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Shell urges Canada’s oil lobby group to support carbon tax
A new report by Royal Dutch Shell is urging Canada’s largest oil and gas lobby group to start supporting carbon tax policies in...
How much do children cost? The ‘mommy tax’ for women lasts at least 5 years, Royal Bank says
Having children comes at a “significant” cost for a woman’s career, according to a recent report from the Royal Bank of Canada, which says women...
Canadian mortgage rates are falling as bond yields slide lower
What’s bad news for some is good news for others, and Canadian mortgage-holders are the unexpected beneficiaries of some of the gloom that’s...
Some Shoppers Drug Mart staff say they’re ‘fed up’ with pressure to push self-checkout
Several employees at Loblaws-owned stores said they’ve been pressured recently to push customers to use self-checkout, driven by a company quest to get more people...
Climate change politics may defy even the most rational arguments: Don Pittis
In the final year of its existence, a private sector group that advocates in favour of carbon taxes is taking another stab at convincing...
Canada’s main stock index just endured worst day of 2019
Canada’s main stock index endured its worst day of 2019 Friday on signs of a global economic slowdown and potential for a recession....
Meet the Canadian who took on rental giant Airbnb — and won
It was supposed to be a dream vacation to mark a milestone birthday. To celebrate his 50th birthday, David Jackel planned the trip...
Budget’s real estate top-up could push up the price of cheaper homes: Don Pittis
Drugs that you take to solve one problem often cause others. The same thing applies in government policy and there are few places...
Buying a home? CMHC could soon kick in 10% of the cost — for a price
The 2019 federal budget includes a tantalizing pitch for prospective first-time home buyers — one that could see Canada’s housing agency contribute up...
Expect flight disruptions to last — Air Canada says its 737 Max jets will be grounded 3 weeks at least
The impact of Boeing 737 Max jets being grounded is likely to last a while yet as one airline is telling its pilots...
Canada lobbying American administration as pipeline delays mount
Canada’s natural resources minister wants his American counterpart to step up and help on stalled pipelines, calling the long-delayed Keystone XL project “very...
Drivers say automakers are putting lives at risk by not recalling engines known to fail or catch fire
A Vancouver family is blaming a big car company after experiencing heart-stopping engine failure on a B.C. highway — a life-threatening emergency they say...
Signs of a rural renaissance as Canadian cities overheat: Don Pittis
Over the last five years Canada has been a high-tech job creation machine. Year after year, the Toronto area alone has generated more...
Investors say ‘fake’ experts on local radio shows conned them out of millions
Dozens of investors in Ontario say they were conned out of millions of dollars after fraudsters using fake names were featured as investment “experts” on...
Is Canada a dangerous bastion of socialism? According to Trump, maybe: Don Pittis
So what exactly is socialism, anyway, and why is U.S. President Donald Trump so alarmed about it? In what some are calling the...
Lots of work but fewer want it as participation rate shrinks: Don Pittis
Unless there’s a miracle medical breakthrough, the millennial generation will soon be able to stop worrying about baby boomers plugging up the job market...
