Tag: inflation

Inflation Tops Business Worries While Ottawa’s Payroll Ceilings Keep Rising

Business obstacles survey from StatCan puts inflation at 41.6% for Q3 2026,…

Alberta’s August Inflation Relief Gave Back One Twelfth Of The Climb

Alberta August CPI fell 0.3% from July in Statistics Canada data, yet…

Alberta Paycheques Are Losing the Race Against Rising Prices

Average weekly earnings in Alberta rose 2.2% year over year while food…

Cheap Australian Beef Is Not Why Alberta Ranchers Get Squeezed

Canada's cattle herd sits near 11.1 million head, up about 2.5% after…

The Freshest Price Numbers in Canada Describe a Month Already Gone

StatCan June 2026 producer prices fell 1.4% and raw materials 6.9%, yet…

Sixteen Straight Months of Groceries Outrunning Everything Else

Canadian grocery prices rose 4.3% in May 2026 against 3.2% CPI, StatCan…

Five Straight Holds, and Alberta Families Are Still Squeezed

The Bank of Canada left its benchmark rate at 2.25% on June…

Roughing It? Give Me a Break.

Let’s call a spade a spade: reading about retirees “struggling” to decide…