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More progress made on consumer prices but timing of cuts still seen as toss up

The Bank of Canada is getting closer to cutting interest rates, but there are limits to how far and fast it can move from the Fed. Read on.

When Alberta hiked the province's minimum wage to $15 an hour in the fall of 2018, it was the highest rate in the country. But nearly six years and a pandemic later, the minimum wage hasn't budged — even as Albertans face the highest inflation rate in Canada.

Higher interest rates are forcing more Canadians to renegotiate debt payments as the financial squeeze on consumers continues. Keep reading.

An economic analysis found that in several Canadian cities, prices would have to plummet, or incomes would have to soar improbably, to restore affordability.

Alberta's rate of inflation rose to 3.4 per cent in January, while Calgary led Canadian major cities with an inflation rate of 4.1 per cent.

After the pandemic hit in 2020, some business owners and households were hard hit financially as a result of lockdown measures. But at the same time, many

The massive savings stockpile Canadians squirreled away is not being spent, so it can't be counted on to help the country avoid a possible recession this year.