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Cannabis price ‘race to the bottom’ hurts market’s future: OCS CEO

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 1, 2023 11:31 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — The head of Ontario’s cannabis distributor says the “race to the bottom” happening with pot prices risks hurting the market’s future. Ontario Cannabis Store chief executive David Lobo says …

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S&P/TSX composite down nearly 200 points as price of oil falls

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 30, 2023 11:45 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 200 points as the price of oil fell and losses in the energy and base metal stocks helped lead the way lower. The S&P/TSX …

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Emergencies Act inquiry price tag estimated at nearly $19M

The price tag for the inquiry probing the government’s use of the Emergencies Act hasn’t been finalized yet — but it could be roughly $18.8 million, according to the Privy Council Office (PCO). A PCO spokesperson told CBC News that while the total won’t be known until the Public Order Emergency Commission completes …

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Putting a price on nature can help municipalities adapt to climate change

What On Earth53:50Putting a price on nature How a small town is saving millions on climate adaptation by embracing nature’s services. Climate action as a public health solution. And can throwing soup at art lead to policy change? On a sunny day in early October, Ryan Belanger, his wife, a …

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As Canadian price rises hit 7.7%, could inflation be reaching its peak?

If there is anything we’ve learned over the past year it’s that central banks are pretty bad at predicting inflation. Which may be a reason for hope. When Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers warned on Wednesday — the same day Statistics Canada inflation data shocked nearly everyone with a …

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Newest homebuyers could pay the price for Canada’s financial stability

As in previous years, reading the Bank of Canada’s annual Financial System Review can be enough to send your pulse racing, and not in a good way. On the bright side, this time around, those most likely to suffer from the bank’s warnings will be young enough to withstand the health effects …

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What the election could mean for the ‘out of control’ price of homes in Ontario

The crushing cost of buying a home in Ontario. That’s the top issue for voters ahead of the June 2 election, based on input from the CBC News audience and backed up by thousands more who filled out Vote Compass. The result is not especially surprising, given that the province’s own …

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How COVID, Brexit and the war in Ukraine are driving up the price of fish and chips in Britain

At west London’s Hooked Fish and Chips, Bally Singh is struggling to keep the tills ringing for a British tradition, with prices sky-rocketing for fish, potatoes, cooking oil and even the flour used for the batter the dish is cooked in. Cranking up their bubbling oil friers only to see …

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Price fixing has sent Realtor commissions soaring in an already hot market, lawsuit alleges

Much of the discussion about Canada’s real estate market has been dominated by the meteoric rise in the cost of housing.  But what’s often missing from that conversation is the parallel increase in what Canadians pay in real estate commissions nearly every time a home is bought or sold.  For example, a …

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