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Canada lost 1.01 million jobs in March

Jeremy Hainsworth

Private sector hit hardest, largest losses in accommodation, food services

‘Savvy’ U.S. firms boost Canadian expansion plans for 2020

More than half of U.S. firms in survey said they are considering setting up shop in Canada

Coronavirus outbreak could harm Canadian economy: RBC

Oil prices and international travel the most affected, especially as China-to-Canada travel has multiplied in recent years, warn economists

Canadian businesses need an Asian political primer

Geopolitics is increasingly a consideration for Canadian business interests in Asia: report

Canadian export prospects hinge on next U.S. presidential election

“If Trump continues, what type of oxygen is going to get sucked out of the foreign affairs and trade department?”

Pure Multi-Family Real Estate Investment

Pure Multi-Family REIT sold for $1.5BN to Atlanta firm

Vancouver-based real estate investment trust holds extensive U.S. rental building portfolio, mostly in the fast-growing Sun Belt

Canada’s office construction outpacing U.S.’s by nearly double: Colliers

Rate of building relative to size of office market is 87 per cent higher in Canada than U.S. – but why?

Lough Cutra Castle Ireland Marriott Homes and Villas

Marriott to take on Airbnb with new home-sharing business

Line between home-sharing and hotel industry increasingly blurred, as Airbnb adds hotel rooms to its short-term rental offerings

Which hot trends will affect the residential market in 2019?

Social needs, blurring of live-work boundaries, disruptive tech and short-term rentals among factors influencing how we buy and build homes

British Columbia

A Site-C excavator sources material for the Lynx Creek section. | BC Hydro

Full-steam ahead on Site-C dam project

February 26, 2021

Despite financial storm clouds, critics and an extra year of delay, B.C. remains committed to giant dam project on the Peace River

Rod Fram of Transpacific Realty Advisors: | Chung Chow

‘Massive’ security concerns surround vacant space

February 26, 2021

An unprecedented amount of office and retail space is sitting vacant across Western Canada, fuelling a spike in business burglaries and new layers of security

Alberta

Lynda Armstrong tours Premier Jason Kenny through North Edmonton Gymnastics Club.

Alberta boosts business aid and eyes reopening

February 19, 2021

Struggling small and mid-sized businesses can apply for “enhanced benefits” and the money does not have to be repaId

Four Alberta coal mines (barely) hanging on

February 9, 2021

After a sharp reversal of Alberta government policy on coal development, four coal mine exploration projects are allowed to proceed, but their final approval is in doubt

Saskatchewan-Manitoba

Saskatchewan is the world’s largest potash producer. | Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan tops West for mining investments

February 23, 2021

Powerhouse Prairie province ranked No. 3 in the world, while rest of the West failed to crack the top 10 in ability to attract and retain investors

A build-to-suit Saskatoon industrial building in early 2020. | Varsteel Inc.

Saskatoon industrial sector defies pandemic

February 4, 2021

Spec industrial developers have nearly vanished, which is expected to drive the vacancy rate down to a decade-low this year

Multi-Family

Multi-family rentals virtually immune from coronavirus attack

March 23, 2020

Residential rentals could well be the focus of a “flight to safety” during a volatile economic environment

Silver lining? Investor demand surges for Metro Vancouver apartment buildings

March 16, 2020

Dramatic cuts in lending rates, due to coronavirus pandemic, have led to “insatiable appetite” from major players to invest in multi-family assets, says broker

Finance

THE NUMBERS

April 25, 2020

The number of Canadians who were unemployed increased by 413,000 (36.4 per cent) from February to March, the largest monthly change since comparable data became available ...