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A new home is displayed for sale in a new housing development in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in September hit another record for the month as they continued to climb higher and prices soared.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian home sales set record for September, up 45.6% from last year: CREA

Canadian home sales set record for September, up 45.6% from last year: CREA

A new home is displayed for sale in a new housing development in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in September hit another record for the month as they continued to climb higher and prices soared.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A man works in the TMX broadcast centre in Toronto, May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

S&P/TSX composite index recovers losses to close up as U.S. markets fall

S&P/TSX composite index recovers losses to close up as U.S. markets fall

A man works in the TMX broadcast centre in Toronto, May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Twisted Label logo. (Facebook)

Ponoka’s Twisted Label is No. 1 storefront in Canada

Ladies’ fashions boutique ‘taking off’ during COVID-19

Twisted Label logo. (Facebook)
A real estate sign is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, June, 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward

CREA reports Canadian home sales set record for September, up 45.6% from last year

National average home price at $604,000

A real estate sign is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, June, 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
A visitor walks in an empty hallway at The Fashion Mall at Keystone, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Indianapolis. Simon Property Group, the largest owner of shopping malls in the nation, is closing all of its malls and retail properties because of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

‘Ghost town’ in the PATH as retailers in downtown indoor networks wait out COVID-19

Indoor pedestrian walkways have lost some of their clientele

A visitor walks in an empty hallway at The Fashion Mall at Keystone, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Indianapolis. Simon Property Group, the largest owner of shopping malls in the nation, is closing all of its malls and retail properties because of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
A dollar coin is pictured in North Vancouver, in April, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

S&P/TSX composite reverses gains to close lower despite rising oil price

S&P/TSX composite reverses gains to close lower despite rising oil price

A dollar coin is pictured in North Vancouver, in April, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

New taxpayer watchdog plans to monitor how CRA handles pandemic-stressed taxpayers

New taxpayer watchdog plans to monitor how CRA handles pandemic-stressed taxpayers

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) headquarters Connaught Building is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Veteran Cathedral Energy Services CEO announces plan to retire in April

Veteran Cathedral Energy Services CEO announces plan to retire in April

Hudson's Bay Co. holds its annual meeting of shareholders in Toronto on June 3, 2016. Two landlords of the Hudson’s Bay Co. are suing the retailer for unpaid rent, alleging the iconic department store that anchors shopping malls across Canada hasn’t paid its bills at multiple locations since April. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Landlords sue Hudson’s Bay for unpaid rent, retailer says malls aren’t ‘first class’

Landlords sue Hudson’s Bay for unpaid rent, retailer says malls aren’t ‘first class’

Hudson's Bay Co. holds its annual meeting of shareholders in Toronto on June 3, 2016. Two landlords of the Hudson’s Bay Co. are suing the retailer for unpaid rent, alleging the iconic department store that anchors shopping malls across Canada hasn’t paid its bills at multiple locations since April. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
WestJet says it is indefinitely suspending operations to several east coast cities, as well as suspending operations between Toronto and Quebec City. A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

WestJet cutting flights to Atlantic Canada, laying off staff

WestJet cutting flights to Atlantic Canada, laying off staff

WestJet says it is indefinitely suspending operations to several east coast cities, as well as suspending operations between Toronto and Quebec City. A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York’s Times Square. Facebook says it will ban ads on its platform that discourage vaccinations and will run an information campaign to encourage people to get their flu shots. Unpaid posts by people or groups that discourage vaccinations will still be allowed — the new policy only includes paid advertisements. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Facebook bans anti-vaccination ads but not antivax posts

Unpaid posts by people or groups still allowed

  • Oct 14, 2020
FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York’s Times Square. Facebook says it will ban ads on its platform that discourage vaccinations and will run an information campaign to encourage people to get their flu shots. Unpaid posts by people or groups that discourage vaccinations will still be allowed — the new policy only includes paid advertisements. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S., Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Canadian Press NewsAlert: WestJet cutting flights to Atlantic Canada

More than 100 flights eliminated

A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S., Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, file photo, the Wall Street sign is framed by a giant American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street in early trading, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, as the market cools off following a four-day rally. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Stocks end lower as Wall Street pauses after a 4-day rally

Stocks end lower as Wall Street pauses after a 4-day rally

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, file photo, the Wall Street sign is framed by a giant American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street in early trading, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, as the market cools off following a four-day rally. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
An employee cleans seats in a theatre as part of health and safety protocols put in place at Cineplex movie theatres due to the continued COVID19 pandemic, in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Cineplex CEO says movie exhibitor has options to weather unpredictable coming year

Cineplex CEO says movie exhibitor has options to weather unpredictable coming year

An employee cleans seats in a theatre as part of health and safety protocols put in place at Cineplex movie theatres due to the continued COVID19 pandemic, in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
This image provided by Apple shows a display of the new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks that Apple unveiled Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Apple via AP)

Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks

Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks

This image provided by Apple shows a display of the new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks that Apple unveiled Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Apple via AP)
Transat AT shares rose 23 per cent Tuesday after Air Canada announced a revised takeover deal that will see the bigger airline pay substantially less than planned for its smaller rival. Air Transat and an Air Canada aircrafts are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Transat share price shoots up after Air Canada announces revised takeover bid

Transat share price shoots up after Air Canada announces revised takeover bid

Transat AT shares rose 23 per cent Tuesday after Air Canada announced a revised takeover deal that will see the bigger airline pay substantially less than planned for its smaller rival. Air Transat and an Air Canada aircrafts are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
A gold vein is seen in a drilling sample at Atlantic Gold Corporation's Moose River Consolidated Project facility in Moose River Gold Mines, N.S., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Investors in Canadian gold mining companies are continuing to be rewarded with higher dividends as global gold prices settle near US$1,900 per ounce after setting record highs in August. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Gold miners share wealth from high prices with dividend increases for shareholders

Gold miners share wealth from high prices with dividend increases for shareholders

A gold vein is seen in a drilling sample at Atlantic Gold Corporation's Moose River Consolidated Project facility in Moose River Gold Mines, N.S., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Investors in Canadian gold mining companies are continuing to be rewarded with higher dividends as global gold prices settle near US$1,900 per ounce after setting record highs in August. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Canadian conference centres, airports, stadiums join rush for anti-pandemic status

Competing for events and visitors

Rich get richer, poor poorer: Report says pandemic intensified economic disparities

One in five Canadians say they are better off

2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions

2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions