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The next four days in Montreal will bring a mix of excitement for sports fans and merchants. Many have high hopes with the Canadiens in the playoffs and Montreal’s Grand Prix all taking place at the same time. As Phil Carpenter reports, after years of struggling post-pandemic, downtown business owners are hoping for a win.

Mortgage delinquency rates are up in B.C., as people locked into five-year terms from the pandemic-era lows are having to renew at much higher rates, and Canadians are cutting back on Valentines spending this year. BIV’s Tyler Orton has your business news.

Canadian air travel to the United States dropped 12.5 per cent in December compared to 2024, marking the 11th straight month of year-over-year decreases. All eight of Canada’s largest airport posted double digit declines, with passenger counts to the U.S. remaining below pre-pandemic levels. Jazan Grewal has this story and more in Business Matters for Feb....

The Canadian Federation of Business is encouraging shoppers to support local. This as Kelowna’s unemployment rate continues to rise to levels not seen since the the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unemployment was up for the second straight month in Canada and August reached the highest level since 2016, outside of the pandemic years, according to new data. Statistics Canada reported that the national jobless rate climbed to 7.1 per cent last month, from 6.9 per cent in July. Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new...

The income gap between Canada’s highest-and lowest-income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025, new data from Statistics Canada shows. Wealth disparity has grown each year since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, with high-income households gaining from returns on investments, and low-incomes households seeing wages steadily decline. Nivrita Ganguly has...

For the first time, the number of visitors coming to downtown Halifax has surpassed what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The CEO of the Downtown Halifax Business Commission says that’s good news, although he acknowledges there’s still room for improvement. Angela Capobianco reports.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of retail businesses have reached the brink every year. Some have restructured, others reduced their store count and many closed for good. In fact, federal government data shows insolvencies and bankruptcies in the retail sector have been rising over the past four years after a roughly 25-year decline. Anne Gaviola...

The Halifax airport is gearing up for a busy summer with more non-stop direct flights between Halifax and Saskatchewan, as well as Vancouver, offered by WestJet. The 2025 season also marks a recovery from the pandemic for the airport, with more destinations offered than prior to 2020.

Some small business hit hard by COVID-19 are getting a new chance to bounce back in Calgary. As Gil Tucker reports, they’re coming together in one place, to try to make it through the pandemic.

Tuesday was a tough day for people who run two Calgary businesses hit by a morning fire near Chinook Centre. As Gil Tucker reports, the fire comes just as they were starting to make back the ground they’d lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many companies that supply bars and restaurants are struggling in the face of unpredictable shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. But as Gil Tucker reports, some Calgarians in the brewing business have come up with a creative way to help each other through the crisis.

Only a few days into Alberta’s new restrictions on restaurants and other businesses, they’re already starting to feel the pain. But as Gil Tucker reports, while sales fall off, one Calgary landlord is stepping up to help out during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 clock is ticking for a lot of Alberta businesses that provide personal services. Gil Tucker reports on how they’re scrambling as they struggle to survive another pandemic shutdown.

A lot of Calgarians are going all-out to brighten up the night as we head into the holiday season. As Gil Tucker shows us, that means companies that put up Christmas lights are busier than usual.

Another Calgary business is falling victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. As Gil Tucker reports, after four decades in the city, saying goodbye is tough for Army and Navy staff and customers.

The COVID-19 crisis is a major blow to many small businesses. For some in Calgary, shutting down temporarily could lead to going out of business forever. Gil Tucker reports.

The COVID-19 pandemic is now claiming another longtime Calgary business. As it prepares to auction off more than half-a-century’s worth of memorabilia, it’s part of a growing trend in the city. Gil Tucker reports.

During question period at the House of Commons on Thursday, Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie blamed the current summer travel backlog faced by Canadians on vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions, pointing to Air Canada cancelling 360 flights in one week as evidence while using the European Union and United States as examples to follow. Parliamentary...

The pandemic has been a busy time for Maritime pool builders. Folks stuck at home have been renovating and others moving from provinces like Ontario are buying properties with pools. That means more customers through the doors of stores like Emmerson Pools and Spas.