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Publication Date: April 16, 2026 - 05:00
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Canadian Real Estate Association downgrades housing market forecast due to 'oil shock'
April 16, 2026
Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its housing market forecast following a jump in fixed mortgage rates and weaker than expected housing sales in the first three months of 2026. CREA had been forecasting higher sales, based on the idea that pent-up demand would emerge, especially from first-time buyers.
Canada’s tariff-hit manufacturing sector led the growth in February, rising 1.8 per cent. This was the largest growth for the sector since January 2023.
April 30, 2026 - 09:40 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson says he’s accepted an offer from Prime Minister Mark Carney to serve as Canada’s Ambassador to the European Union. “The European Union is one of Canada’s most important partners in trade, climate, security and the defence of democracy,” said Wilkinson in a statement posted to social media on Thursday morning. “In Brussels, I will work to ensure that this partnership delivers real benefits to Canadians,” said Wilkinson. Wilkinson said he’d be leaving his Vancouver area federal seat “in the coming months.” First elected to the House of Commons in...
April 30, 2026 - 09:37 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The head of the country's high-speed rail project says the Greater Toronto Area could be home to two stations rather than one as previously planned.
April 30, 2026 - 09:35 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa





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