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There's no end in sight in the Canada Post strike. Matt Poirier is with the Retail Council of Canada. He says the labour disruptions couldn't have come at a worse time. "Unfortunately for retailers, t...

The Bank of Canada has cut its key interest rate by another 50 basis points to 3.25 per cent. It is the fifth consecutive cut to the overnight interest rate since early June. Before that, the interest...

The average price of rent in Canada is lower than November of last year, but depending on where you live, your rent could still be going up. The average price of rent went down 1.6 per cent in Novembe...

Canada faced a record-breaking year for weather disasters in 2024, with over $7.7 billion in insured damages from just four summer events, according to Environment Canada. Calgary experienced the most...

A new tentative agreement has been reached for thousands of federal correctional officers across Canada. The four-year collective agreement applies to around 7,000 workers represented by the Union of ...

Canada Post is accusing the postal workers union of taking major steps backward in negotiations. The company says they've tried to close the gap on negotiations in the last few weeks. But they claim t...

Canada's finance minister will give an update on the country's finances next week. Chrystia Freeland is set to deliver her government's fall economic statement on Monday. It comes just one day before ...

Mechanics and clerical staff with CN have a tentative new agreement. The railway announced that a four-year deal was achieved with Unifor. No immediate details have been released pending ratification ...

Charities are struggling this holiday season especially due to the Canada Post strike. The Salvation Army says with postal workers off the job for almost four weeks, it can't depend on direct mail cam...

A silent crisis is creeping up on Canadians everywhere. World AIDS Day was on Monday and this week is Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. Ahead of the week, the Public Health Agency of Canada released the...