The Canadian dollar traded for 80.04 cents US
Stew Young says city could work with committee of interested people willing to take event on
Huge Inner Harbour show and shine a victim of its own success
Bank points to new, more transmissible variants of COVID-19 as the biggest risk to an economic recovery
Report says Canada’s economy is expected to grow 4.7% this year, while the U.S. is slated to grow 6.5%
‘Lots of small businesses may have had to shut down… but a lot of other areas did manage to keep grinding through’
Drop was largely due to shutdowns in the spring as COVID began to spread
B.C. on track for real GDP growth of 4.7% this year and 4.3% next year, before growth slows
Canada’s unemployment rate climbed to 9.6 per cent in January as 212,800 jobs were erased that month
The panel made 65 recommendations for various policy changes
The central bank is citing the economic conditions and ongoing uncertainty
Lockdowns in the spring of 2020 led to a historic drop in employment with about three million jobs lost
McKay says government relief will have to continue and become focused on areas of the economy
The average individual income in Canada for 2019 was $53,482, up from $52,061 in 2018
Federal decision to phase out 19 Discovery Island fish farms has sent shivers across northern Vancouver Island
The increase followed growth of 0.8 per cent in September
The announcement marks the interest last rate decision the central bank will make this year
Some retail chains went into 2020 already saddled with massive debt and too many stores
The move aims to bolster an industry made up largely of small and medium-sized businesses
The country has recovered about three-quarters of the three million jobs lost during spring lockdowns
