Outrage over developer’s plan to buy single-family homes reveals a Canadian fixation
In the current overheated dog-eat-dog race to buy a home in Canada, we probably shouldn't have been shocked by the wave of outrage triggered by a big…
Canada’s inflation rate rises to highest level in a decade, at 3.6%
Canada's inflation rate increased to 3.6 per cent in May, the fastest pace in a decade, Statistics Canada says.The data agency said in a news release Wednesday…
Average Canadian house price up 38% compared to last year, but down from March
The average selling price of a Canadian home was $688,000 last month, a figure that has risen by more than 38 per cent in the past year.The…
Canada is easing its travel restrictions. Here’s what you need to know
After more than a year of travel restrictions that have impacted most Canadians, the federal government has finally begun to ease the rules.Ottawa has embarked on Phase…
Bank of Canada keeps benchmark interest rate at record low
The Bank of Canada decided to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at a record-low 0.25 per cent on Wednesday. The central bank also said it would…
$1,600 taken from customer’s account — and her bank won’t say why
Angel Pui was pleased when the business she started in the pandemic, selling luxury handbags online, made a sale in South Korea.The timing was good, thought the…
More Shoppers Drug Mart customers complain they were pushed to use self-checkout
Michael Kerwin said he was furious when at two Toronto-area Shoppers Drug Marts last month, he was told he must purchase his goods using self-checkout — unless…
Economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.2%
Canada's labour market shed 68,000 jobs last month as tighter public health restrictions continued or were introduced in many regions of the country to slow the third…
With reports of a labour shortage, can the pandemic recovery help raise wages?
As Canadians wait for Friday's latest jobs numbers, there are growing reports that a shortage of labour will lead to rising wages as the COVID-19 pandemic winds…
Big TSX companies tripled number of Black board members in past year — but there are still only 26
This story is part of a CBC News exploration of systemic racism, including anti-Black racism, and the promises for change made last summer. The number of Black…
Canada’s cattle sector on guard as beef-labelling talk returns in the U.S.
In the annals of North American trade disputes, the fight over mandatory country-of-origin labelling on beef and pork probably deserves its own chapter.When the U.S. wielded the…