Sheehan announces double gas tax payment for Prince Twp
PRINCE TOWNSHIP (Thursday, April 25, 2019) -- Sault Member of Parliament Terry Sheehan has announced a municipal infrastructure transfer payment (Gas Tax Top-Up) for...
Self-employed increasingly turning to private lenders for mortgages
The self-employed are among the growing number of Canadians turning to private lenders in order to obtain a mortgage.
While many prospective homeowners are driven to...
Energy and financials weigh on Toronto stocks, loonie down after BoC announcement
TORONTO — Weakness in the heavyweight energy and financial sectors weighed on Canada's main stock index in late-morning trading.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down...
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, drops growth forecast for 2019
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it downgraded its 2019 growth forecast based on its prediction the economy nearly ground to a halt...
Energy sector helps lift TSX higher as price of crude oil climbs
TORONTO — Gains in the energy sector helped lift Canada's main stock index in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also surged higher.
The S&P/TSX...
Ontario’s challenge of carbon-pricing law wraps up; judges reserve decision
TORONTO — Ontario's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's imposition of a carbon charge was left in the hands of five Appeal Court justices on Thursday...
TSX hits all-time high on lift from health care, financials and industrials sectors
TORONTO — Canada's main stock index hit an all-time high on strength in the health-care sector, which includes many of the country's big cannabis...
CRA’s automatic benefit registrations give retirees reason to file on time
TORONTO — This is the time of year when procrastinators begin to fret about filing their income tax forms with Canada Revenue Agency by...
Financials help boost TSX, U.S. stock markets down at late morning
TORONTO — The financial sector led a broad-based rally on the Toronto Stock Exchange to push Canada's main stock index higher in late-morning trading,...
CREA reports home sales in March down compared with a year ago, prices also...
OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in March fell compared with a year ago while the average sale price also...