Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.8% in March at $69.8 billion

Core retail sales—which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers—rose 0.2% in March. Retail sales rose 0.8% to $69.8 billion in March, helped by an increase in new car sales as Canadians looked to get behind a new set …

Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement

The United States of Canada

To the editor: Many Canadians would love to see America become their 11th province, the United States of Canada. They would relish the opportunity to turn MAGA Republicans into proper and polite Canadian citizens, and would not tolerate the buffoonery and …

It’s going to be an active hurricane season, but impact on Atlantic Canada yet to be seen

The Canadian Hurricane Centre is calling for an active Atlantic hurricane season this year, but the actual impact on their response zone is yet to be seen. Bob Robichaud, a warning preparedness meteorologist with the centre, said while they are able to …

Canada Post workers stay on job, refuse overtime as contract talks fall short

Open this photo in gallery:Canada Post says some customers had already begun shifting to other delivery providers or cancelling mailings in anticipation of potential service disruptions.Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press Canada Post workers will be …

Canada Post avoids crippling strike but not damage to parcel business

Mail carriers refuse to work overtime as labor dispute drags on Canada Post is operating normally, but employees are refusing to work overtime to pressure the company on a new contract. (Photo: Canada Post) The Canadian Union of Postal Workers on Friday …

'Energy is Canada’s superpower,' says new minister Tim Hodgson

“Your federal government has committed to certainty, to support and to making Canada an energy superpower, but we need a partner who is also willing to make good on their promises to Canadians,” he said. “We need to demonstrate to our customers outside the …

Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.8 per cent in March at $69.8 billion (Business)

Photo: The Canadian Press New Toyota RAV4 crossover SUVs for sale are seen at an auto mall in Ottawa, April 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.8 per cent to $69.8 billion in March, helped by an increase …

Canada hotels reported mixed performance in April

ARLINGTON, Va. – On the negative side of the Easter calendar shift, Canada’s hotel industry reported mixed year-over-year performance in April, according to data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and …

Canada retail sales rose again in April despite tariff war

(Bloomberg) — Canadian consumers kept on spending last month, defying a tariff war that threatens their employment and wealth.Article content An advance estimate suggests receipts for retailers rose 0.5% in April, Statistics Canada said Friday. That …