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OTTAWA — Canada's central bank says businesses and consumers are increasingly convinced that...

REGINA — Federated Co-operatives Ltd. says a new renewable diesel fuel and canola-crushing...

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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation in October rose to 4.7 per cent.

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OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is warning inflation will stay higher for longer than it...

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EDMONTON — The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement with a company that...

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OTTAWA — The devil is in the details and your income tax return is no exception.

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OTTAWA — Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have...

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Not everyone gets to choose their retirement date.

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Extended health coverage goes away when you leave your job. Here’s how to adapt.

Many Canadians have no use for retirement. They want to keep working well into older age.

Countries are starting to increase their interest rates. Here's why.

Why investors should look outside of Canada for opportunities.

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Anticipation around Trump's pro-growth policies helped push equities higher in Q4.

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Despite fears over Brexit, stocks continued to climb in the third quarter.

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North American markets ended higher, even as Brexit caused concern.

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