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Regional gain in new housing construction in 2024 amid declines in major cities

Canada's housing market saw a modest increase in the number of housing starts, or new home construction, in 2024.Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says housing...

Anxious times in Alberta’s oilpatch with potential Trump tariff hit just days away

Canada and the United States have often been described as the best of friends and closest of allies. Two countries sharing the longest border...

Barrick Gold suspends operations in Mali after government seizes gold stocks

Barrick Gold Corporation has halted its operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks worth $245 million Cdn from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex....

National home sales finished year on strong note with rebound expected in 2025

The number of homes that changed hands across the country in December was up 19.2 per cent compared with a year earlier, as the...

Restaurants enjoying extra business during tax break, worry about looming end

Restaurateurs in the Halifax area say the two-month GST holiday that began last month appears to be providing a boost to their businesses, but some...

$8.2B acquisition of Viterra approved with conditions to allay fears of competition

The Canadian government has approved Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion acquisition of Viterra Ltd. in a decision that includes terms and conditions meant to allay concerns...

Rio Tinto fined $2M for contaminating water near Quebec mine

The Court of Quebec has ordered Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc. to pay fines totalling $2 million for infractions related to the discharge of harmful...

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