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Hate Paying More Than U.S. Shoppers? Good News!

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada Business

Good news, Canuck shoppers. U.S. clothing retailer Express, Inc. announced it has carried out its move to parity pricing for Canadian consumers. ...

Here's Where The Canada-U.S. Price Gap Is Really, Really Big

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada Business

Canadians complain about the price gap between U.S. and local stores, but here’s the biggest price gap of them all: housing. According to an anal...

Budget Likely To Widen Canada-U.S. Price Gap

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.22.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canadians will be paying hundreds of millions of dollars more on everything from food to bicycles because of a little-noticed change in tarif...

Sorry, Shoppers: Target Canada Will Have Higher Prices Than U.S.

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada Business

There is really only one major reason why Canadians have been flocking across the U.S. border to shop at Target locations: Lower prices. With the o...

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Why Are Prices Higher In Canada Than In The U.S.?

HuffingtonPost.com | Daniel Tencer | Posted 12.20.2012 | Canada Business

It’s the holiday season, that magical time of year when Canadians come together to ask: Why are we still paying more for everything than Americans? ...

Sick Of Canada-U.S. Price Gap? Blame Multinational Suppliers

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.24.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Identical widescreen TVs, bottles of hair conditioner and even painkillers cost Canadian shoppers more than their American neighbours despite...

Why The Strong Loonie Hasn't Helped You

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 03.08.2012 | Canada Business

Many economists have argued that a strong Canadian dollar is good for the country, because it makes imports less expensive and therefore lowers costs ...

New York County Rolling In Cross-Border Shopper Money

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.22.2012 | Canada Business

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Canadian shoppers are being credited for helping to boost Erie County's sales tax revenues over the US$400 million mark for the first ...

Should Competition Bureau Probe Canada-U.S. Price Gap?

CBC | Posted 04.08.2012 | Canada Business

The Competition Bureau should look into price differences between goods sold in Canada and the U.S., a consumer group is suggesting. ...

Canadians 'Rightly Annoyed' About Price Gap With U.S.: Flaherty

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.19.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is prepared to look at reducing tariffs and to use "informal persuasive powers" if needed to bridge the...

What Items Cost More In Canada Than In The U.S.?

CP | LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2011 | Canada Business

MONTREAL - It's a fact of consumer life that buying in Canada means paying more than you would south of the border, with a so-called Canadian premium ...

Flaherty 'Irritated' At U.S.-Canada Price Gap

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.07.2011 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is calling for a Senate committee to look into the price gap that continues to exist across the Canada-U.S. bor...