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Canada News 12 December 2025 - 13 January 2026

Locked out of $22B: Canadian real estate funds freeze withdrawals as gates spread

Locked out of $22B: Canadian real estate funds freeze withdrawals as gates spread

Toronto, January 13, 2026, 04:20 (EST) Private real estate funds with roughly C$30 billion ($21.7 billion) tied up by Canadians have halted withdrawals, trapping investors amid the housing slump, Bloomberg reported Monday. Vancouver property manager Andre El-Baba called it “terrible” after Romspen blocked redemptions. Adviser Jamie Grundman noted, “This stuff spreads like wildfire,” while economist Diana Petramala warned, “It drags…
13 January 2026
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Firefighters’ 50/50 Raffles Create New Winners Across Canada: $1.2M Nova Scotia Jackpot and B.C.’s Bright Nights Payout

Firefighters’ 50/50 Raffles Create New Winners Across Canada: $1.2M Nova Scotia Jackpot and B.C.’s Bright Nights Payout

In the final stretch of the holiday season, two firefighter-backed 50/50 raffles—one in Nova Scotia and one in British Columbia—delivered headline-grabbing wins while spotlighting a fundraising model that keeps growing across Canada: online ticket sales that can turn community support into life-changing prizes. On the East Coast, the Nova Scotia Firefighters 50/50 posted a six-figure-plus “half-the-pot” payout that topped $1.2…
27 December 2025
Canada Stock Market Today (Dec. 24, 2025): TSX Slips From Record Highs in Holiday Trading as Miners Cool Off and the Loonie Firms

Canada Stock Market Today (Dec. 24, 2025): TSX Slips From Record Highs in Holiday Trading as Miners Cool Off and the Loonie Firms

Canada’s stock market ended Christmas Eve on a slightly weaker footing, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index easing back from this week’s record territory as profit-taking hit materials and mining names in a holiday-shortened sessionthat kept trading volumes light. The pullback was modest—but the day’s moves carried a clear year-end message: after a powerful run powered by precious metals, financials, and resource-linked momentum, investors appear increasingly selective…
25 December 2025
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Shops Open on Christmas Day 2025 in Canada: What’s Open, What’s Closed, and Where to Find Essentials

Shops Open on Christmas Day 2025 in Canada: What’s Open, What’s Closed, and Where to Find Essentials

Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (Christmas Day is Thursday, Dec. 25) Christmas Day in Canada is a statutory holiday, which means most retailers go dark—malls lock up, big-box stores turn off the lights, and even many grocery aisles are quiet.  Time and Date But last-minute needs don’t take the day off. Whether it’s cold medicine, diapers, a phone charger, or a…
25 December 2025
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Is the Canadian Stock Market Open on Dec. 25, 2025? TSX Christmas Day Hours, Boxing Day Closure, and What Investors Need to Know

Is the Canadian Stock Market Open on Dec. 25, 2025? TSX Christmas Day Hours, Boxing Day Closure, and What Investors Need to Know

If you’re trying to place a trade on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, the answer is straightforward: Canada’s stock market is closed for Christmas Day. That means no regular trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), TSX Alpha Exchange, or key Canadian trading and post-trade systems tied to the country’s equity markets. Q4Cdn It’s also not just…
25 December 2025
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Boxing Day Deals Canada 2025: What’s Open and Closed in P.E.I. on Christmas and Where to Shop Early Sales Online

Boxing Day Deals Canada 2025: What’s Open and Closed in P.E.I. on Christmas and Where to Shop Early Sales Online

Canadians are heading into Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025) with two very different checklists: last‑minute essentials (transit, errands, holiday hosting) and a growing wave of early Boxing Day deals that have moved the bargain hunt online before December 26 even arrives. On Prince Edward Island, several public services and major destinations are running on holiday schedules—some closing early today…
24 December 2025
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Canada Stock Market Holiday Schedule: TSX Trading Hours for Christmas 2025 and New Year’s Day 2026

Canada Stock Market Holiday Schedule: TSX Trading Hours for Christmas 2025 and New Year’s Day 2026

TORONTO, Dec. 23, 2025 — Canada’s stock market is heading into a holiday-shortened stretch to close out 2025, with reduced hours on Christmas Eve and full closures for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. The timing matters for investors trying to place last-minute trades, rebalance portfolios, manage margin, or complete year-end moves in a market that often sees lighter…
23 December 2025
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Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal: Paramount’s Ellison-Backed Counterbid, Antitrust Pressure, and What It Means for Crave in Canada

Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal: Paramount’s Ellison-Backed Counterbid, Antitrust Pressure, and What It Means for Crave in Canada

December 19, 2025 — The battle for Warner Bros. Discovery’s crown-jewel entertainment assets just entered a more volatile phase, with a major WBD shareholder signaling it would consider a revised Paramount Skydance offer—if the bidder fixes the very financing and deal-term concerns WBD’s board has been hammering for days. Reuters At stake is far more than bragging rights in Hollywood’s…
19 December 2025
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Canada Economic Calendar Today (Dec. 15, 2025): CPI, Housing Starts and Factory Data in Focus as Bank of Canada Watchers Brace for Volatility

Canada Economic Calendar Today (Dec. 15, 2025): CPI, Housing Starts and Factory Data in Focus as Bank of Canada Watchers Brace for Volatility

Canada’s economic calendar today is packed into a narrow early-morning window, with inflation, housing and manufacturing releases expected to steer the Canadian dollar, bond yields and interest-rate expectations into the week. The headline event is Statistics Canada’s November Consumer Price Index (CPI), published this morning as part of a new Monday release cadence.  Statistics Canada But before CPI hits, traders and economists…
15 December 2025
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Canada Economic Calendar for Monday, December 15, 2025: CPI, Housing Starts and Factory Data Set the Tone for CAD

Canada Economic Calendar for Monday, December 15, 2025: CPI, Housing Starts and Factory Data Set the Tone for CAD

Canada’s macro calendar for Monday, December 15, 2025 is front-loaded with market-moving releases that can quickly reset expectations for Bank of Canada policy, the Canadian dollar (CAD), and rate-sensitive sectors such as housing and consumer discretionary. The headline event is Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November, landing just days after the Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% and reiterated that inflation has…
14 December 2025
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Canada Stock Market Week Ahead: TSX Outlook as CPI, Retail Sales and Commodity Prices Set the Next Move

Canada Stock Market Week Ahead: TSX Outlook as CPI, Retail Sales and Commodity Prices Set the Next Move

TORONTO — Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite heads into the week of Dec. 15–19, 2025 with momentum still broadly intact—but with a sharper spotlight on inflation and consumer demand after a volatile, headline-heavy stretch that included a Bank of Canada hold, a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut, record highs, and a tech-led pullback.  Reuters The TSX finished Friday at 31,527.39, down 0.4% on the day but up…
13 December 2025
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Canada Buys Six Bombardier Global 6500 Jets in $753M Deal to Replace RCAF Challenger Fleet

Canada Buys Six Bombardier Global 6500 Jets in $753M Deal to Replace RCAF Challenger Fleet

OTTAWA / MISSISSAUGA (Dec. 12, 2025) — Canada is moving to modernize a high-visibility but often overlooked slice of military airlift: the executive-style jets that ferry senior officials and can be rapidly reconfigured for urgent missions at home and abroad. The federal government announced Friday it has awarded Bombardier a contract to acquire six Canadian-built Global 6500 aircraft for the…
12 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Dollar Tree may be overvalued after 94% rally, DCF analysis shows
    January 17, 2026, 10:44 AM EST. Dollar Tree (DLTR) closed at $139.95, after a 94% rally over the last year. The stock has chalked up 5.7% in the past week, 9.0% in 30 days, and 9.6% year-to-date, with a three-year decline of about 5.3% and a five-year gain near 29.7%. Simply Wall St. assigns a 0/6 score on its valuation checks, flagging questions about value. The firm uses a 2-stage Free Cash Flow to Equity (DCF) model; latest twelve-month FCF is about $1.44 billion. The model yields an intrinsic value of about $110.81 per share, implying the price is roughly 26.3% above fair value and the stock is overvalued relative to this estimate.
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