Statistics Canada says sales at cannabis stores in the two weeks after legalization totalled $43 million.
How these ‘Golden Girls’ beat the odds of loneliness
Loneliness is a growing epidemic in Canada. Over a million seniors say they’re lonely. But more and more seniors are co-housing to solve the problem.
North American markets end punishing week in red as oil and loonie sink
North American markets concluded a painful week by closing well in the red as crude oil prices sank and the loonie hit a 19-month low.
Canadian wireless prices down, still higher than most G7 countries
An annual snapshot of telecom services taken for the federal government shows a year-over-year decline in Canadian wireless prices but, as usual, concludes that most G7 countries had less expensive packages.
Canadians bought $43M worth of marijuana in the first 2 weeks after legalization
Statistics Canada says sales at cannabis stores in the two weeks after legalization totalled $43 million.
Year of change for Canadian sports fans in 2018 as media rivals stepped up to compete
The Rogers deal in 2013 changed the landscape of sports media. 2019 will bring more changes for sports fans as old rivals and new ones compete for fan interest.
Federal budget won’t be balanced until 2040, Finance Department projects
A balanced federal budget won’t land until at least 2040 — five years earlier than the government predicted last year — if there aren’t any major economic shocks or new government spending, the federal Finance Department says in a new report.
U.S. defence secretary announces resignation one day after Trump announces withdrawal of troops from Syria
U.S. Defence Secretary James Mattis, a stabilizing force in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, abruptly announced his resignation on Thursday and said Trump should pick a successor whose views align more with his own.
Decisive referendum kills electoral reform in B.C.
For the third time in 13 years, British Columbia voters have rejected electoral reform, with over 61 per cent casting ballots to stay with the first-past-the-post system.
China says 3rd detained Canadian sentenced to administrative punishment
An Alberta teacher who recently became the third Canadian detained in China this month has been sentenced to administrative punishment for illegal employment, according to a spokesperson for the Chinese government.