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Source: Financialpost October 22, 2024

Popeyes vs. Mary Brown's: A cross-border chicken rivalry is brewing in Atlantic Canada

The hometown favourite is going head to head with the come-from-away multinational based in MiamiShirley Williamson and Dianne Bottomley never bought into the Popeyes craze, not even when the American Louisiana-style chicken chain made its foray into Atlanti...

Source: Financialpost October 22, 2024

Posthaste: Oil prices could be cut in half if the Saudis open the taps, warn economists

$30 crude could challenge viability of oilsands projects We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: Oil prices could be cut in half if the Saudis open the taps,...

Source: Financialpost October 22, 2024

1 in 3 Canadians are moonlighting on company time: survey

This section is Presented This section was produced by the editorial department. The client was not given the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or review it prior to publication. by Workday Workday Main reasons for working two gigs...

Source: Financialpost October 22, 2024

Matthew Lau: Government-run daycare is a disaster. Is anyone surprised?

Ottawa's takeover threatens to put private providers out of business. This week in Ontario, the sector is fighting backThe government takeover of child care is reaching a crisis point in Ontario. This week, child-care operators are participating in rolling c...

Source: Financialpost October 22, 2024

Bank of Canada widely expected to make jumbo rate cut on Wednesday

Most economists are predicting a 50-basis-point cutThe Bank of Canada is set to make its next interest rate decision on Wednesday, with most economists predicting a jumbo 50-basis-point cut. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing...

Source: Financialpost October 21, 2024

Foreign student feast turns to famine for Atlantic universities

The foreign student cap could cost the region 2,231 full-time equivalent jobs and $20 million in taxesOttawa’s cap on foreign student permits will cost Atlantic Canadian universities nearly 3,000 students and make $163 million in spending disappear from the...

Source: Financialpost October 19, 2024

Canadian long-term, low-cost oil and gas drilling inventory is triple that of the U.S.

The Montney Formation has 15 years of production that can turn a profit for companies even if energy prices fall below US$60 Get the latest from Meghan Potkins straight to your inbox Sign Up Canada has 15 years of profitable supplies of oil and gas ev...

Source: Financialpost October 19, 2024

Trans Mountain expansion has Canadian crude going to Alaska

The cargo of 466,000 barrels of oil left from Vancouver on Oct. 1 and arrived 10 days later in Nikisi, AlaskaA tanker of Canadian crude was shipped from Vancouver to Alaska for the first time in at least 10 years as the recently expanded Trans Mountain pipel...

Source: Financialpost October 19, 2024

For first time in 25 years, majority of Canadians say there is too much immigration

Public support for newcomers is sinking, poll finds ahead of the release of government targets Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox Sign Up Public support for the number of newcomers coming into Canada has declined for the second co...

Source: Financialpost October 19, 2024

Look to bond yields after next week's Bank of Canada announcement. They're like a GPS for fixed-rate mortgages

Robert McLister: Every borrower wants to know where the central bank will take rates next, and the bond market could give us those cluesWith Canada’s official inflation measure now well below the two per cent target, two-thirds of economists think the Bank o...