Forest product market analysts expect prices for lumber and building panels in North America will remain strong for several years.

Coniferous stumpage fees -- paid by forest companies for evergreen wood such as pine or spruce harvested from Crown land -- have nearly doubled to $67.31 in September.

The Big Six banks, which revealed their third-quarter earnings this week, said they were encouraged by consumer spending patterns creeping towards pre-pandemic levels and fewer Canadians seeking loan relief, but they continued to set aside hefty cash reserves to protect themselves from potential credit losses.

A new addition in front the CIBC on Jasper Avenue is getting all sorts of attention for the wrong reasons.

Residents are worried about a new 12-storey building which is double the current maximum of six stories in the historic community.

Payment deferral programs are weighing down the banks' financial performance.

Most of the banks' credit cards charge interest between 19.99 per cent and 20.99 per cent on purchases.

Despite repeated requests to follow social distancing rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a large crowd lined up outside of a downtown Edmonton CIBC branch on Wednesday. 

According to the employee, more than 100 staff members generally work on the same floor, but accommodations have been made to account for social-distancing orders.

It is unclear whether customers will be able to postpone mortgage payments interest-free.