National Business

OTTAWA — As inflation inches closer to three per cent, economists are warning the steady monthly declines in annual price growth will stall and even potentially reverse in the second half of the year.

The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its home sales forecast for this year and next as fewer buyers jump into the market. The association said Friday that it expects 464,239 properties to trade hands this year, a 6.

TORONTO — Rapidly rising interest rates have transformed mortgage preferences as borrowers increasingly opt for shorter-term fixed-rate contracts.

TORONTO — It's the authentic Jamaican jerk chicken, curry goat and oxtail dishes that restaurant owner Stacy Porter hopes will get you in the door of her Scarborough eatery.

A University of Toronto professor says residents of Hamilton, Ont., could be inhaling the chemical equivalent of one or two cigarettes per week -- at minimum -- due to elevated levels of a cancer-causing compound in the air.

Cogeco Inc. reported a loss attributable to shareholders of $34.5 million in the third quarter, down from earnings of $37.5 million during the same period a year ago.

REGINA — An independent review into how Regina's tourism agency handled a failed rebrand says a junior employee approved sexualized slogans before senior management could vet them.

VANCOUVER — Telus Corp. revised downward its annual guidance for 2023, citing demand pressures as the technology sector looks to cut costs.

MONTREAL — Railways suffered a sharp drop-off in container shipments this month as the strike by B.C. port workers — now poised to end after a tentative deal Thursday — halted more than half of steel-box cargo. Canadian National Railway Co.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,277.64, up 206.87): Hut 8 Mining Corp. (TSX:HUT). Finance. Up 89 cents, or 17.98 per cent, to $5.84 on 10.6 million shares.