30% Fewer Homes, Prices 10% Too High: CMHC Puts a Number on Canada’s Supply Gap
Canada’s housing affordability crisis has a price tag now. Had the country’s construction industry responded to demand as fluidly as its American counterpart, housing starts between 2006 and 2024 could have been nearly 30% higher and home prices close to 10% lower over the same period, according to CMHC analysis released Thursday. The figures come […]
Why Canada Fell To 19th In The Best Countries Ranking
Canada’s fall to 19th in the 2026 US News & World Report Best Countries ranking is not a simple story of national decline. It is a measurement shock for a country whose global image has long traded at a premium. The 2026 ranking put Canada just inside the top 20, one position behind the US. […]
CFL Splits Broadcast Rights Across Bell, DAZN and YouTube in Historic Deal
The Canadian Football League has signed the largest media rights package in its history, reshaping how the sport reaches viewers at home and, for the first time at this scale, abroad. The slate of agreements pairs a renewed deal with longtime majority partner Bell Media alongside the arrival of DAZN as a new broadcast partner […]
Rosatom Wins Lead Role in $16.5B Kazakhstan Balkhash Plant
Russia and Kazakhstan inked a $16.5 billion agreement Thursday to build Central Asia’s first nuclear power plant, handing state nuclear giant Rosatom a construction mandate that has been two decades in the making. The deal was signed in Astana during Vladimir Putin’s official visit, where the Russian and Kazakhstani presidents also formalised a separate accord […]
U.S.-Iran Ceasefire MOU Agreed To In Principle As Trump Asks For More Time, Per Axios
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed on the terms of a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and open direct talks on Iran’s weapons program. However the deal is sitting unsigned, Trump has asked for more time, and Tehran has not formally confirmed its acceptance, as reported by Axios. U.S. officials told Axios […]
CIBC Q2 2026 Profit Jumps 23% On Higher Revenue As PCL Freezes
CIBC (TSX: CM) posted a quarterly revenue of $8.0 billion, up from $7.0 billion a year earlier. On the bottomline, reported net income increased to $2.5 billion from $2.0 billion last year, translating to diluted earnings per share of $2.53. On adjusted basis, net income was $2.5 billion, up from $2.0 billion last year, translating […]
RBC’s 25% Earnings Jump In Q2 2026 Puts Credit Costs In Focus
Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) delivered a sharply stronger second quarter from last year, reporting Q2 2026 net income of $5.5 billion, up from $4.4 billion last year. This translates to $3.85 earnings per diluted share. On adjusted basis, net income was $5.6 billion, up from $4.5 billion last year, translating to $3.90 earnings […]
TD Bank’s Q2 2026 Earnings Lift Overshadowed By Huge Income Drop
TD Bank (TSX: TD) reported a Q2 2026 net income of $4.25 billion, a huge fall from $11.13 billion a year earlier. However, on adjusted basis, net income increased to $4.17 billion from $3.63 billion last year, translating to $2.38 earnings per diluted share. Breaking it down, Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking remained the strongest […]
Cameco Restores Full Production at McArthur River and Key Lake After Flood Disruption
Cameco (TSX: CCO) has restored full output at its flagship uranium operation after spring flooding in northern Saskatchewan severed a key supply line, with the company confirming its annual production targets remain intact. The uranium producer said Wednesday that the Key Lake mill and McArthur River mine have returned to full production activities, capping a […]
Minera Alamos Greenlights Copperstone After PFS Pegs NPV at $537 Million
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) has given its Copperstone gold project the green light, releasing a pre-feasibility study that paints the past producing Arizona asset as a high return, low capital build while approving construction the same day. Using a base case gold price of $3,500 per ounce, the study pegs Copperstone’s after-tax net present value […]