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Canada’s annual inflation rate jumped to 3.4 per cent in December, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday. That’s after…

If you’ve been trying to save money on your grocery bill by waiting until food is marked down to 50…

A Bank of Canada survey finds Canadians are increasingly cutting back on spending while mortgage holders remain confident they can…

This First Person column is the experience of Grace Stelmachowicz, who lives in Squamish, B.C. For more information about CBC’s…

Prominent artificial intelligence company OpenAI has launched a new way for developers to sell and distribute their own, custom versions…

WestJet says it is facing “significant operational impacts” due to the extremely cold weather in the Prairies and parts of…

Quebec business owners have about a year and a half to ensure all signs on businesses, aside from the company…

Unusually choppy waters off the west coast of Newfoundland mean the island’s only transport truck ferry service has been seeing…

Sweat, heavy breathing, warm temperatures and lots of people — the gym is the perfect environment for bacteria to thrive…

A key Flair Airlines investor says a $30-million lawsuit filed against it by plane-leasing firms over claims of missed payments…

Improved financial performance at Vancouver-based retailer Aritzia sent the company’s stock soaring on Thursday morning by more than 20 per…

After a head-spinning and bizarre chain of events, U.S. financial regulators have formally approved new bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The move is…

Online shopping giant Amazon is eliminating hundreds of positions across its video production and distribution divisions, as the company announced…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Tuesday afternoon that a social media post saying it had approved a spot…

Even as the minister responsible admitted there aren’t enough competitive options for mobile service in Canada, another federal official said consumers can…

Statistics Canada says the total number of jobs in December was virtually unchanged for the month as the unemployment rate held steady…

Lululemon’s controversial founder Chip Wilson is again facing criticism for his latest remarks regarding the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts. In…

Walmart Canada says it is abandoning plans to open a new fulfilment centre in Quebec. The U.S. retail giant was…

Chrysler parent company Stellantis says future participation in North American auto shows will be looked at on a “case-by-case basis” amid…

Wireless phone plans will be getting more expensive for some Canadians this year.  Rogers Communications Inc. will increase the cost of…

It was another record-breaking year for Canada’s richest CEOs.  In one work day, and less than a half hour into…

Air Canada notched the worst on-time performance among 10 large airlines in North America in 2023, according to a new report. The…

It’s been a long time since economic data in Canada showed very much promise. The last 18 months have been…

Warehouse stores in Canada aren’t just selling large quantities of toilet paper these days — gold bars and coins and other precious…

Riverview father Rudy Walters is speaking out after Mastermind Toys stopped accepting gift cards effective Christmas Day — with signs posted on their…

Two Inuit leaders in Labrador are calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to chip in for flights to their…

New Kia vehicles that have arrived from overseas are sitting on a storage lot in Wolverton, Ont., purposely locked up…

Amid high inflation, rising operating costs and shrinking Canadian demand, clothing designers in Nova Scotia say they’re struggling to find a…

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using millions of the newspaper’s articles without permission…

Canada’s annual inflation rate held steady at 3.1 per cent in November, matching the previous month’s rate, according to data released…

Standing in the middle of a cafeteria at Global Affairs, Soren Antosz was testing Oscar, a new, high-tech tool popping…

As some Canadian lenders expect central banks, such as the Bank of Canada, to lower influential interest rates in 2024, borrowers…

The founder of Canadian men’s clothing retailer Harry Rosen Inc. has died at 92. Rosen opened his first made-to-measure menswear…

Mastermind Toys shoppers have less than a week to redeem store gift cards.  The Canadian toy retailer announced earlier this month that it had signed…

Videos and pictures of hundreds of people lined up outside businesses in Ontario in efforts to land jobs have gone viral on…

Honda Motor’s American unit is recalling about 4.5 million vehicles worldwide over risks of fuel pump failure, the Japanese automaker…

A trial date has been set for early 2025 to sort out whether Alberta is liable for billions in compensation…

When Evelyn Schaffer first saw her engagement ring, she was speechless. It was a 0.76-carat, oval-cut stunner — and she said…

Canada’s economy was essentially unchanged for the third consecutive month in October, missing growth forecasts, but gross domestic product likely…

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC’s $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada, despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups…

The Montreal-based company that owns and operates adult entertainment websites including Pornhub.com has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the…

Electric scooter rental company Bird says its Canadian operations won’t be affected by the company’s bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Canadian…

The Bank of Canada’s governing council agreed the odds of another rate hike have decreased during its discussions ahead of…

Brad Clements, 82, has been growing Christmas trees near Milton, Ont., since the 1980s but is getting ready to pack…

The end of the road is coming for gas-powered vehicles in Canada. New regulations being published this week by Environment…

Cathy Khalil recently tipped five bucks on an $18 box of doughnuts at one Ottawa store — and says she…

The United States, Canada and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the…

Whether it’s mutual funds, savings accounts or stock trading, millions of Canadians depend on investments for their financial future.  But for…

Cost of Living8:55The return of the bookstore When e-readers like the Amazon Kindle burst onto the scene, showing up next…

Governments across Canada are clamping down on short-term rentals in hopes of increasing housing. But will the new rules limiting…

The pace of housing starts in Canada fell by 22 per cent in November, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said…

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he expects 2024 to be a transition year as higher interest rates slow…

Rogers Sugar Inc. says it is pausing negotiations after the union representing striking workers at its Vancouver refinery rejected the…

Tesla is recalling more than two million vehicles it sold in the U.S. and 193,000 sold in Canada to fix a defective…

Air Transat and the union representing its flight attendants, a unit of The Canadian Union of Public Employees, have reached a tentative…

If domestic manufacturers and suppliers keep pushing their prices up on food and several household goods, Dollarama Inc.’s chief executive…

For a third straight time, the U.S. Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, as it signalled its expectations to…

After negotiators worked through the night, a new deal has been reached at COP28 which could signal the world’s desire to…

Hasbro said on Monday it would cut another 900 jobs globally, nearly a year after the toymaker announced it would…

SmileDirectClub is shutting down just months after the struggling teeth-straightening company filed for bankruptcy protection. In a Friday announcement, the…

A council of prominent Indigenous leaders tasked with advising Canadian National Railway Co. has resigned over what they say is…

To the untrained eye, the collection of pipes and structures rising out of the prairie 200 kilometres east of Calgary…

For anyone with lingering night terrors from the last renegotiation of NAFTA, the notion of reopening the pact might evoke…

McDonald’s is expecting to go through a growth spurt. The Chicago-based burger giant wants to establish thousands of new locations around…

Nancy Paine’s short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Superhost, Paine said she…

The federal government says it has hammered out the final details with Visa and Mastercard to lower credit card transaction…

The bread supplier that admitted to price-fixing earlier this year says any anti-competitive behaviour it participated in was at the…

The head of Canada’s biggest grocery chain says the looming implementation of the grocery code of conduct would lead to…

Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has levied a $1.3-million penalty against CIBC for non-compliance with money laundering and terrorist…

When it comes to feeding her newborn son, Ashleigh Ottley knows it takes a village. Unable to produce enough breast milk after…

The Bank of Canada decided to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at five per cent. The move was widely…

Ottawa resident Arthur Stewart said he was “surprised” and “concerned” to learn a package he returned to Amazon’s fulfilment centre…

Canada’s financial intelligence agency has levied a $7.4-million penalty against the Royal Bank of Canada for non-compliance with anti-money laundering…

The top executive at Sobeys asserted on Monday that Canada has one of the most competitive grocery retail sectors on…

Ailing toy retailer Mastermind GP Inc. says it has reached a deal to sell the bulk of its business to…

As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, consumers and corporations are being drawn into the fight by way…

Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He…

Google and the federal government have reached an agreement in their dispute over the Online News Act that would see…

Canada’s economy added 25,000 new jobs in November, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Despite the slight increase in jobs, the unemployment…

BMO Financial Group raised its dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago. The bank…

Business Canopy Growth Corp. says the aggregate gross proceeds from selling off its sports drink business total $30.4 million. Company…

Canada’s economy shrank in the three months up to September, as household spending was flat and exports declined. Statistics Canada…

Three of Canada’s biggest lenders posted quarterly earnings on Thursday, and as was the case at Scotiabank earlier in the…

Executives and senior leaders from Canada’s oil and gas sector are heading to Dubai for the upcoming United Nations COP28…

General Motors said it is pumping the brakes a little on its plans for electric vehicles and self-driving cars as new…

The Bank of Nova Scotia said its profit slumped in the fourth quarter for a variety of reasons, including doubling…

Panama’s president said Tuesday that Canadian miner First Quantum’s lucrative copper mine, Cobre Panama, would be shut down, hours after the…