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Housing starts expected to slow in wake of U.S. trade policies, says CMHC

Uncertain U.S. trade policies will put pressure on the Canadian housing market, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s latest Housing Market Outlook, which provides forward-looking analysis into Canada’s national and major housing markets through to 2027…

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It’s official: Peavey confirms all its stores Canada-wide will close

After news came out two weeks ago that Peavey Industries would close some of its stores under a major reorganization, the company confirmed on Jan. 27 that it had obtained creditor protection from the Alberta courts under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and was, in fact, closing all of its locations across Canada…

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Tariff realities—industry on alert as Trump expected to be unmoved by logic

Saturday, Feb. 1 was a possible date for the across-the-board tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose on imports into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico…

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Amazon to close down all facilities in Quebec, says it’s not due to unionization

Amazon, the largest e-retailer in the world, has decided to terminate its fulfilment by its own forces and delivery operations in Quebec, closing all seven of its warehouses—and some other facilities—in the province over the next two months…

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