With the federal government’s GST holiday kicking in Saturday, small retailers say they’re preparing as best as they can for what could be a period of
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent on Wednesday, marking its first cut since March, as the
Inflation cooled in July, thanks largely to relief at the gas pumps, but Statistics Canada said grocery and shelter costs were accelerating last month.The annual
With the two-month GST holiday wrapping on Saturday, shoppers and small businesses across Canada are weighing whether the tax break made a meaningful difference — and
After Deborah Eakins read the recent CBC News investigation about Loblaw, Sobeys and Walmart grocery stores overcharging customers by selling underweighted meat, she weighed her
The Loblaw grocery chain overcharged customers by selling underweighted meat across 80 stores for an undisclosed period that ended in December 2023, a CBC News investigation has
Shoppers took to malle on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government’s tax holiday, but some say the
Canada’s annual inflation rate ticked down to 1.9 per cent in November, with the slowdown in price growth mostly driven by lower mortgage interest costs and
As a two-month break from the federal GST took effect Saturday, shoppers and businesses expressed lukewarm support for the measure.In Montreal, Patrick Neault, general manager
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the Liberal government to go back to the drawing board after learning that the Working Canadians Rebate won’t
This Saturday marks the beginning of the Liberal government’s two-month GST/HST holiday that it says will give Canadians a break on the cost of some
During a shareholder meeting, North West Co. Inc.’s Dan McConnell says the company is not raising its prices as federal funding is coming in. (Darren
An annual report on food prices in Canada is predicting more pressure on grocery costs in the coming year — but it also notes that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the NDP is turning its back on workers by holding up a promised $250 rebate the Liberals promised to send
The House of Commons has passed legislation that will remove the federal sale tax for two months from a range of items, including childrens’ toys, books, restaurant
The Liberal government has introduced a bill that would bring in a promised GST holiday starting next month — but it doesn’t include the government’s proposal to
The cost of ground beef, steak and roasts has continued to rise this year, reaching historic levels on grocery store shelves.Retail beef prices fluctuate regularly,
