Retail sales increased 0.7 percent in April, the fastest since September last year, Statistics Canada said.

WestJet has asked the federal government to take steps to reduce the cost of flying for passengers.

According to experts, Canada's general measure of economic well-being, GDP (gross national product), looks pretty good overall.

OC Transpo missed its ridership targets for the first four months of the year as riders continue to struggle in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are not immune to the global economic environment, so our revenues are going down and our costs are going up on a lot of things."