Saturday, July 26, 2025

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$8.2B US merger of Viterra and Bunge now complete

The $8.2-billion US merger of Bunge and Viterra is now complete, forming one of the world's largest agribusiness companies.The deal was confirmed in a news release issued by the Missouri-based Bunge on Wednesday. It...

GTA home sales down year-over-year in June, listings up: real estate board

Real estate watchers in the Greater Toronto Area are hoping a recovery may be underway as figures for June showed signs that activity could...

Sask.’s mortgage delinquency rate is highest among provinces, but it’s getting worse in Ont. and B.C.

Tyler Fransen lost his Saskatoon home this spring after he missed mortgage payments due to financial circumstances and life situations that sent him over...

More and more influencers are offering financial advice on TikTok and YouTube. Should you take it?

Cost of LivingThe rise of the 'finfluencer'If you've ever wondered how to navigate the stock market, build a budget or plan for retirement, your first...

Calgary Stampede: What the ‘Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’ says about the economy

The purple toasted cob of corn shines under the afternoon sun as 25-year-old Allison Zhou lifts it up to show her friends on the opening...

Non-profit run by 23andMe co-founder gets court approval to buy the genetic testing company

Anne Wojcicki's bid to buy 23andMe, the genetic testing company she co-founded nearly 20 years ago, has received the court green light.That means Wojcicki's...

Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Not yet, says expert

Federal and provincial leaders are working to dismantle internal trade barriers that push up the cost of goods and make it harder to do...

Canada’s stubby beer bottle finds new meaning in an age of American bluster

Forty years after its retirement as the industry standard bottle for beer in Canada, the stubby is being reinterpreted in an age marred by tariffs...

Ford Motor Company calls majority of workforce into office 4 days a week

Ford Motor Company is calling the majority of its salaried workforce back to the office four days a week, the automaker's latest effort to boost...

Inflation unchanged at 1.7% in May as rental price growth slowed

The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent in May as cooling shelter costs helped tame price pressures, Statistics Canada said on...

4.8M new homes need to be built over next 10 years to restore affordability, CMHC says

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says up to 4.8 million new homes will need to be built over the next decade to restore affordability...