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Key findings from reports on Vancouver real estate
VANCOUVER – A number of reports were issued Thursday about Vancouver’s red-hot real estate market.…
Provinces poised to agree on plan to open up internal trade: Ontario minister
OTTAWA – Ontario’s economic development minister says he fully expects the provinces and the federal…
QuickList: Unemployment rates in selected Canadian cities in June
OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also…
QuickList: Canadian unemployment rates by province for month of June
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in June. Here are the…
QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada for June
OTTAWA – A quick look at June unemployment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.8…
More than half of Vancouver Airbnb hosts use income to pay rent, mortgage: study
VANCOUVER – The home-sharing service Airbnb is pushing back against growing concerns that it’s having…
Raonic victory may earn him more endorsement deals, in Canada at least
TORONTO – Tennis star Milos Raonic has become the first Canadian man to play for…
Brexit threatens ‘fine balance’ of Canada-EU trade deal: former trade minister
OTTAWA – Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could jeopardize a massive free trade…
Nova Scotia syrup processor confident of rebound after losing $100,000 to Brexit
HALIFAX – The loss of $100,000 in sales in the aftermath of the Brexit vote…
Canadians who don’t cook turning to convenience of delivery, including meal kits
TORONTO – Experts say Canadians are spending less time cooking meals from scratch at home…
Low pathogenic avian influenza confirmed on southern Ontario duck farm
TORONTO – About 14,000 ducks quarantined at a commercial farm in St. Catharines, Ont., will…
Robust hiring gain in June points to a resilient US economy
WASHINGTON – A burst of hiring in June provided a reassuring sign that the U.S.…
Conservatives call on government to press pause, consult the public on CPP reform
OTTAWA – The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal government to press pause and…
Oilsands companies not expected to make insurance claims from Fort McMurray fire
CALGARY – Oilsands producers are not expected to be among the recipients of a record…
Abandoning tolls on Montreal’s new federal bridge project could save $300M: memo
OTTAWA – An internal government memo claimed last fall that the federal Liberals’ decision to…
Mount Polley mine owner sues engineering firms over tailings dam failure
VANCOUVER – The owner of the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia’s Interior has sued…
After sunny start, Liberals hit bumps in relationship with labour
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau said he was convinced unionized workers would vote Liberal. The Liberal…
Alberta hopes success in Rocky Mountain tourist areas will spread to other areas
CALGARY – Alberta’s Rocky Mountains are once again bursting with visitors in what could be…
Thomson Reuters to sell IP-science division for US$3.55 billion to Onex, Baring
NEW YORK – Thomson Reuters is selling its science and intellectual property division for US$3.55…
Solar-powered plane leaves Spain for Egypt
MADRID – An experimental solar-powered airplane has left Spain for Egypt in the penultimate leg…
UFC sold for $4 billion, White stays on to run promotion
LOS ANGELES – The UFC has been sold for approximately $4 billion to a group…
Staples picks its Canadian president to head North American retail network
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – The Staples office supplies company has chosen the president of its Canadian…
New Jersey political stalemate over gas tax puts Winnipeg bus firm in tricky spot
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg-based bus manufacturer says an order from New Jersey’s transit system has…
Toronto Real Estate Board appeals tribunal ruling, arguing privacy concerns
TORONTO – The Toronto Real Estate Board is appealing a landmark ruling by the Competition…