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Calgary sees another home sales gain in November as prices jump nearly 11%
Calgary sees another home sales gain in November as prices jump nearly 11%

The Calgary Real Estate Board says the city saw 1,787 home sales in November, marking an 8.8 per cent increase compared with the same month last year as the ratio of sales to new listings remained high at 80 per cent.
Walmart Canada investing $1 billion in modernization, 'store of the future'
Walmart Canada investing $1 billion in modernization, 'store of the future'

Walmart Canada says it will invest nearly $1 billion this fiscal year on a slew of projects meant to modernize the retail giant's Canadian footprint. The spending will include more than $300 million for...
Unemployment rate rises to 5.8%, economy adds modest 25,000 jobs in November
Unemployment rate rises to 5.8%, economy adds modest 25,000 jobs in November

Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.8 per cent last month as job creation continues to lag population growth in the country. The federal agency released its November labour force...
Bereavement fares worth looking into but do your research before booking: experts
Bereavement fares worth looking into but do your research before booking: experts

When Cathy Olliffe-Webster's 90-year-old mother-in-law died suddenly last year, her family had to make the trek from Cold Lake, Alta., to Ontario in a hurry. The jewelry business owner reckons the flight...
Canadian economy shrank in Q3 but manages to 'keep its head above recession waters'
Canadian economy shrank in Q3 but manages to 'keep its head above recession waters'

The Canadian economy shrank in the third quarter amid weak business and consumer spending as well as lower exports. Statistics Canada released its gross domestic product report Thursday, which shows...
Canadian government to buy Boeing P-8A surveillance planes to replace aging Auroras
Canadian government to buy Boeing P-8A surveillance planes to replace aging Auroras

The federal government is buying at least 14 Boeing surveillance planes from the United States to replace the aging CP-140 Aurora fleet, cabinet ministers announced Thursday. The deal costs more than...
As ChatGPT marks one-year anniversary, here's how Canadian companies are using AI
As ChatGPT marks one-year anniversary, here's how Canadian companies are using AI

When OpenAI released ChatGPT one year ago, it instantly dazzled the world's tech community and beyond. The artificial intelligence-based chatbot could turn simple prompts from users into reams of text,...
Labour shortages cost small businesses $38 billion in lost sales last year: CFIB
Labour shortages cost small businesses $38 billion in lost sales last year: CFIB

Small businesses lost more than $38 billion in revenue opportunities last year because of labour shortages, according to estimates from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. CFIB economist...
Feds select Boeing military plane in sole-source deal, bypassing Bombardier
Feds select Boeing military plane in sole-source deal, bypassing Bombardier

The federal government is expected to announce as early as Thursday that it has selected Boeing to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal, according to three sources familiar...
Memphis couple to remove references to Michael Oher being adopted as part of legal battle
Memphis couple to remove references to Michael Oher being adopted as part of legal battle

A lawyer for the Memphis couple who took in former NFL player Michael Oher when he was in high school said Wednesday that references to Oher being their adopted son will be removed from the couple’s...