Nova Scotia Power gets green light to raise power rates 2.4% The rate increase will help pay down a federally backed loan The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has given Nova Scotia Power the go-ahead to raise power rates an average of 2.4 per cent. The money...

Looming tariff threat creating chaos and uncertainty Contractors need to start conversations early and scrutinize contracts As the U.S. trade tariff dispute looms, construction businesses face uncertainty and potentially significant financial risks. Since assuming...

Canadian Tax Holiday Hiding Inflation Surge, BoC Should Pause Cuts: BMO Canada’s tax holiday ran for two months but it probably felt much shorter, and with good reason. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) accelerated in January. The...

Capital Plan Released Nova Scotians will see job opportunities and economic growth from a historic capital plan investment in new and improved hospitals, public housing, schools, roads and highways. The government’s Capital Plan 2025-26 will invest more than $2.35...

Canadian rents, already dropping from peaks, could drop further from Trump’s tariffs CIBC deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal said the steel and aluminum tariffs that Mr. Trump implemented this week would have only a small impact on bringing rental prices down, even...

Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board isn't working for anyone, so how do the parties plan to fix it? Landlord calls for quick evictions in cases where tenants stop paying After losing more than $8,000 to a person he describes as "a professional tenant,"...

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....

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 1717...

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...

'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 a rental...