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Interest Rates

Canadian Interest Rates To Plunge Further, Test Historic Extremes: BMO Canada’s facing a trade war with its largest partner, and it may send interest rates plunging. BMO Capital Markets wrote to investors after the first round of tariffs were announced this weekend....

Development

Heritage Trust aims to spare Halifax Alehouse building from demolition An application to demolish 1717 Brunswick St. in city’s downtown is under review The Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia wants to save the Halifax Alehouse building from demolition. The building at...

Development

Developer reverses plan for Sydney waterfront hotel, returns to original building proposal Doucet Developments says the hotel project fell through, intends to put up commercial and residential building A developer who had planned on putting up a new hotel on the...

Rents

‘Turning point’: Rent prices should see relief this year, but markets still tight For Canadian renters, it may feel like the years since the COVID-19 pandemic have brought one hit after another. After a 4.6 per cent increase in the average asking price of...

Minimum Wage

Nova Scotia to Introduce Its Largest Minimum Wage Increase Ever Nova Scotians will benefit this year from the largest minimum wage increase in the province’s history. Quick Facts: the current minimum wage of $15.20 per hour took effect April 1, 2024; the rate reached...