Category: Business & Economy

Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland are pitching broadened trade relationships and boosting internal trade in their bids to become prime minister.

Mortgage experts see some fixed rate options trending lower ahead of the spring housing market. Here’s how uncertainty over tariffs is affecting the landscape.

Wondering how much you’ll need to spend to find a long-term partner? A BMO survey crunched the numbers on the average cost per date in modern relationships.

TD Bank is currently Charles Schwab’s largest shareholder, a stake which it acquired as part of the financial services firm’s US$26 billion purchase of TD Ameritrade in 2020.

Canada’s food service sector is expecting a $1.5-billion boost from the tax ‘holiday’ and Restaurants Canada is pushing to make the two-month break permanent.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs are coming in a month. Some auto experts are advising Canadian consumers to accelerate their car-buying plans in response.

Rising prices for housing, food and energy pushed the Consumer Price Index up at a three per cent annual rate in January versus 2.9 per cent the month before.

The bank also warned that retaliatory tariffs by Canada and other nations against the U.S. if Donald Trump imposes tariffs could cause a period of inflation.

St. Valentine chocolates always seek to show how deep your love is. This year, it might just also show how deep your pockets are.

Canadian Tire says the agreement will see the sportswear company wind up in the hands of Kontoor Brands, which owns Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic.