Business
More businesses expect sales to slip as high inflation, rates weigh on spending: BoC
72 per cent of consumers expect a recession in the months ahead
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Elon Musk’s next drama: a trial over his tweets about Tesla buyout
Trial may hinge on jury’s interpretation of motive for tweets a judge already decided were false
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Debt worries rise amid higher interest rates and persistent inflation: MNP report
Bankruptcy firm’s quarterly consumer debt index at an all-time low of 77 points
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Stores launch Lunar New Year sales during typically slow shopping season
Western retailers grasping onto holiday as means to make money
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Public transit struggling to lure back riders amid deficits, rising costs of living
Many transit systems hiking fares in attempt to cover their own pandemic losses
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Banking regulator launches consultations on mortgage rules, proposes additions
Possible changes to existing stress test would aim to reduce overstretched borrowers
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Hundreds of jobs affected as Canfor announces pulp line closure at B.C. mill
Vancouver-based company blames a lack of fibre for its pulp operations
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Force airlines to automatically compensate travellers, passengers’ advocate says
MPs to begin an emergency study of the chaos across Canada’s airports over the holidays
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VIDEO: En garde! Fight like medieval men with Ascalon Academy in the Okanagan
Black Press reporter Brittany Webster attended a class learning the Italian rapier sword
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Via Rail apologizes for holiday travel disruptions, communication failures
Company offering refunds and travel credits after delays and cancellations
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