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Joe Biden planning to cancel Keystone XL permit on Day 1: transition documents - National Post + MORE Jan 18th
Joe Biden planning to cancel Keystone XL permit on Day 1: transition documents National PostBiden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on 1st day in office, sources confirm CBC.caBiden plans to block Keystone XL pipeline with day 1 order, documents show &n.... More »
What to do if you’re a victim of bank account or credit card fraud + MORE Jan 8th
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We have been defrauded of over $20,000 by someone who was able to make unauthorized e-transfers from our bank accounts. The bank has recovered a small portion of them, and it has refused responsibility for any more. I am at level three of the complaint process, and I am wondering how .... More »
Business Highlights + MORE Aug 25th
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Yellen, in speech Friday, could send signal about next hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market is humming, and so are the U.S. financial markets, with major stock indexes near record highs.
All that would normally trigger a green light for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Yet the Fed,.... More »
China and US sign deal that could avert mass stock delistings - CNN Aug 26th
China and US sign deal that could avert mass stock delistings CNNSEC Chair Gary Gensler breaks down the agreement with China over audit inspections CNBC TelevisionU.S. and China reach audit deal in boon for Chinese tech companies The Globe and MailUS-China Talks on D.... More »
My Favourite Canadian Dividend Stocks + MORE Jul 11th
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My Favourite Canadian Dividend Stocks This is a guest contribution by Nick McCullum of Sure Dividend. Sure Dividend uses The 8 Rules of Dividend Investing to systematically identify high-quality dividend stocks suitable for long-term investment. Sure Divi.... More »
Financial officers file complaint against KPMG over Isle of Man controversy
– theglobeandmail.com
The union representing more than 4,500 government financial officers has lodged two formal complaints of professional misconduct against accounting firm KPMG
A sold home is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says there is mounting evidence that house prices in a number of Canadian cities are out of whack with incomes and other economic fundamentals.The latest report from CMHC says there is evidence of overvaluation in nine of the 15 real estate markets included in the research. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardIn the bubbly world of Canadian real-estate, the house “flip” has gone from revered to feared—depending largely, it seems, on who is doing the flipping.
The idea of buying a home, sprucing it up and selling at a profit a few months later is celebrated by at least a half dozen popular reality TV shows, several of which are either made in Canada or involve Canadians: Love it or List it, Flip this House, Home to Flip, Flip or Flop and the strangely named Masters of Flip. At the same time, however, there’s growing angst that foreign buyers—namely from mainland China—may be getting into the game, leading to calls for some sort of speculation tax in provinces like B…
