Higher public debt has helped slow build up of household debt: Bank of Canada
The federal government’s steps to amass more public debt have helped Canadians avoid an even faster build-up of their personal debt loads, even though such
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Canadian and international business news relevant to local business leaders here in Ottawa. Includes stories related to inflation, interest rates, employment, major government announcements and more.
Feds launch new Ottawa-based agency, Invest in Canada, to pursue investors
International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is rolling out a new investment agency designed to promote Canada as a destination for investors. He has named two
Competition Bureau searches Torstar, Postmedia offices in newspaper swap review
Competition Bureau officials searched the Toronto offices of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. and Torstar Corp. on Monday as part of its investigation into their November
Rogers raises internet prices; Bell to bump up its fees in April
Two of Canada’s biggest internet service providers are preparing to increase their monthly subscriber prices, a move they say is justified by the investments they’re
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Looking for the next rate signal Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz speaks at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University on Tuesday. Deputy
Canadian internet users looking more beyond Google and Facebook: report
Google and Facebook continue to be the juggernauts that dominate how Canadians use the Internet but a new “non-duopoly” trend may be emerging, suggests a
Canada dodges tariff bullet, at least for now: U.S. grants provisional exemption
Canada appears to have dodged a protectionist bullet, as one of only two countries to receive a provisional exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs set
Canada chasing trade deal with South American block after signing new TPP
Canada is expected to announce Friday the start of formal free trade negotiations with the four-country South American trade bloc known as Mercosur. A spokesman
Bugs in the grocery aisle: Loblaw adds cricket powder to its PC line
Canada’s largest grocer believes Canadians are ready to cook with crickets and is bringing the alternative protein ingredient to grocery shelves under its President’s Choice
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, underlines ‘growing’ trade uncertainty
The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold Wednesday as it pointed to a climate of broadening, important unknowns around trade.
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