The Business Beat

What the experts are saying about this week's Bank of Canada interest rate review, more signs of a percolating housing market, and why a previously little known #Vancouver based bio-tech company is grabbing attention...in your March 4th edition of Canada's Business Beat!

Alberta's excuse for a new tax on electric vehicles, Canada's cell phone and internet costs are under the microscope again, a rich bonus for an energy company's shareholders, and a new real estate record in #Whistler...in your March 1st edition of Canada's Business Beat. 

New evidence that Canada will likely avoid a recession, more better than forecast bank earnings, why Canada will again require a visa from Mexican visitors, and big news for lumber producers...in your Feb 29th edition of Canada's Business Beat. 

Canada's best and worst airports according to travellers, bad loans continue to weigh down the country's banks, and Toyota and Jeep drivers are strongly advised to listen to this February 28th edition of Canada's Business Beat!

How bad loans are costing Canada's banks, why Canadians are being stiffed by now defunct Lynx Air, and a Quebec mining company flees a National Security review of its ties with China...in your Feb 27th edition of Canada's Business Beat.

Why this is expected to be a tough week for Canada's banks, a prime example of the squeeze that developers are facing from high interest rates, and good news for tourists visiting Paris...in your Feb 26th edition of Canada's Business Beat.

Another well known Canadian discount airline has just thrown in the towel, good news to brag about for a big name energy giant, and where you'll find the most expensive hotel rates in Canada...in your Feb 23rd edition of Canada's Business Beat. 

Discounts and deals - how Canadians are finding savings at the grocery store, a positive economic signal from retailers, and a huge recall of Toyota pickups and SUVs...in your February 22nd edition of Canada's Business Beat.  

An ominous warning for the shareholders of one of Canada's best known copper producers, Gildan Activewear investors have reason to smile though, and the hits just keep on coming for BC fruit growers...in your Feb 21st edition of Canada's Business Beat.

Why it sure sounds like Canada has tamed inflation, a well known grocery chain has big plans for the future, Walmart's latest acquisition, and talk of a railway workers strike...in your February  20th edition of Canada's Business Beat.