% 2019-08-21 08:31:59Royal Bank of Canada increased its dividend as its third-quarter profits rose five per cent to $3.3 billion, but the lender's latest earnings fell sh

Pembina CEO says Trans Mountain pipeline bid is 2019-08-21 08:19:04Pembina Pipeline Corp. has signed a deal to buy Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. and the U.S. portion of the Cochin pipeline system in an agreement it valued

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China's yuan falls to lowest level in 11 2019-08-06 12:08:18Falling to nearly 14 cents to the dollar, the yuan's currency devaluation could become another tool in an ongoing trade war with the U.S. 

Who’s the boss? In worker-owned cooperatives, everyone is. 2019-08-06 12:08:18For 12% of U.S. workers, employee-owned co-ops offer a path to economic equality that resonates with socialists, liberals, and conservatives

Flagship stores lose luster, companies turn focus online 2019-08-06 12:08:18Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, and Polo Ralph Lauren have all left Fifth Avenue in New York. Other retailers are adapting to the changing ways customers shop.&n

Rate cuts with little risk? The unexpected taming 2019-08-06 12:08:18For the first time since the Great Recession, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday by a quarter of a point.

Why wealth and patience appear to go hand 2019-08-06 12:08:18Patience is often thought of in terms of social interactions. But the ability to bide one’s time also plays into national economics.

Trump has nothing to fear but fear itself. 2019-08-06 12:08:18Can a new budget deal, a rate cut, and no escalation in the China trade war keep recession at bay?

Why cattle and ecotourism combine on one Nebraska 2019-08-06 12:08:18Between tariffs and low grain prices, U.S. farmers are facing their toughest conditions in decades. Many are finding entrepreneurial ways to survive.&

Maine networks support young farmers, before they drop 2019-08-06 12:08:18Isolation and financial hardship take a toll on new farmers. In Maine, a program connects still-green farmers with mentors, know-how, and ea

Trade war slows Chinese economy to lowest rates 2019-08-06 12:08:18As economic growth falls to its lowest levels in more than a quarter-century, China is facing pressure to resolve an ongoing trade war with the U.S.&n

Around the world, investors value social, environmental impacts 2019-08-06 12:08:18Investors may value more than just financial profit. Markets for socially and environmentally mindful companies are opening across the world.

Farmers grow the food. But who’s helping new 2019-08-06 12:08:18Access to land is a major barrier to entering farming. One solution is land-link programs that pair landowners with those starting out.

Rural America faces housing shortage. How one town 2019-08-06 12:08:18Rent assistance is drying up for many rural housing projects. Construction costs keep rising. Yet many rural communities need to attract more workers.