27 m. ago Howard Levitt: It’s time to evaluate performance and spring clean your payroll

Taking stock of who is working and who is not is the first step when considering a payroll spring cleaning

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2 h. ago S&P 500 Rises as Traders Parse Earnings and Tariff Developments

US equities eked out modest gains as investors weighed the ongoing global trade war against a slew of positive earnings reports from Wall Street banks.

Economics

2 h. ago Baseball team ditches Gold Diggers name change after ‘sexist’ outrage

'Our intention was to creatively reference the rich history of Sacramento and gold country, but our approach was wrong.'

Sport

3 h. ago Easter in Calgary: Events, activities and what's open and closed

Easter long weekend, April 18 to April 21, is coming up, with sun expected for the first half, and rain and snow in the forecast for Sunday and Monday. Good Friday is a nationally recognized stat holiday, so Calgarians can expect some adjusted schedules in the city that day. Easter Monday is an optional stat […]

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3 h. ago CREA downgrades housing market forecasts due to tariffs, economic uncertainty

Total Canadian sales fell 9.3% year-over-year in March on a non-seasonally adjusted basis

Economics

3 h. ago Trump Trade War Sparks Run on US Warehouses With Tariff Loophole

US importers looking to sidestep Trump administration tariffs are desperately seeking space in a type of warehouse that lets them stash merchandise for as long as five years without paying duties.

Economics

3 h. ago Here's how much home prices in Canada are expected to drop in 2025

Following an uptick in home prices in 2024, British Columbia could be among the parts of Canada to see a potential decline in housing prices in 2025.According to a recent forecast by TD Bank's economists, average home prices in B.C. will fall by 4.1 per cent in 2025, before rising by 2.7 per cent in 2026. This comes after a 1.7 per cent increase in home prices in 2024.This will be the country's second-largest dip in home prices, following the forecast for Ontario: a decrease of 6.4 per cent in 2025, and a subsequent increase of 2.2 per cent in 2026. Last year, home prices in Ontario went up marginally, by 0.3 per cent.As for the number of home sales in B.C., the volume of transactions is expected to decrease by 0.8 per cent, before rallying by a staggering 14.7 per cent in 2026. Similarly, Ontario will see a 7.6 per cent drop in home sales in 2025, followed by a 16.9 per cent increase in 2026, the bank's experts say."This reflects muted demand conditions in both [B.C. and Ontar...

Economics

4 h. ago Tariff uncertainty foils ’slam dunk rebound year’ for national home sales: CREA

The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales activity in 2025, while the number of homes that changed hands across the country in March was down 9.3 per cent compared with a year ago. The association says Canadian home sales in March also fell 4.8 per cent on a seasonally adjusted […]

Society

5 h. ago Pension conference relocates to Canada from U.S. amid trade war

The conference provides in-depth education to manage pension plans while serving the interests of Canadian plan beneficiaries

Economics

6 h. ago Inflation in Canada cools slightly in March, but pressures remain

Overall inflation eased for Canadians in March, but the end of the GST/HST holiday and U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to stress consumers in Canada.

Economics

6 h. ago China’s Xi makes a case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia

BANGKOK — China’s Xi is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty.” On Monday, he was welcomed to Hanoi with pomp and ceremony by Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong. He arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital, later Tuesday, for a three-day […]

Economics

6 h. ago Tariff response to be focus at Queen’s Park as new session begins

Ontario's response to the U.S. trade war will factor heavily in the first legislative sitting after Premier Doug Ford cruised to victory in the snap February election.

Economics

9 h. ago German Investor Outlook Plunges as US Trade Chaos Takes Toll

Investor confidence in Germany’s economy plummeted as US President Donald Trump’s on-off trade measures threaten to choke off a nascent recovery.

Economics

10 h. ago Global Oil Surplus to Persist in 2026 as Demand Sags, IEA Says

The International Energy Agency slashed forecasts for global oil demand this year amid the brewing trade war, and in its first detailed assessment of 2026 predicted a persistent supply surplus.

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10 h. ago Crypto Firm Bitdeer Prioritizes Mining to Weather Tariff Turmoil

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer Technologies Group is doubling down on its self-mining operations while pushing ahead with plans to make machines in the US, as it confronts a cooling crypto market and mounting uncertainty over US trade policy.

Economics

11 h. ago Clothing companies fear Trump tariffs will leave them worse for wear

TORONTO — When Nina Kharey wakes every morning, the first thing she does is search online for U.S. President Donald Trump in hopes that the global trade war he sparked is dissipating. Most of the time, her hunt ends in disappointment. “It’s a lot of uncertainty at the moment,” said Kharey, a Calgary-based designer who […]

Economics

15 h. ago Toronto home on market for first time in decades is half the price of neighbours

In a Toronto neighbourhood where houses on average sell for $1.4 million and more, finding a home for almost half that price feels too good to be true. 54 Morberly Ave. is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom semi-detached house just steps from the Danforth, and it's listed for only $799,000. One reason the home might be listed for so low is that they want to incite a bidding war. An aerial shot of the house and property. Which, in most neighbourhoods, is not a thing that's happening right now. But the Danforth is one of the few neighbourhoods that is still seeing overbidding. The living room with a fireplace. The other reason this house might be listed well below the neighbourhood average is because this is the first time the home has been listed in decades, according to the listing, and likely needs a lot of work. The dining room. Don't get us wrong, the house does have some things going for it, like a good layout and lots of natural ligh...

Economics

16 h. ago China’s US Decoupling Collapses Trade in Key Petroleum Product

It’s been just days since China responded to US tariffs with its own set of eye-watering levies, but one corner of the petroleum market is already in crisis as bilateral trade collapses between the two heavyweights.

Economics

20 h. ago Canadians travelling to U.S. hits lowest rate since COVID amid Trump trade war: new data

US Customs and Border Protection says close to a million fewer travellers were logged crossing into the US in March compared to March 2024

Economics

21 h. ago Trump’s tariff pause on electronics boosts Canada, U.S. market gains

U.S. President Donald Trump has temporarily exempted electronics like smartphones and computers from some tariffs, which could lead to higher prices on Chinese imports.

Economics