Shocks can force Bank of Canada to hike rates even when economy weak, says deputy

Supply-side shocks that can simultaneously drive up prices and slow the economy are complicating the Bank of Canada ‘s fight against inflation, but the central bank has no intention abandoning…

Why the Canadian dollar is bearing up as the surging greenback punches a hole through other G10 currencies

Canada’s status as a major energy exporter is currently shielding the Canadian dollar from a surging greenback better than other…

Posthaste: This dormant pipeline needs to be restarted for the sake of Canada, economists say

  A natural gas pipeline that has been dormant since 2013 should be reopened, says a new report from National…

Former head of Competition Bureau Matthew Boswell joins law firm Norton Rose Fulbright as partner

Matthew Boswell , who served as commissioner of Canada’s Competition Bureau from May 2018 until late last year, has joined law…

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United Airlines says it will boot passengers who refuse to use headphones on planes

Listen up, flyers: United Airlines said it will start removing passengers from flights who refuse to wear headphones while listening…

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Should couple in their 50s who want to retire tap into RRSPs or apply for CPP?

Now that both of their children have started their careers, are married and purchased their first homes, Timothy,* 57, and Margaret, 53, are ready to…

Stock markets still ‘relatively well behaved’ in face of Middle East conflict

Markets have been volatile since the United States and Israel started military strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, but the fallout may not be as bad…

Péladeau defeated in push for Air Transat board shakeup

Transat A.T. Inc. shareholders have voted to keep the status quo at the company’s board of directors , approving proposals put forward by outgoing board…

Canadian travel to the U.S. down 30% from before Trump’s tariff war

Trade tensions with the United States have rerouted 30 per cent of Canadian travel across the border, according to Statistics Canada . Return trips to…

Posthaste: Canada is losing the productivity battle, even in the grocery aisles

Canada’s productivity keeps falling further behind the United States, but a lagging food sector might be the biggest issue. Labour productivity as a whole fell…

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