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Here’s how people in B.C.’s Lower Mainland are 2019-05-28 17:23:27'Blame John Horgan' might look good on a billboard, but it doesn't save money at the pump The post Here’s how people in B.C.’s Lower Ma

Why are we paying girls less than boys 2019-05-28 12:58:31A Girl Guides report that suggests pay inequity starts early has reframed a debate previously restricted to working-age adults The post Why are we pay

Real estate photos are distorting reality, frustrating would-be 2019-05-15 15:45:16Wide-angle lenses, photoshop and virtual staging: Real estate photo enhancement is reaching new heights as desperate sellers look to sell imperfect ho

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Tesla, facing setbacks and skeptics, tries to get 2019-06-10 11:19:28Elon Musk’s company is contending with quality problems, sluggish demand and questions about its self-driving technology, as some of the company

Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as 2019-06-10 11:06:56

Shareholder group makes bid to take Hudson’s Bay 2019-06-10 10:18:00The group, which includes HBC's executive chairman and holds 57% stake in company, is offering $9.45 a share for the embattled retailer

Learning from OPEC: Alberta’s oil supply cuts find 2019-06-10 10:06:28As output increased, Western Canadian Select’s discount to New York futures widened from about $8 a barrel in early April to $17 a barrel at the

Why the next recession will hit Canadians harder 2019-06-10 09:52:27Canada’s ratio of debt to income reached 176% in the fourth quarter, among the highest in the developed world. That compares with a U.S. rate of

How Canada ‘blew’ its chance to be the 2019-06-10 09:28:27Expert says lack of policy innovation, messy regulations and restrictions on marketing have left Canadian pot companies eating Americans’ dust

Gold giants battling to lure back investors who 2019-06-10 09:15:27While Newmont has the advantage of size — it’s bigger by market capitalization and production — having the ticker GOLD certainly can

One tycoon was (wrongly) ensnared in Vancouver dirty 2019-06-10 09:00:27A six-month investigation commissioned had scoured more than a million land titles for signs of illicit funds swirling through Canada’s most exp

Tilray signs deal to limit how its biggest 2019-06-10 08:56:35

CMHC reports pace of Canadian housing starts slowed 2019-06-10 08:35:09

Is the mortgage stress test making Toronto’s housing 2019-06-10 05:00:00Real estate agents, lenders and builders say stress test makes it harder to buy a house. But others say they’re biased — and the stress te

David Olive: Why a Fiat Chrysler merger with 2019-06-10 05:00:00Expect high-level diplomacy to smooth the road to deal, writes David Olive.

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Most boomers likely won’t downsize for another 20 2019-06-08 06:00:21Millennials, who are starting to have children, need more bedrooms. But boomers, who own many of the bigger homes, aren't going anywhere.

Canadian unemployment falls to 5.4% in May — 2019-06-07 09:05:06The economy added 27,700 net new positions in the month, building on record job growth in April.

Canada’s trade deficit shrinks to 6-month low as 2019-06-06 09:07:14Canada's goods trade deficit was much smaller than economists' had forecast, thanks to rising exports and falling imports.

Canada Day: The top 10 cheapest destinations from 2019-06-05 06:30:29If you're thinking of making the long weekend a little longer, consider taking off Tuesday, July 2 instead of Friday, June 28.

FBI steps up investigation into defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency 2019-06-04 14:06:15QuadrigaCX was one of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchanges before it was shut down amid a storm of controversy in January.

Quebec developer outbids Air Canada in offer to 2019-06-04 10:10:25The offer from Group Mach Inc. comes after Transat announced last month it was in exclusive talks to be acquired by Air Canada

Should you postpone buying a home to save 2019-06-01 07:32:38Buying a home with a down payment of less than 20 per cent can make sense, but you'll need at least 10 per cent down.

Canadian economy up a measly 0.4% in Q1, 2019-05-31 09:14:38The last three months of 2018 and first three months of 2019 were the weakest six-month stretch since 2015. But economists see signs of a pick-up in M

Restaurant prices haven’t been rising this fast since 2019-05-29 11:45:56With Canadians increasingly relying on takeout and prepared meals, food costs are becoming a major budget buster, an expert says.

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2019-05-29 10:15:15The central bank has held the rate at that level since October last year.

Mom-and-pop stores will be hit hardest by looming 2019-05-26 17:44:18The Retail Council of Canada says the potential shutdown of two B.C. container terminals will have ripple effects across Canada's economy.

‘I couldn’t believe it’ — why disability claims 2019-05-25 06:00:24Mental health is often an invisible disability. That can make it hard to file a disability claim.

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Goop Pulls Beautycounter Products From 1st Canadian Location 2019-06-09 16:37:31Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand, Goop, has drawn the scrutiny of many people: many doctors and health experts, for instance, as well as oppone

Trudeau: China Is Just ‘Inventing Excuses’ To Reject 2019-06-07 11:42:05PARIS — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says China is “inventing excuses” to block imports of Canadian canola.Speaking at a press conf

Canada's Jobless Rate Now The Lowest On Record: 2019-06-07 09:36:37That’s a record for Canadian jobsCanada’s unemployment rate hit 5.4 per cent in May, “the lowest since comparable data became availa

B.C. Court Sets Date For Huawei Executive Meng 2019-06-06 19:34:43VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Supreme Court has accepted a plan by the defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that would see her

Loblaw Unveils ‘Circular Shopping’ System To Deliver Goods 2019-06-06 14:47:04With concerns mounting about the damage done by single-use plastics, Canada’s largest grocery retailer says it’s testing out a system to d

Oil Industry’s Election Wish List A ‘Recipe' For 2019-06-06 09:58:30OTTAWA — Several of Canada’s leading environment groups say election demands from Canada’s oil industry earlier this week are a dire

5 Things In Business Today: Canadians Not Worried 2019-06-06 09:24:18What, me worry?Canadians, for the most part, aren’t too worried robots will take their jobs. A new survey from human resources firm Robert Half

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Doug Ford Opens Up Toronto To Taller Buildings 2019-06-05 14:53:18Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government took the city of Toronto by surprise Wednesday when news broke the province is planning to allow taller b

Bank Of Canada Pulling Older Bank Notes Out 2019-06-05 12:23:01Some rarely used Canadian bank notes are becoming a thing of the past with the Bank of Canada’s recent announcement of a change to their le

Raptors The Most Valuable Sports Franchise In Canada, 2019-06-05 09:19:33Raptors make bankThe Toronto Raptors have eclipsed Canada’s NHL teams and the Blue Jays to become the most valuable sports franchise in the coun

Canada Sees Big Jump In Consumers Going Bust 2019-06-04 18:14:30The Bank of Canada may be pulling back on hiking interest rates, but Canadians are still dealing with the fallout from the rate hikes we’ve alre

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American Airlines extends Boeing 737 Max cancellations into 2019-06-09 10:46:32American Airlines said Sunday it is extending cancellations of about 115 daily flights into September due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.

G20 finance officials pledge to protect global growth 2019-06-09 06:15:40Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a meeting in Japan on Sunday with a pledge to use all the po

Canada's tourism industry must break down silos to 2019-06-09 04:00:00Canada could rival countries like New Zealand as a destination for young adventurers and visitors looking for natural beauty, but some tour operators

Boardroom battle for control of Canadian mining firm 2019-06-09 04:00:00A boardroom battle for control over a small Canadian mining company with untapped gold assets in South America has unearthed reports from Peruvia

Why mid-life could be the best time to 2019-06-09 04:00:00For workers who wish to find their way to new careers, it may be easier than before to land those roles, especially given that Canada's jobless

Meal delivery 'ghost kitchens' and ingesting microplastics: CBC's 2019-06-09 04:00:00CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week, including meal delivery 'ghost kitchens' and ingesting microplasti

G20 finance chiefs to warn of trade risks, 2019-06-08 07:02:57Global trade tensions threaten an expected pick-up in economic growth this year and in 2020, a draft communiqué by the world's financial leade

Love them or hate them, research offers financial 2019-06-08 04:00:00Bike lanes come with their share of claims and controversies; beloved by some and bemoaned by others. But research suggests bike lines in urban a

Putin tries to convince the world it's safe 2019-06-08 04:00:00After five years of crippling sanctions and counter-sanctions, the fear factor of doing business in Russia may be easing just a bit, at least accordin

U.S. suspends tariffs on Mexico after immigration deal 2019-06-07 20:46:49U.S. President Donald Trump says he has suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that the country "has agreed to take strong measures"

Environmental groups vow to keep fighting Keystone XL 2019-06-07 18:54:34Environmental groups vow to keep fighting to stop construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S., after an appeals court lifted

Beyond Meat shares sizzling after vegetable-based protein company 2019-06-07 13:08:42Beyond meat shares gain more than 30 per cent after company posts strong earnings in first quarter as a public company