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Bank of Canada Cuts Policy Rate to 2.25% Amid Slow Growth and Cooling Inflation | AiF News Bites
The Bank of Canada cut its policy rate to 2.25%, citing weak exports, trade uncertainty,...
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Fitch Warns: Fintech Growth Is Disrupting Traditional Securities Firms | AiF News Bites
Fitch warns that fintech growth is reshaping the securities industry. Digital brokers and bank-affiliated firms...
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Canada’s Federal Budget to Allocate Millions for Job Retraining and Faster Foreign Credential Recognition | AiF News Bites
Canada’s new federal budget will allocate $75 million for building-trade apprenticeship training and $97 million...
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Tariffs Weigh on Canada’s Economy: Exports, Manufacturing Output Fall and Job Growth Stalls | AiF News Bites
U.S. tariffs are hitting Canada’s economy, with exports down 26% and manufacturing output shrinking. Job...
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Ontario Seniors Lose $1 Million After Computer Pop-Up Scam: A Costly Reminder to Trust Only Regulated Institutions | AiF News Bites
A five-month “government impersonation” scheme shows why financial safety begins with choosing the right institution.
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Canada’s Grocery Prices Surge Again: Coffee Up 28%, Inflation Returns to the Dinner Table | AiF News Bites
Grocery prices in Canada jumped 4% in September, led by a 28% surge in coffee...
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CRA’s Hotline Gets 83% of Tax Answers Wrong — Canadians Left with No Recourse | AiF News Bites
Canada’s Auditor General says CRA agents gave accurate tax advice only 17% of the time....
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Canadian Mutual Fund Assets Near $2.5 Trillion, ETF Sales Hit Record High: SIMA| AiF News Bites
SIMA reports strong September gains for Canada’s mutual funds and ETFs. Total mutual fund assets...
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FINTRAC Fines Cryptomus $177 Million — Canada’s Largest Ever AML Penalty| AiF News Bites
FINTRAC fined crypto exchange Cryptomus $177 million for failing to report over 1,000 suspicious transactions...
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CRA Call Centres Answered Only 17% of Tax Questions Correctly, Audit Finds| AiF News Bites
Canada’s Auditor General found CRA call centres gave correct answers only 17% of the time...
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Moody’s Reports Strong Q3 for Wall Street Banks as Capital Markets Fuel Growth| AiF News Bites
Moody’s says major U.S. banks delivered solid third-quarter earnings driven by capital-markets revenues, stable asset...
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Canada’s annual inflation rises to 2.4% in September as gas and grocery costs climb| AiF News Bites
Canada’s annual inflation rate jumped to 2.4% in September, primarily due to a smaller decline...
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Economists Expect Inflation to Rise to 2.2% in September as Gas Prices Push CPI Higher| AiF News Bites
Analysts forecast Canada’s annual inflation to climb to 2.2% in September, led by rising gas...
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Global AWS Outage Disrupts Snapchat, Reddit, and Major Apps Worldwide| AiF News Bites
Amazon Web Services suffered a massive global outage, disabling Snapchat, Reddit, Coinbase, and more. Experts...
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Scotiabank Posts Record Earnings but Cuts Jobs in Canada Amid Strategic Restructuring| AiF News Bites
Scotiabank confirms new layoffs in its Canadian banking unit despite stronger Q3 earnings and a...
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Smarter Oversight, Not Deregulation, Is Canada’s Path to Better Financial Supervision| AiF News Bites
C.D. Howe’s call for deregulation misses the point — Canada’s financial sector needs smarter oversight....
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DBRS: Rising Unemployment Driving Consumer Loan Stress Across Canada | AiF News Bites
Morningstar DBRS warns that Canada’s 7.1% unemployment rate is pushing credit card, auto loan, and...
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Vancouver Faces Condo Glut: 2,500 Units Unsold as Development Boom Backfires | AiF News Bites
About 2,500 new condos in Metro Vancouver are sitting unsold — double last year’s count....
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Toronto Property Taxes Keep Climbing: Why the City Needs New Revenues—and Residents Need Relief | AiF News Bites
After a near-double-digit hike in 2024 and a proposed 6.9% for 2025, property tax now...
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Graduates Struggle After a Year Unemployed: Job Fairs Flooded Amid Retail Shutdowns | AiF News Bites
After nearly a year jobless, many local graduates queue for hours at Toronto job fairs....
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LinkedIn CEO Foresees Degree Devaluation: Future Belongs to Four Types of Workers | AiF News Bites
LinkedIn’s Ryan Roslansky warns that traditional degrees are losing currency. He predicts the future will...
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Desjardins Predicts TSX Will Continue to Outperform the S&P 500 Amid U.S. Volatility | AiF News Bites
Desjardins says Canadian equities are thriving despite U.S. policy uncertainty. The TSX’s exposure to natural...
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Centurion and Nicola Wealth Adjust Real Estate Funds Amid Rising Investor Redemptions | AiF News Bites
Amid surging redemption requests, Centurion limits withdrawals for its REIT while Nicola Wealth cuts distributions...
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