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Beachman Motor Co. Ltd. co-founder Ben Tyler, centre, with technician Ryan Tschemeris, left, and head of logistics Thomas Cole at the company’s Toronto offices.Beachman Motor Co. Ltd. co-founder Ben Tyler, centre, with technician Ryan Tschemeris, left, and head of logistics Thomas Cole at the company’s Toronto offices. Photo by Peter J Thompson/National Post

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Beachman Motor Co. can build $6,000 motorcycles in an industrial garage because it uses parts from China — a scaled-down assembly some fear could spread through Canada’s auto industry

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Brookfield Place signage outside of the global investment firm of Brookfield Corporation's offices in Toronto’s Financial District, Tuesday July 29, 2025. Brookfield Place signage outside of the global investment firm of Brookfield Corporation’s offices in Toronto’s Financial District, Tuesday July 29, 2025. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post

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Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. has teamed up with the Caisse de Dépôt et placement du Québec to acquire Boralex Inc., a Quebec-based renewable energy company with operations in Canada, France, the United States and United Kingdom.

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money Markets are betting the Bank of Canada will hike rates three times this year, but economists disagree. Photo by Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

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The future path of interest rates in Canada is up for debate, with most economists coming down on the side of holds, while market bets are rising for two, perhaps even three, rate hikes by the end of this year.

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A pedestrian walks past condo real estate advertising on April 5, 2024. A pedestrian walks past condo real estate advertising. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post

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There are millions of empty nesters in Canada, and their numbers keep growing. But a key question remains: When, if ever, will those long-time homeowners downsize?

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The Canadian dollar and United States of America dollar, Wednesday March 5, 2025. Even though these economic measures have been trending downward in comparison with the United States, noted Statistics Canada, this doesn’t mean Canada’s economy is performing poorly. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post

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The agency highlighted three key measures of economic performance — labour productivity, real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and real gross national income (GNI) per capita — and how they stand in Canada compared with the United States.

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