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Canada's Business Beat
Fast paced, consumer focused business news that impacts everyday lives.
Episodes
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - August 6, 2026
New signs that Tim Horton's might be losing popularity, also more evidence that beer drinking is down, and better news for #Toronto but not #Vancouver in the…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - August 5, 2026
Another sky high oil company profit because of unaffordable gas prices, a new report on how the World Cup helped #Toronto and #Vancouver, and ongoing struggles…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - August 4, 2026
Impressive economic news for Canada in the latest international trade data, West Jet urges travellers to be patient, and what was behind a lower than hoped…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 31, 2026
The very latest on that looming strike at West Jet, a shocker from Telus, another huge add for Canada's convenience store giant, and the latest eye popping oil…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 30, 2026
Travel Alert! We've got the very latest on a possible strike at West Jet, higher prices and higher profits at the grocery store, and still more bleeding in the…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 29, 2026
New evidence that we're losing the war against computer hackers, another tough day in the lumber business, high oil prices pay off for a Canadian energy giant…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 28, 2026
Why this latest scam alert might be today's most relevant business news, another ten-four in the trucking industry, and new doubt about the economic benefits…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 27, 2026
Why gas prices are suddenly heading lower, compensation for the richest of the rich in corporate Canada is a shocker, why Ford Broncos are being recalled, and…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 24, 2026
Canada's official response to Trump's latest tariff threats, better than forecast business for Canada's largest railway, West Jet prepares for job action, and…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 23, 2026
Surprising news regarding Canadians visiting the U.S., an upbeat economic report card at the cash register, company wide labour peace at Air Canada, and a…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 22, 2026
The reason behind a huge loss at Rogers Communications, our country considers its next move in Donald Trump's trade war with us, and another big plane sale for…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 21, 2026
Why Trump tops the agenda as Canada's premiers meet today, how Canadians feel about another pipeline to the west coast, and a first big deal for an Ontario…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 20, 2026
Why Canada's inflation rate has once again dipped below 3%, why you might want to keep the gas tank topped up, construction industry worries, and a massive…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 17, 2026
Why Netflix shares are falling despite a sharply higher company profit, a must know spice recall, and a huge takeover in the pharmaceutical space...in your…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 16, 2026
How Canada and the world views the U.S. under Trump, a new worry for summer travel plans, new cuts in TV and radio and where housing starts have collapsed...in…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 15, 2026
The Bank of Canada's latest decision on interest rates, more discouraging news for home sellers, whats hot and whats not on the car lot, and another body blow…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 14, 2026
The newest housing price forecast - who's hot and who's not, another gas price warning, and the latest sign that more Canadians are now willing to visit the…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 13, 2026
Interest rate predictions, the latest outlook for gasoline prices, and labour peace on the road in the auto sector and on the runway at Air Canada...in your…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 10, 2026
We've got the country's latest jobs data, huge sales numbers and profit for a #Vancouver based fashion retailer, and why Volkswagen buyers won't have as much…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 9, 2026
Upward pressure on home insurance costs, an eye popping AI project in Alberta, Air Canada's new boss sounds impressive, and the first Chinese made EVs are now…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - Wednesday, July 8 - 2026
Why gas prices are likely heading higher again, why Canada's corporate takeovers have slowed, and which North American city is the only one to crack the top…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 7, 2026
Upbeat economic news including big gains on the international trade front, another pipeline pitch, and still more evidence that Canadian travel to the U.S…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - Monday, July 6 - 2026
Where PM Carney is headed on his latest high stakes business trip, Rogers Communications takes full control of MLSE, why a waste management stock is on the…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 3, 2026
Why Canada's latest plan for another pipeline sounds very familiar, a new report on personal wealth, an updated snapshot of the housing market, and the world's…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - July 2, 2026
A reality check with the U.S. refusing to renew its trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, why shipping costs are soaring, and why financial worries are…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 30, 2026
Great news! Canada's economic growth roars back to life, how we know that foreign investors like what they see in Canada, and why a #Vancouver bio-tech company…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 29, 2026
Why the latest recall of Ford pickups might be a little embarrassing, we have the latest update on business openings and closings in Canada, and why the top…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 26, 2026
Why Macs and I-pads are suddenly costing you more, why the Royal Bank's reputation has just been tarnished, a deeper shade of red for Global TV's parent, and…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - Thursday, June 25 - 2026
In this episode of Canada's Business Beat..short term pain but long term gain predicted for Canada's economic growth, how #Calgary's business sector feels…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 23, 2026
New evidence that Canadians might be softening their stance on not visiting the U.S., a new survey finds a growing number of Canadians are willing to move to a…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 22, 2026
Gas Pains! Why you can blame the gas station for a higher than predicted inflation rate, a more positive update from Canada's construction sector, and the hunt…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 19, 2026
Why the latest economic data is more perception than reality, why a big fight is building over cell phone fees, another worry for air travel is off the table…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 18, 2026
Grocery store profits are surging again, why you might want to upgrade your cell phone sooner than later, a serious economic threat for B.C. and Alberta, and…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 17, 2026
Mixed signals from Canada's real estate market, a lighter shade of red for a leading women's fashion retailer, a big acquisition for Canada's larger miner, and…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - Tuesday, June 16 - 2026
Telus and Bell ordered to end new fees or else, a well known BC and Ontario wine maker sold, new ownership for a long time Pizza chain, and a major legal…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 15, 2026
Why oil prices are way down as gold and silver prices soar, why Canada might be seeing even more Chinese made EVs on the road, more bad news for Vancouver area…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 11, 2026
How and where a growing number of Canadians are cutting costs, why a hiring spree is ahead in the oil and gas sector, and which vehicles are hot while new…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 10, 2026
We've got the latest Bank of Canada interest rate decision, a massive vehicle recall because of a serious fire danger, how a BC forestry giant is diversifying…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - Tuesday, June 9 - 2026
Why thousands of homeowners are about to feel the squeeze, Canada's plan to limit social media for young people, and why Canada's trade with the rest of the…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 8, 2026
World Cup bragging rights for #Vancouver, what to expect from this week's Bank of Canada interest rate review, the top worry right now for airline executives…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat - June 5, 2026
Help wanted - surprisingly good news in the latest jobs report, why #Lululemon shares are facing downward pressure, Ottawa pauses enviro assessment changes…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 4, 2026
How Canada is embracing A-I and the many changes it brings, new government support for the struggling forest sector, and thousands of vehicle recalls that you…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 3, 2026
New evidence that a growing number of Americans are considering moving to Canada, our country's housing market is showing signs of recovery, and an iconic…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 2, 2026
A new warning that gas prices might be on the verge of going higher, the first low cost Chinese made EVs have arrived, your Canada Pension plan has a new…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - June 1, 2026
A first ever for Canada's best known pipeline, why pubs and restaurants are cheering a rule change in B.C., high hopes for a Canadian drug company going…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 28, 2026
Sharing the wealth - a huge dividend increase for Canada's largest bank, new labour unrest on the train tracks, the winds of discontent are picking up on the…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 27, 2026
The rich just keep on getting richer in Canada's banking world, how the founder of Lululemon won a long running feud with the company, and how PM Carney…
Canada's Business BeatNew Episode: Canada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 26, 2026
Lousy news related to Canadian homeowners feeling the squeeze, how summer travel plans are being impacted by high gas prices, and another substantial sale for…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 25, 2026
Be informed in less than 2 minutes! A Tim Horton's hiring spree, steep downward pressure on oil and gas prices, and Canada's condo developers are pleading for…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 22, 2026
More evidence of those ridiculous gas prices in the latest retail sales update, new signs of a tightening job market, a huge expansion for Tim Horton's, and a…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 21, 2026
We've got the latest travel data showing that more and more Canadians are refusing to visit the U.S...some reassuring news regarding your government pension…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - Friday, May 15 - 2026
We end the week with positive economic news as Canada's reputation on the world stage continues to rise, how gas prices are impacting EV sales, and more losses…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 14, 2026
Why an historic first for Honda is terrible news for Canada's automotive sector, the latest report card for the real estate market, BC prepares for a tourist…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 13, 2026
Why its now a certainty that sky high gas prices will continue for a long time yet, why Canada's largest LNG plant has been breaking environmental rules, and…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 12, 2026
Cheers! A new report suggests wine making could be a more powerful economic driver, new data suggests a growing number of Canadians are on the edge, record…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 11, 2026
Why hopes for lower gas prices have been dashed again, more bad news for farmers depending on fertilizer, and a massive profit increase for a #Toronto based…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 8, 2026
We've got the country's latest job market update, why Ford is stepping up its #Ontario operations, another legal setback for Trump's tariffs and a lousy…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 7, 2026
Hey, we have some better news for a change regarding gas prices, why Trump's war with Iran has the BC #lumber industry worried, and why a #Saskatchewan…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 6, 2026
Transforming customer service - How Telus plans to make it easier to understand their call centre agents, Canada's favourite coffee/doughnut shop is on a roll…
Canada's Business BeatCanada's Business Beat with Bob Price - May 5, 2026
How much??? You might be shocked by the latest outlook for gas prices, new evidence that we aren't going to the bank like we used to, a big shift for Canadian…