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S&P/TSX composite makes small gain Monday ahead of inflation release

S&P/TSX composite makes small gain Monday ahead of inflation release

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index saw a small uptick Monday as broad-based gains helped keep it in the green on a slow trading day. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 30.23 points at 20,390.33. With U.S.
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Chris Gardner: Canada needs to pick up its economic tempo

Chris Gardner: Canada needs to pick up its economic tempo

Such anemic growth means that it will take more than 70 years for Canada’s economy to double in size.
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British Columbians slipping deeper into debt

British Columbians slipping deeper into debt

Anxiety levels rising as more British Columbians pay only minimum credit card balances
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Outlook 2023: Canada’s economy enters 2023 with serious structural weaknesses

Outlook 2023: Canada’s economy enters 2023 with serious structural weaknesses

The year 2022 will be remembered as the “Great Reinflation.
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Outlook 2023: Increased inflow of newcomers will be Metro Vancouver’s greatest challenge, opportunity in 2023

Outlook 2023: Increased inflow of newcomers will be Metro Vancouver’s greatest challenge, opportunity in 2023

Transformative periods in history are often recognized as such only with the benefit of hindsight, but their impacts are felt for years or even decades afterwards.
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Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales flat at $72.3 billion in November

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales flat at $72.3 billion in November

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales were flat at $72.3 billion in November. The result came as sales in the motor vehicle industry rose 12.7 per cent to $3.
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Debt worries rise amid higher interest rates and persistent inflation: MNP report

Debt worries rise amid higher interest rates and persistent inflation: MNP report

CALGARY — A new report suggests Canadian's worries about debt are rising amid higher interest rates and persistent inflation.
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Opinion: No access gained from tepid Information Act review

Opinion: No access gained from tepid Information Act review

If it is true that you can’t teach an old dog a new trick, I have regrettably discovered you can at least trick an old dog.
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More businesses expect sales to slip as high inflation, rates weigh on spending: BoC

More businesses expect sales to slip as high inflation, rates weigh on spending: BoC

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will release its business outlook and consumer expectations surveys this morning. The surveys will provide insight on how inflation expectations among businesses and consumers have evolved in the fourth quarter.
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United Way BC chosen to distribute pandemic recovery funds

United Way BC chosen to distribute pandemic recovery funds

The organization is working with communities across the province until early February.
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