Mortgage rates shake off turkey coma, start moving up and down
Mortgage rates are waking up from their holiday slumber and finally starting to move. Depending on whether you need a default ...
Canadian oil and gas companies to hike output in 2025 despite tariff threat
Canadian oil and gas producers are holding the course on planned production hikes in 2025 while steeling themselves for more volatility in the form of Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs and ...
Bundled pricing: how the best mortgage rates increasingly come with strings attached
For those who don’t want other bank products, mortgage rates can sometimes be 10 to 15 basis points higher. On a standard new $500,000 mortgage with 25-year amortization, an additional 15 basis points ...
Insurers brace for billions in losses from California wildfires
Insurers are bracing for losses of as much as US$10 billion from wildfires in Los Angeles after blazes ravaged some of the ...
Canada's tariffs on Chinese-made EVs pose quandary for next prime minister
Canada announced 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs in August, aligning its policy with the U.S., which had announced them in May. The tariffs generated controversy from the outset, as trade lawyers ...
Opinion
Jack Mintz: Canada's 'Maple Model' for pensions loses some of its lustre
This disappointing recent performance of Canadian funds is what has raised doubts in the U.K. about the Maple Model. Being big has its limits. After all, the New Zealand and Swedish funds, vastly ...
Trump trying to distract from tariff costs with 51st state remarks, Trudeau says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is trying to distract from his threats of stiff tariffs by talking about making Canada the 51st state. Trudeau made the ...
Churchill Falls energy deal gets green light in Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec’s provincially owned hydro utility will also pay Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro a $3.5-billion fee for the right to co-develop two more energy projects on the Churchill River. Newfoundland and ...
Golconda Gold Ltd. Announces Appointment of Vikram Kapoor to Board and Equity Grants
TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Golconda Gold Ltd. (“Golconda Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: GG; OTCQB: GGGOF) is pleased to announce that Mr. Vikram Kapoor has been appointed to the board ...
Philip Cross: Justin Trudeau’s failed vision for Canada
Few of Trudeau’s policies had the significant benefits promised for them. Deficit spending failed to boost incomes. The ...
Aritzia's profit soars 72% as e-commerce revenue spikes
The company saw a 14 per cent year-over-year spike in e-commerce net revenue along with foreign exchange gains and lower markdowns and warehouse costs. There was also a sense that the increased ...
Japan's Household Spending Falls, Weighing on BOJ Rate Hike Path
In late 2024, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba added fresh aid for low-income households to cope with inflation, through his ...