CBC: Everything inflation: It’s not just gas and food anymore — and wages aren’t keeping up

While consumer spending remained strong in the second quarter, it turned a corner after the Bank of Canada ended its pause on interest rate hikes, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said.

The volume of seated diners at restaurants in the city has been declining year-over-year since June, according to OpenTable data.

While Canada’s economy has yet to dip into recession, new data from the Business Data Lab suggests that many of the country’s major cities are already heading into downturns known as “city-cessions.”