Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fell 2.1 per cent to $70.1 billion in July, as building material and supplies sales plunged due to a drop in prices for softwood lumber.

U.S. retail sales rose unexpectedly in August as a pickup in purchases across most categories more than offset weakness at auto dealers, showing resilient consumer demand for merchandise.

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose last week, led by a jump in Louisiana, as Hurricane Ida continues to throw a wrench in the labor market’s broad recovery.

The head of Volkswagen AG’s Americas business doesn’t see U.S. auto production returning to normal levels until the second half of 2022 following COVID-19 outbreaks in Malaysia that brought a fresh round of supply chain headaches.

Alberta’s “Open for Summer” plan has come to a screeching halt. Late yesterday, Premier Jason Kenney declared a public health emergency.

TCI Fund Management will continue its campaign to replace the chief executive officer and several directors of CN Rail despite the railway’s decision to drop its US$30 billion bid for Kansas City Southern.

Canadian home prices continued to rise in August as the country’s market remained historically tight.

Royal Bank of Canada Chief Financial Officer Rod Bolger said the lender’s push to expand its business with mid-tier U.S. companies is exceeding its expectations.

WestJet Airlines Ltd. has named Harry Taylor its interim president and chief executive.

Canada’s inflation rate is inching towards the fastest pace since 2003. But the new numbers released Wednesday aren’t exactly surprising economists — many of whom are calling it a “transitory” influx of pressures.

Any Canadian employers struggling with the labour shortage might be best served to tout the ability to achieve a healthy work-life balance on their job postings, according to a new poll.

Canada's main stock index had its best day in nearly two months as the heavyweight energy and financials sectors got lifts from rising crude oil prices and bond yields.

Toronto-Dominion Bank’s top U.S. executive said the American economic recovery has hit some speed bumps over the past month and a half, with COVID-19’s Delta variant spreading and businesses finding it difficult to hire qualified workers.

Homeowners who resisted the urge to renovate during the first 18 months of the pandemic may find now is their chance, as lumber prices that soared to dizzying heights in the spring have crashed back down to earth.

Canada saw record investment in commercial properties in the second quarter as the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed buyers and sellers off the sidelines.