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Calgary home sales ease as detached and semi-detached markets see pullback: board

Calgary home sales ease as detached and semi-detached markets see pullback: board

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says sales eased in June as the market experienced a pullback in the detached and semi-detached housing categories.
Bank of Canada surveys suggest business and consumer inflation expectations up

Bank of Canada surveys suggest business and consumer inflation expectations up

OTTAWA — A pair of new reports from the Bank of Canada point to rising inflation expectations by Canadian businesses and consumers.
Women in Canadian tech urging companies to pay for U.S. staff to travel for abortions

Women in Canadian tech urging companies to pay for U.S. staff to travel for abortions

TORONTO — A group of prominent women in Canada’s tech sector are calling for employers to pay for U.S. staff to travel to get abortions. In an open letter, at least 50 signatories say they are “devastated” for those impacted by the U.S.
Cathedral Energy Services buying U.S. company Altitude Energy Partners

Cathedral Energy Services buying U.S. company Altitude Energy Partners

CALGARY — Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. has signed a deal to buy the directional drilling services business of Altitude Energy Partners LLC in an agreement it valued at about US$100 million in cash and shares in a bid to grow its U.S. business.
‘Minions’ set box office on fire with $108.5 million debut

‘Minions’ set box office on fire with $108.5 million debut

Families went bananas for Minions this weekend at the movie theater. “ Minions: The Rise of Gru ” brought in an estimated $108.5 million in ticket sales from 4,391 screens in North America, Universal Pictures said Sunday.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bank of Canada surveys The Bank of Canada will release its business outlook survey and its Canadian survey of consumer expectations on Monday.
Retailers grapple with soaring fuel surcharges to ship online orders

Retailers grapple with soaring fuel surcharges to ship online orders

Canadian retailers are struggling with higher shipping costs as couriers tack hefty fuel surcharges onto shipping rates to recoup record gas prices.
Wall Street closes higher but still ends week in the red

Wall Street closes higher but still ends week in the red

NEW YORK — Stocks on Wall Street shook off a downbeat start and ended broadly higher Friday, though the rebound was not enough to erase their losses for the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% after having been down 0.9% in the early going.
Affordable worker housing is latest tourist town business hurdle

Affordable worker housing is latest tourist town business hurdle

When he opened Fish & Sips with his wife in 2015, Paul Feather found hiring to be one among many challenges of running a restaurant with long hours on the main drag of Collingwood, Ont.
Inflation hits record 8.6% for 19 countries using the euro

Inflation hits record 8.6% for 19 countries using the euro

LONDON (AP) — Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge increase in energy costs fueled partly by Russia’s war in Ukraine . Annual inflation in the eurozone's 19 countries hit 8.