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CMHC will release its 2023 Annual Report on Monday, May 6, at 12 pm Eastern Time. The report details accomplishments over the year, including the steps taken by the Corporation in all areas of its business to maintain its status as a high-performing...

One of the biggest pressures on people right now is housing. Young Canadians ? particularly Millennials and Gen Z ? are being priced out of their communities. Families are finding it difficult to get a good place to settle down. Rising rents and the...

The Denver region was ranked as the national leader for living-wage jobs, while two Texas markets posted worrisome "functional unemployment" rates of well over 30%, according to a new Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) analysis....

Michael Kovacs, Chief Executive Officer, Harvest ETFs, Harvest Portfolios Group Inc., and his team joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange , to open the market and celebrate the launch of three new ETFs: the Harvest...

Multiple achievements were made on Thursday at a conference focused on cooperation between China and Hungary under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) framework. Under the guidance of China's State Council Information Office, the conference was...

CMHC will release its 2023 Annual Report on Monday, May 6, at 12 pm Eastern Time. The report details accomplishments over the year, including the steps taken by the Corporation in all areas of its business to maintain its status as a high-performing...

In light of the preliminary court approval of a settlement by real estate brokerages and the National Association of REALTORS® for antitrust lawsuits, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today has placed an open letter in numerous...

David Bibby, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hypercharge Networks Corp. (the "Company" or "Hypercharge") , and his team joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange , to open the market and celebrate the Company's...

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Labour; and the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business, will make a joint announcement on supporting growth, small...

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its April 2024 market statistics set a new average daily volume (ADV) record of 26.5 million contracts for the month, up 33% from April 2023, with double-digit growth across all...

ADM Aéroports de Montréal invites media representatives to its annual public meeting.  On this occasion, Mélanie Kau, Chair of the Board of Directors, Yves Beauchamp, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Aymeric Dussart, Chief Financial...

EVP Capital Inc. ("EVP Capital"), a capital pool company ("CPC") listed on the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. (the "Exchange"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent dated May 1, 2024 (the "LOI") with Sharp Edge...

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; the Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Labour; and the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business, will make a joint announcement on supporting growth, small...

Fifty-eight percent of bankers would take action to reduce costs or increase revenue elsewhere even if exempt under a new regulatory proposal to restrict overdraft fees, according to a survey of nearly 500 financial executives released today. In a...

While it is encouraging to see government action towards addressing the auto insurance file, the two auto reform reports released on Friday, April 26, 2024, provide a potentially misleading hope for consumers. If the government does not take a...

The financial returns of registered political parties for the first quarter of 2024 are now available on Elections Canada's website. A registered political party must submit a quarterly financial return, if its candidates for the most recent general...

The creator economy is witnessing a remarkable transformation as an increasing number of individuals are stepping away from conventional employment to forge their paths as full-time creators, ConvertKit's latest 2024 State of the Creator Economy...

AtkinsRéalis, a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, welcomes Ontario Tech University as a new ambassador in support of the Canadians for CANDU campaign....

2 in 3 parents who are helping their kids cover college costs expect their children to pay for part of the educational expenses; 1 in 3 say the parents will pay for it all Cost of College: Americans saving for college think it will cost over $77,000...

Participants from a broad cross-section of Ontario communities will attend the 2024 Ontario Small Urban Municipal (OSUM) Conference to be held from May 1 to 3 at the Orillia Recreation Centre, 255 West Street South, Orillia....

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California's housing crisis took center stage in the state capital this week at a solutions discussion forum hosted by the Center for California Real Estate (CCRE), an institute of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). The forum kicked...

Statistics Canada is pleased to announce that collection for the 2024 Census Test will begin next week.  Statistics Canada conducts a comprehensive test of the updated census questionnaire and collection procedures two years before every census to...

LightBox, a leading provider of commercial real estate (CRE) information and technology, released its first quarter CRE Activity Index, which highlights a modest uptick in deal activity from the previous quarter's low and provides insights into an...

TD Asset Management Inc. ("TDAM"), the manager of TD Global Healthcare Leaders Index ETF (the "TD ETF"), today announced that due to an input error, the amount of the distribution declared on March 15, 2024 of $0.45 per unit was higher than the...

Upgrades and an expansion are coming to the Apitipi Anicinapek Nation Community Centre. The federal government is supporting this work with an investment of over $2.9 million from the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) program. Announced...

Nearly one third of brands launched in 2022 were discontinued by the end of 2023, revealed market...

ADM Aéroports de Montréal invites media representatives to its annual public meeting.  On this occasion, Mélanie Kau, Chair of the Board of Directors, Yves Beauchamp, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Aymeric Dussart, Chief Financial...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® deteriorated for the third consecutive month in April, retreating to 97.0 (1985=100) from a downwardly revised 103.1 in March. Despite these three months of weakness, the gauge continues to move...

A new study by Léger Research and commissioned by Qtrade revealed that 85 per cent of Canadians believe the dream of owning a home was more attainable for previous generations, while 61 per cent worry that the dream of home ownership may be...

The fourth survey of the financial anxiety index carried out by Centraide of Greater Montreal in collaboration with Leger has revealed that half of Quebeckers (48%) are feeling significant (moderate to extreme) levels of financial stress. This is a...

Rents declined in March for the eighth consecutive month, with year-over-year prices dropping by -0.3% and declines seen across all unit sizes, according to the Realtor.com® Rental Report released today. Even so, the median rent of $1,722 was only...

The Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation "Misk" has entered into a framework agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support and enhance youth engagement in the non-profit sector within the Kingdom, and to initiate joint global programs in...

Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis, on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and Karine Boivin Roy, Member for Anjou-Louis-Riel, on behalf of Mathieu Lacombe, Minister...

Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company";   is pleased to announce that Ucore Rare Metals Inc. ("Ucore") received and tested a Wicheeda mixed rare earth carbonate ("MREC") sample at its Kingston, Ontario, RapidSXtm Commercialization...

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Supporting innovation and growth contributes to economic development in Quebec's regions. That is why Sophie Chatel, Member of Parliament for Pontiac, today announced, on behalf of the Honourable...

VantageScore, a leading national credit-scoring and data insights company, today...

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Supporting business growth contributes to economic development in Quebec's regions. That is why the Honourable Marie?Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue, on behalf of the Honourable...

13% of aspiring homeowners plan on purchasing a home in 2024. 26% plan on doing so in 2025 or later.62% believe owning a home is still one of life's biggest aspirations, but 56% of aspiring homeowners feel owning a home is unattainable. TORONTO,...

This is a report from China Daily: Aiming to become a hub for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and...

PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (IDX: BBRI) announced a robust profit of IDR 15.98 trillion for the first quarter of 2024, despite challenging global economic and geopolitical conditions. At the financial performance press conference, BRI's...

Today, the Alberta government announced a consultation on auto insurance system reform, releasing two reports that examine potential options. The reports are from consulting firms Oliver Wyman (OW) and Nous Group. Following the release of the...

The federal government recently delivered Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation. It is a plan to build a Canada that works better for everyone, where younger generations can get ahead, where their hard work pays off, and where they can buy a...

The CRE Finance Council (CREFC), the industry association that exclusively represents the $5.9 trillion commercial and multifamily real estate finance industry, today released the results of its First-Quarter 2024 (1Q 2024) Board of Governors (BOG)...

Nourish Food Marketing and HRA Global are proud to announce their collaboration in hosting an insightful webinar titled "Food Trends Across the Atlantic: Identifying Emerging Food & Beverage Opportunities in Europe and North America to Grow Your...

Videotron's outstanding customer service and its determination to resolve issues promptly are reflected in the mid-year report released this morning by the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS). While the volume of...

Key grocery food categories remained stubbornly high in Q1 2024 while select others dipped to new lows compared to the same period in 2023. Tapping into its rich, real-time Shopper Intelligence Platform, Catalina looked at the aggregate price...

ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released its first-quarter 2024 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that profit margins on median-priced single-family home and condo sales in the United States decreased to 55.3...

The federal government recently delivered Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation. It is a plan to build a Canada that works better for everyone, where younger generations can get ahead, where their hard work pays off, and where they can buy a...

WestJet today provided a comprehensive update on the progress it is making against its targeted growth strategy for Edmonton. Alexis von Hoensbroech, WestJet Group Chief Executive Officer, outlined the airline's strategy and commitments for 2024 and...