Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5% as U.S. tariff risks shift
The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the central bank worries less about inflation risks and
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How Ottawa’s Palapa Tours has navigated tricky waters on the way to growth
What began as a spur-of-the-moment idea has become a growing success for Mike Karpishka and Gaby Saucedo, and now they’re ready to take a long-awaited
Cornwall residential sector booming to keep up with employment demand
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Region’s annual pace of housing starts in August drops 65 per cent from July, CMHC says
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Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists’ expectations
Some stubbornness at the gas pumps pushed the headline inflation rate a couple ticks higher to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
Supportive housing highlighted as key to Ottawa’s housing crisis
Ottawa’s housing system is under unprecedented pressure. Almost 3000 people are currently without a home in Ottawa, a 78% increase since 2018. This figure is
Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rates after last-minute inflation report
The Bank of Canada will have to grapple with a last-minute inflation report, a shift in the federal government’s tariff stance and lingering uncertainty about
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