The federal and provincial governments have finalized an agreement with global materials technology and recycling group Umicore to proceed with the construction of a new plant in Loyalist Township west of Kingston.
Real estate firm Royal LePage is forecasting the aggregate price of a home in Canada will increase seven per cent in the final quarter of 2023 compared with the same period last year, downgrading its previous outlook of 8.5 per cent.
Home sales in Ottawa were 29.6 per cent below the five-year average and 23.6 per cent below the 10-year average for the month of September, the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) reported Friday.
The housing agency says builders started work on 2,164 new apartment units, including condominiums and rentals, between January and the end of June, up 38 per cent from the same period in 2022.
Business groups gave a mixed reaction to PM Justin Trudeau’s announcement Thursday that the initial repayment deadline for CEBA loans will be extended to Jan. 18, 2024.Â