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OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening economic conditions.

TORONTO — The mid-January deadline for businesses to qualify for partial forgiveness of pandemic loans likely played a major role in driving up business insolvencies that month, said the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

VANCOUVER — Ronald McHaffie said he had big plans to build a ski resort near Hope, 150 km east of Vancouver, ahead of the 2010 Olympics. He cut an unlikely figure, with a Grizzly Adams beard and no history of resort development.

OTTAWA — Women in corporate leadership still face barriers, with significant gaps in business ownership, representation and compensation, said the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

North Delta buisness owner wonders if sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s Securing Small Business Rebate Program is working?

Canadians support a national pharmacare program. Can Ottawa deliver it?

Receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers says it’s tracking more than 50,000 transactions through 40-plus accounts at various financial institutions.

The British Columbia Securities Commission has levied about $430 million in unpaid fines and disgorgement orders for breaches of the province's Securities Act.

Accountant Anthony Kevin Jackson of West Vancouver admitted to participating in "a scheme that was abusive to the capital market," the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Securities Commission stated following a settlement agreement.

Wineries eligible for grants after cold snap and wildfires; application period opens in April.