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Canadians keen on owning a home despite market uncertainties: RBC survey
TORONTO - A new report suggests two-thirds of Canadians say they still dream of owning a home despite a challenging market. RBC's spring home ownership poll shows 67 per cent of respondents say they w...
Mar 17, 2026
More details emerge on pay of Manitoba trade representative in Washington D.C.
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government defended its trade representative in Washington, D.C., on Monday as more details emerged about how much taxpayers are providing the consultant. Former television rep...
Mar 16, 2026
AI systems use Canadian journalism but seldom cite media sources: report
OTTAWA - A new study released on Monday says AI systems depend on Canadian journalism for the information they provide users but don't offer compensation or proper attribution in return Researchers at...
Mar 16, 2026
Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Mar 16, 2026
Here's a list of February inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.8 per c...
Mar 16, 2026
Inflation cooled in February before oil price shock; last data ahead of BoC rate call
OTTAWA - Inflation was showing signs of easing in February but economists warn price relief will be short lived as the war in the Middle East fuels surging energy costs. Statistics Canada said Monday ...
Mar 16, 2026
Carney, Nordic leaders pledge to deepen ties amid world economic coercion
OSLO - The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue work to defend Arctic sovereignty and to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly u...
Mar 15, 2026
Sutherland's Home Hardware closes after 70 years in Saskatoon neighbourhood
It's been a Sutherland staple for decades, but Zak's Home Hardware on Central Avenue closed its doors for the final time on Friday. Lance Zacharias, chief financial officer of the Zak's Group of Compa...
Mar 14, 2026 According to Lance Zacharias, the Sutherland Home Hardware closing is a "consequence" of the new location on 51st Street. "People were happy to kind of switch to that one," he said. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Iran war adds new uncertainty to the Bank of Canada's already clouded lens
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will be balancing a last-minute flood of economic data with uncertainty around trade and war in the Middle East as it prepares to make its second interest rate decision of ...
Mar 14, 2026
Conservative leader says his plan is 'the only hope' for Canada's auto industry
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre set off for a weekend of meetings in Michigan Friday promising to return to Windsor, Ont., in two days with details of a plan he said is "literally the on...
Mar 13, 2026
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
