Statistics Canada Releases Consumer Price Index Results for March 2021 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.2% on a year-over-year basis in March, up from a 1.1% gain in February. A significant proportion of this increase was...
Read MoreThe Federal Government Will Extend Pandemic Lifelines Into September and Introduce a New Benefit for Struggling Companies In the face of a catastrophic third wave of COVID-19, the federal budget will move to extend all the main...
Read MoreTwo quarterly surveys by the Bank of Canada show business and consumer confidence were improving in the opening months of the year, with almost two-thirds of businesses saying their sales had reached or exceeded prepandemic...
Read MoreThe loonie has rallied against the U.S. dollar over the past year, but it now appears to be losing steam. The Canadian dollar has been among the best performing currencies against the U.S. currency, surging nearly 10% in a...
Read MoreA partial strike by Port of Montreal dockworkers threatens to increase congestion in other parts of North America and further waylay shipments at a time of surging shipping costs and delays. Port of Montreal longshoremen began...
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