The Canadian Press

Shopify reports strong profit amid lower head count, strategy shift

Techopia

Shopify Inc.’s net income soared to US$718 million in its third quarter as the company benefited from a lower head count and a more careful

Ontario scraps its portion of HST on purpose built rentals

Real Estate, Construction, Residential

The province has been saying it would remove its eight per cent portion of HST if the federal government dropped the five per cent goods

Forecasters more certain interest rate hikes are over as recession talk grows over GDP numbers

Canada & World

The Canadian economy remained flat in August and a preliminary estimate from Statistics Canada suggests it shrank in the third quarter.

St. Lawrence Seaway traffic starts moving as strike ends, but backlogs persist

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. says ships are expected to start moving this morning after it reached a tentative deal with Unifor to end

Sleep Country to give Silk & Snow acquisition first brick and mortar presence in new Ottawa store

Ottawa, Retail

The mattress and bedding retailer says its latest Sleep Country location in Ottawa will be anchored by a shop dedicated solely to Silk & Snow.

Home sales, prices will likely fall in short term but pick up next spring: TD report

Real Estate, Residential

A new report by TD Economics predicts Canadian home sales and average prices will fall over the coming months but pick up by the second

Major drink brands launch more non-alcoholic drinks as ‘sober curious’ trend grows

Canada & World

As interest in non-alcoholic drinks grows, major alcohol brands are making moves with sober versions of well-known products like Guinness and Tanqueray gin.

BoC holds key interest rate at 5%, keeps door open to more hikes in case of sticky inflation

Canada & World

The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, noting there are clearer signs of the economy cooling and

Grain farmers hit by seaway strike, as both sides agree to sit down with mediator

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has applied to the Canada Industrial Relations Board for an exception on the transport of grain, a request that

Ontario reversing urban boundary expansions for several communities

Ottawa

Ontario is reversing its urban boundary expansions for several communities after finding that processes used by the previous housing minister’s office did not meet the