48 h. ago ‘Massive lift’: Toronto businesses, industry groups welcome Blue Jays playoff boost

TORONTO — As the Toronto Blue Jays prepare to host the New York Yankees in the first game of the American League Division Series on Saturday, local businesses and industry groups say they welcome the expected boost in tourism and consumer spending amid a tough year for the Canadian economy. The first-ever playoff meeting between […]

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9 d. ago Costco to ‘thin down’ on Christmas products as consumers cut back on spending

Shoppers are focusing on essentials and limiting discretionary purchases

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1 week ago Daniel Araya: Why Asia must become the next frontier for the Canadian economy

The challenges facing the Canadian economy are about more than recent trade disputes with the U.S.

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2 w. ago Canadian consumers are buying less, including on credit cards, data shows

Canadians are also spending less money using their credit cards, another report by J.D. Power and Associates released on Tuesday showed.

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2 w. ago Moe, Carney hold meeting on Chinese canola tariffs, broader trade issues

OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, back from China amid a major trade dispute on canola, met Tuesday with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss ways to mend fences with both China and the United States. “We had a good meeting,” Moe told reporters after the meeting in Carney’s office. “This is another step in […]

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2 w. ago Trade dispute, consumer spending slowdown hurting small businesses: Equifax

A new report shows some small businesses across Canada are facing challenges as consumers cut back on spending and navigate a complicated trade landscape. Equifax Canada’s latest business credit trends report says more than 286,000 businesses missed at least one credit payment in the second quarter, up 5.6 per cent from a year ago. Jeff […]

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2 w. ago Small Businesses Face Pressure as Delinquencies Remain Elevated and Uncertainty Continues in Trade Relations

– Credit stress rising in consumer-sensitive sectors and across key provinces – Equifax Canada Market Pulse — Q2 2025 Quarterly Business Credit Trends Report TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian small businesses faced continued financial pressures in the second quarter of 2025, driven by a complex mix of macroeconomic factors and uncertain trade […]

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3 w. ago 'Tariffs are here to stay': City reports $310K in added costs from U.S.

With the city’s annual procurement budget averaging more than $2 billion, Amit Patil emphasized the current impact remains 'relatively small'

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4 w. ago Japan’s economy grew at faster rate in fiscal Q1 than initially thought on healthy consumer spending

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy expanded at a stronger rate in the fiscal first quarter than previously estimated, despite worries about U.S. tariffs and domestic political uncertainty, according to government data released Monday. The Cabinet Office said Japan’s real gross domestic product, the sum value of a nation’s goods and services, grew at a seasonally […]

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