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Prospective homebuyers can make their way into the market, as trade war uncertainty begins to ease with prices slumping in certain areas, however some cities across the country remain robust with strong prices, according to an RBC economist.

Data obtained by CTV News from Health Canada shows that 85 per cent of inspections of drug manufacturing sites supplying the Canadian market were conducted by international regulators — not Health Canada. And some experts say that's concerning.

U.S. Federal immigration authorities said Friday they arrested about 200 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally in raids a day earlier on two California cannabis farm sites. Protesters engaged in a tense standoff with authorities during an operation at one of the farms where a farmworker was gravely injured.

Complaints from people struggling to get in touch with the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) have surfaced on social media and online community forums.

It started with a phone call to a men’s clothing store in the heart of Mexico City’s historic center. “I need you to put together 10,000 pesos ($500) for me weekly, or else we’ll have to do something,” the voice said.

The Trump administration is suing the state of California to block animal welfare laws that it says unconstitutionally helped send egg prices soaring. But a group that spearheaded the requirements pushed back, blaming bird flu for the hit to consumers’ pocketbooks.

Canada’s main stock index finished lower, weighed down by losses in technology and consumer non-cyclicals, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed to a first ministers' meeting following U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat.

A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been blocked by a federal appeals court days before it was set to go into effect. But there are ways to end those subscriptions and memberships, even if they take some work.

Walmart is recalling about 850,000 stainless steel water bottles because the lid can “forcefully eject” and unexpectedly strike consumers — resulting in permanent vision loss for two people to date.

The Bank of Canada is increasingly expected to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold later this month after the labour market delivered a surprise hiring surge in June.

Ottawa has announced details of $16 million it’s providing for energy projects in the Maritimes.

Chemical maker DuPont has agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve a nearly decade-long lawsuit over the contamination of an upstate New York village’s water supply.

Suppliers to Walmart have delayed or put on hold some orders from garment manufacturers in Bangladesh, according to three factory owners and correspondence from a supplier seen by Reuters, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of a 35 per cent tariff on the textile hub disrupts business.

U.S.-listed crypto stocks jumped as bitcoin surged to a record high in the run-up to a landmark week that could cement policy wins for the crypto industry.