Economy, Law & Politics

Food inflation remains stubbornly high despite efforts to quell inflation

TORONTO 鈥� Food inflation outpaced overall inflation for months, with grocery prices hitting double-digit increases in 2022, and economists say it will take longer to subside than overall inflation.

Jan 17, 2023 2:12 PM Read more >

Kennedy Stewart returns to university, may not be done with politics

Three months after losing the Vancouver mayoralty to Ken Sim, Kennedy Stewart said he is excited to be back at Simon Fraser University with a promotion.

Jan 17, 2023 12:19 PM Read more >

Outlook 2023: The bill for Canada鈥檚 long run of low-interest rates is coming due in 2023

The year that just ended threw up some big surprises, including the first land war in Europe since 1945, spiralling inflation and an exceptionally compressed cycle of monetary policy tightening engineered by central banks caught off guard by soaring

Jan 17, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Outlook 2023: Voters: Are you ready to return to the ballot box in 2023?

If a provincial election indeed takes place this year, Falcon faces two other challenges: A rebrand and candidate selection.

Jan 17, 2023 9:47 AM Read more >

S&P/TSX composite creeps higher in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets down

TORONTO 鈥� Strength in the energy, utility and industrial sectors helped Canada's main stock index edge higher, while U.S. stock markets fell in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 8.24 points at 20,398.57.

Jan 17, 2023 8:54 AM Read more >

小蓝视频 inflation outpaces national rate for sixth straight month

Inflation grew at a rate of 6.6 per cent on West Coast compared with 6.3 per cent nationally in December

Jan 17, 2023 7:25 AM Read more >

Canada's annual inflation rate slowed in December but grocery prices stayed high

OTTAWA 鈥� Canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 6.3 per cent in December as the cost of groceries remained high and gas prices cooled.

Jan 17, 2023 6:53 AM Read more >

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

TORONTO 鈥� 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.

Jan 16, 2023 2:16 PM Read more >

Chris Gardner: Canada needs to pick up its economic tempo

Such anemic growth means that it will take more than 70 years for Canada鈥檚 economy to double in size.

Jan 16, 2023 1:12 PM Read more >

British Columbians slipping deeper into debt

Anxiety levels rising as more British Columbians pay only minimum credit card balances

Jan 16, 2023 1:09 PM Read more >