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Businesses report slower growth over past year, remain cautious: Bank of Canada

Businesses report slower growth over past year, remain cautious: Bank of Canada

Weak demand, as well as uncertainty over future demand, are driving firms’ investment and capacity-planning decisions, according to the Bank of Canada’s (BOC) Fall Business Outlook Survey released October 11.
High personal tax rates hurting Canada's international competitiveness: Fraser Institute

High personal tax rates hurting Canada's international competitiveness: Fraser Institute

High personal tax rates at both the federal and provincial levels are damaging Canada's international competitiveness with the United States and other G7 nations, according to a Fraser Institute study published October 10.
Canadian consumers to demand more credit than Americans: FICO

Canadian consumers to demand more credit than Americans: FICO

Canadian consumers will increasingly request new credit over the next six months – more so than our neighbours to the south – according to analytics software company FICO (NYSE:FICO).
Northern Exposure, part 1: Kitimat: Business opportunity and optimism touch down at the airport, as airline numbers head skyward with infrastructure

Northern Exposure, part 1: Kitimat: Business opportunity and optimism touch down at the airport, as airline numbers head skyward with infrastructure

Airline numbers head skyward with infrastructure influx
Sun Peaks shareholders sue over tax advice

Sun Peaks shareholders sue over tax advice

The shareholders of a company that once owned Sun Peaks Resort are suing their accountant for allegedly giving them bad tax advice, which resulted in a loss for the company.
Infrastructure trade to triple by 2030: HSBC

Infrastructure trade to triple by 2030: HSBC

Trade in infrastructure will triple by 2030 and will increase as a percentage of overall global trade, according to HSBC Bank Canada.
B.C. has six years to fix its health-care system

B.C. has six years to fix its health-care system

Baby boomers have been the protagonist for many of the booms and busts since the Second World War. And they will continue to make their mark as a growing number enter retirement age over the next two decades. But don't blame them just yet for the country's burgeoning health-care costs.
Vancouver mayor in New York for urban development summit

Vancouver mayor in New York for urban development summit

Mayor Gregor Robertson is in New York today (October 7) after taking part in an urban development summit over the weekend.
Exports to drive B.C. economic expansion in 2014: BMO

Exports to drive B.C. economic expansion in 2014: BMO

Growth in Asia, stronger U.S. economy predicted to bolster the province's economy
B.C.’s affluent feel more financially secure than before recession: BMO

B.C.’s affluent feel more financially secure than before recession: BMO

Nearly two-thirds of high-net worth British Columbians feel they are better off financially than they were before the 2008 recession, according to a BMO Harris Private Banking study released October 3.