Economy, Law & Politics

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada says it will be closing 25 HSBC Bank Canada branches and rebranding dozens more after its takeover deal closes next week.

VANCOUVER — Catastrophic flooding in British Columbia that caused billions in damages to infrastructure, property and homes has resulted in a new comprehensive flood strategy to help communities reduce risk and respond to extreme events.

Canada ranked last in access to primary health care in a survey of 10 high-income countries released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information on Thursday.

TORONTO — Businesses are increasingly concerned about ESG fraud, which is when a company's environmental, social and governance efforts or data are exaggerated, embellished or distorted.

The double whammy of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic stressors is taking a toll on the mental health of Canadian adults, according to new data released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information on Thursday.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada expects quantitative tightening to end sometime in 2025, deputy governor Toni Gravelle said in a speech Thursday about how the central bank plans to manage its balance sheet.

OTTAWA — The federal minimum wage is rising to $17.30 per hour on April 1. The increase from $16.65 reflects the increase in the annual average consumer price index for 2023.

Synagro Technologies is a majority owner in the residual treatment facility at Hartland.

In 2020, nurse Amy Hamm co-sponsored a Vancouver billboard saying 'I Love JK Rowling.'

Many people fleeing Iran ended up on the North Shore, but one SFU researcher has doubts about the way the Canadian government has framed it as a humanitarian program