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Canadian economy expands in November after two months of negative or no growth

Canadian economy expands in November after two months of negative or no growth

The Canadian economy grew 0.3% in November after a flat October and negative growth of...
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B.C.’s real estate boost comes with peril, say economists

B.C.’s real estate boost comes with peril, say economists

Real estate and construction combined make up a quarter of B.C.'s GDP, more than any other industry
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B.C.’s payday loans industry grows 21% in two years: Vancity

B.C.’s payday loans industry grows 21% in two years: Vancity

Vancity report points to province’s high rate of working age people living in poverty
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Economic pessimism hits highest level since 2009: CPA

Economic pessimism hits highest level since 2009: CPA

Bad news throughout 2015—including a technical recession in the first half of 2015, the falling price of oil and a low loonie—has taken its toll on...
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How much do you need for retirement?

How much do you need for retirement?

For some retirees, a million dollars won’t cut it
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Ailing dollar presents once-in-a-generation opportunity for Canadian businesses

Ailing dollar presents once-in-a-generation opportunity for Canadian businesses

If you don’t export now, it’s an opportune time to explore how and where you could enter the U.S. market, build a business plan and find partners that can help you
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Taseko Mines loses defamation suit against Wilderness Committee

Taseko Mines loses defamation suit against Wilderness Committee

Judge dismissed lawsuit and awarded rare special costs to environmental organization in case involving Taseko's controversial New Prosperity mine proposal
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Alberta’s oil woes ‘both a curse and a blessing’ for rip-roaring B.C., says TD

Alberta’s oil woes ‘both a curse and a blessing’ for rip-roaring B.C., says TD

The “deeper, more prolonged and farther reaching” impacts of the oil shock have pushed TD Economics to downgrade its quarterly forecast for Canada’s provincial economies.
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Spooked Canadian investors are sitting on $75 billion in excess savings

Spooked Canadian investors are sitting on $75 billion in excess savings

Canadians are accumulating cash at record levels in response to economic fears, say CIBC economists
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Peer to peer: Weak dollar opens up new markets for Canadians

Peer to peer: Weak dollar opens up new markets for Canadians

How can Canadian companies take advantage of the weak loonie?
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