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‘Clean’ natural gas is actually the new coal, report says: Don Pittis
Employees work next to tanks for liquefied natural gas at a factory in Xian, China in June. China is a prime customer in...
Despite a strong economy, cost of living still top of mind for Canadians
Despite a strong economy, a new poll commissioned for CBC News suggests that Canadians feel cash-strapped and worried about jobs and the cost...
Why China has a beef with Canadian meat exports
A grocer sorts his Canadian pork products at a grocery store in Cremona, Alta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) Canadian officials are investigating after Chinese customs...
Canada Post wants to hike stamp prices to 92 cents starting next year
Canada Post is proposing to increase the price of a stamp by two cents next year. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press) Canada Post is...
Housing market rebounded in May from record lows earlier in the year, CREA says
Real estate activity in big cities such as Toronto and Vancouver helped the national market rebound from the doldrums seen earlier this year....
Statistics Canada says trade deficit in April shrank to $966 million
Shipping containers are seen at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in in Halifax on August 25, 2017. Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise...
Why the Canadian economy seems divorced from traditional signals: Don Pittis
Even with falling house prices and weakened oil prices, Canada’s economic outlook is not all doom and gloom, according to Carolyn Wilkins, senior...
Canada a leader among G20 for plan to phase out coal, says report
Ontario phased out coal power generation by 2014 by shutting all coal-fired plants. (David Goldman/Associated Press) Canada is one of the world’s leaders when it...
What the Boeing Max 8 groundings could mean for summer travel
With summer holidays approaching, the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max has some industry experts advising flyers to book early. (The Canadian Press)...
Canadian home sales rebound from 7-year low, but prices still flat
After plunging to their lowest level since 2012, sales of Canadian homes have inched higher for the past two months and are now...
Canola growers caught in middle as Canada-China relations sour
Toban Dyck picked the right crops this year — by accident. Instead of seeding canola, the Winkler, Man., farmer is seeding wheat and soybeans....
WestJet committed to Calgary and expansion in wake of $5B purchase offer
With a $5-billion purchase offer on the table, WestJet’s CEO says the company’s long-term vision hasn’t changed and it will remain headquartered in Calgary. Toronto-based private...
Waiting for the economic impact as more Canadians consider going car-free: Don Pittis
Volkswagen, the company that alternates with Toyota for the title of world’s biggest carmaker, shook up the global industry last week when it announced...
Why investors can’t wait to buy into Uber, a company that’s never made money — and maybe never will
It’s one of the fastest growing technology companies in the world. Customers took more than five billion rides on the service last year,...
Bank employees angry regulator’s report on sales tactics weakened after banks and government review drafts
Several bank employees are speaking out, angered by recent revelations that a report on banking sales tactics was weakened after the regulator shared...
Difficulty finding child care is affecting some Canadians’ ability to work, StatsCan reports
New data from Statistics Canada shows nearly one in 10 parents of children under six have had to change their work schedule due...
