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Macklem says 2024 likely to be ‘transition’ year as economy slows, inflation falls

Macklem says 2024 likely to be ‘transition’ year as economy slows, inflation falls

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he expects 2024 to be a transition year as higher interest rates slow down the economy, making way for lower inflation.
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Artis REIT puts Western Canada retail portfolio on the block

Artis REIT puts Western Canada retail portfolio on the block

Sale aims to improve performance for unitholders
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Canada's trade with India has a stronger pulse as pea exports resume

Canada's trade with India has a stronger pulse as pea exports resume

This month marks the first time in six years India is fully open to Canadian peas
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Frank O'Brien (1949-2023)

Frank O'Brien (1949-2023)

Western Investor editor was a spirited and prolific writer about B.C. real estate.
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'Fog of work from home' shifting real estate lenders' views on office properties

'Fog of work from home' shifting real estate lenders' views on office properties

Real estate lenders drawing a bead on industrial and purpose-built rental properties.
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‘Haven't seen this since the `80s.’: Canadian real estate lenders look to 2024

‘Haven't seen this since the `80s.’: Canadian real estate lenders look to 2024

Vancouver remains one of the top markets when it comes to real estate lender appetite in Canada, according to CBRE Canada survey
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Six takeaways from midyear report that Sask. is back in deficit

Six takeaways from midyear report that Sask. is back in deficit

Drought conditions, potash prices are impacts cited in 2023-24 midyear report from Minister of Finance Donna Harpauer
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Blackfalds milk processing plant on track for 2025 completion date

Blackfalds milk processing plant on track for 2025 completion date

Site activity ramping up following selection of lead contractor
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No berth for "earthship" in SK following neighbours' protest

No berth for "earthship" in SK following neighbours' protest

RM of McKillop denies development in response to "overwhelming" public feedback
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Ship traffic ramps up through the Northwest Passage as Arctic ice retreats

Ship traffic ramps up through the Northwest Passage as Arctic ice retreats

MONTREAL — Michael Wenger still remembers the patches of blood red and vivid violet that daub the landscape of the Northwest Passage. “People usually think it's ice and glaciers and rocks.
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