Ontario projects $14.6B deficit amid tariff impacts
Province boosts spending to counter U.S. trade pressure
- By: Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 16:18
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Manufacturing sales fell in March, wholesale sales edged higher
Sales slump in metals and energy while furniture sales rise: Statistics Canada
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 15:08
Ex-CEO pleads guilty in securities fraud case
Scheme inflated company's value ahead of a transaction to take it private
- By: James Langton
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 13:21
Unemployment stays low, stable in March: OECD
Despite weaker economic outlook, labour markets holding up
- By: James Langton
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 13:16
Coinbase said cyber crooks stole customer information and demanded $20M ransom payment
Hackers exploited insider access to gather sensitive customer data
- By: Alan Suderman, The Associated Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 13:12
Annual pace of housing starts in April up 30% from March: CMHC
National housing agency says surge driven by sharp increase in urban starts
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 12:06
Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: CREA
The national average sale price of a home sold in April slipped 3.9% from a year ago to $679,866
- By: Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 11:45
U.K. becomes fastest-growing G7 economy after strong first quarter
Strong services sector drove 0.7% Q1 rise in GDP
- By: Pan Pylas, The Associated Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 10:15
U.S. wholesale prices post biggest drop in five years
Producer price index falls 0.5% in April, with tariffs impact expected to show up starting in June
- By: Matt Ott, The Associated Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 10:09
U.S. retail sales barely rose last month
Consumer momentum cooled after a March spending rush to avoid new tariffs
- By: Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’innocenzio, The Associated Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 10:01
U.S. applications for jobless benefits hold firm
Layoffs remain low despite tariff uncertainty
- By: Matt Ott, The Associated Press
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 09:57
Canadian investors pouring money into European equity ETFs
From January to April, $323M flowed into Canadian-listed European ETFs — 23 times the amount during the same period last year
- By: Rudy Luukko
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 09:30
Meme stock fraudsters get jail time
Pair behind the deli with the US$100-million market cap sentenced
- By: James Langton
- May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025
- 09:22
TSX rises more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets mixed
The May crude oil contract dropped US$1.30 to US$96.57 per barrel
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 16:59
Federal court hears new case against Trump’s latest global tariffs
Current challenge deals with levies imposed under the Trade Act of 1974
- By: Mae Anderson and Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 13:02
Technicals over fundamentals
Cheap funding, central bank support, rosy AI forecasts, FOMO and more have kept market valuations elevated — that won’t last forever
- By: Kevin Foley
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 11:35
OSC seeks settlement with ATS over trade controls
Tribunal to consider settlement with Liquidnet over allegedly faulty controls
- By: James Langton
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 16:33
Adjudicator in OSC vs. Purpose case steps down
Social relationship with regulator's key witness in case leads to recusal
- By: James Langton
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 14:02
Issuers start moving to semi-annual reporting
Venture companies begin opting for less frequent reporting
- By: James Langton
- April 9, 2026 April 9, 2026
- 17:11
Crown Capital sells off assets as it faces debt, liquidity pressures
The Calgary-based asset manager negotiated with its lender to buy more time to repay its debt
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 17:30
Lower deduction of investment counsel fees hits trusts with AMT
Many trusts may need to amend 2024, 2025 tax returns
- By: Michelle Schriver
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 12:43
RBC plans to invest up to $1B through new Canadian growth fund
Bank will also be hiring and expanding in key areas of national importance
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 9, 2026 April 9, 2026
- 11:29
Industry moves: New execs join SLI, Focus Wealth, CI Financial and Conquest
Plus, Designed Wealth adds advisor and inaugural taxonomy and transition planning council named
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 14:48
Richard McIntyre departs Manulife Wealth, Brett Marchand tapped as next CEO
McIntyre to start a new role later this month
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 8, 2026 April 8, 2026
- 12:18
Industry moves: Fondaction gets a new CEO, B.C. team joins PWL Capital
Plus, appointments at Sun Life, Connor, Clark & Lunn, Sapling Financial and more
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026
- 14:28
Product roundup: RBC iShares alliance rolls out five new ETFs
Plus, new emerging market, target-date and tech funds, and a raft of fund changes
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 16:20
Opinion: We need greater governance on life insurance book transfers
The lack of a structured follow-up when a client changes hands can leave the policyholder vulnerable
- By: Rhona Konnelly
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 10:57
A golden year for seg funds
Gold prices, equity markets drove strong seg fund sales but couldn’t prevent net outflows in 2025
- By: Joel Kranc
- April 8, 2026 April 9, 2026
- 16:00