Canada & World

The Canadian economy will return to growth in the second half of 2024, with interest rate cuts as early as this spring, according to a new forecast by Deloitte Canada.

Canadians who have missed being able to buy blueberry fritters, cinnamon sugar twists and walnut crunch doughnuts at Tim Hortons are in luck.

Electric scooter rental company Bird Global has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. but its operations in Canada will be unaffected, according its COO. 

The odds of another rate hike have decreased, the Bank of Canada's governing council agreed during discussions ahead of its most recent interest rate decision.

Canada's annual inflation rate was unchanged last month, holding steady at 3.1 per cent as progress on tamping down price growth stalled.

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he expects 2024 to be a transition year as higher interest rates slow down the economy, making way for lower inflation.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday that nearly half of the 16,000 small businesses it heard from in its fourth-quarter survey on business conditions had received a CEBA loan.

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"Retailers are doing their best not to push those costs on to the consumers, but retailers can only absorb so much," said Dollarama Inc.'s chief executive.

At an investor update Wednesday, the Chicago burger giant said it aims to have 50,000 restaurants in operation worldwide by the end of 2027. McDonald's had 40,275 restaurants at the start of this year.