Canada’s inflation rate swung back into positive territory in June, with consumer prices rising at a 0.7 per cent annual pace. In May, during the depths of COVID-19 lockdowns, Canada’s inflation rate dipped to -0.4 per cent, the second straight month below zero. If inflation below zero persists, that’s a very worrisome economic trend known as […]
Actually 3.5 stars By Anna Ziegler, directed by Philip Akin. Until Sept. 29 the Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St., North York. Hgjewishtheatre.com and 416-932-9995 ext. 224. “God, do you ever stop talking?” asks Tom (Tony Ofori) of Amber (Claire Renaud). They’re freshmen at Princeton, on a date, quite […]
Inside the basketball fortress that is Oracle Arena in sunny California, Golden State Warriors fans have become accustomed to showing up at this time of year and watching their mighty team win. So when they found their team down 17 points with nearly six minutes left in Game 3 Wednesday night against Toronto, some of the […]