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Canada’s average asking rent was $2,036 in October, down 3.2 per cent from a year earlier and the 25th consecutive month of year-over-year declines. That softens listings for people shopping for a new lease, while CMHC says paid rents on occupied units have kept rising.
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Democrats won both chambers on Nov. 3, but they don’t take over until Jan. 3, 2027, and they can’t override a veto on their own. Here’s what the U.S. Constitution and trade laws let Congress do, and what they don’t.
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Washington declined to renew the trade pact at its first review on July 1. That doesn't end CUSMA, but it starts a yearly review cycle that runs to 2036. Here is what happens next.
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Washington’s Section 232 tariffs hit steel, aluminum, autos and lumber from every country. A rarely used 1930 law now targets Canada alone, taxing about US$20 billion of goods and banning some outright.
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Washington and Beijing have listed US$30 billion of goods each for lower tariffs, putting US canola, pork, seafood, lumber and coal in line for a Chinese edge over Canadian rivals.