StatsCan reports surge in foreign buying for August, as Canadian investors trim offshore portfolios
Gains in school jobs offset by losses in manufacturing, recreation
After a pandemic pause, inequality is growing as poor hit harder by downturn
Gas sales dropped 14.2%
New homes increasingly likely to be rented
Core measures also pointed to a slowdown in annual inflation last month
Both mortgage and non-mortgage debt grew at slower rates in July, StatsCan reported
Prices for industrial and raw materials eased, led by energy products
Portfolio inflows resumed in July after a lull in June
Turmoil in global equity markets, weakness in bonds, drives asset drop