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'Overwatch 2' And 'Diablo IV' Won't Be Released In 2021, According To Activision Blizzard - Forbes Feb 4th
'Overwatch 2' And 'Diablo IV' Won't Be Released In 2021, According To Activision Blizzard ForbesActivision Blizzard beats earnings expectations after 'best year in our 30 Yahoo Canada FinanceOverwatch 2 and Diablo 4 won’t be released in 2021, Activision Blizzard says &nb.... More »
The best GIC rates in Canada for 2025 + MORE Feb 10th
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The best GIC rates in Canada for 2024 + MORE Nov 18th
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Relationship fraud and romance scams: What Canadians need to know May 30th
This is part of a series of columns about how to protect important information and people in your life against fraud and scams. Stay tuned for more.
To be defrauded by scammers over the internet is bad enough. But it’s doubly wounding when the scam takes the form of relationship fraud, where a .... More »
Rallying gold and oil prices give TSX a triple digit boost, loonie strengthens + MORE Feb 14th
TORONTO _ Surging gold and oil prices helped give Canada’s main stock index a triple-digit boost, as the loonie strengthened against a weakening greenback.
The S&P/TSX composite index advanced 111.80 points to 15,328.27, led by strong gains in the gold, base metals, materials and energy se.... More »
SNC Lavalin names former top federal bureaucrat Kevin Lynch as company chairman
– canadianbusiness.com
MONTREAL _ SNC-Lavalin has selected former top federal bureaucrat Kevin Lynch as its new chairman.
The Montreal-based engineering and construction firm (TSX:SNC) says Lynch will take over on Jan. 1, replacing Lawrence Stevenson who is retiring.
Lynch was elected a company director and appointed vice-chairman last May.
He has been vice-chairman of BMO Financial Group since 2010. Prior to that he was clerk of the Privy Council, secretary to cabinet and head of the federal public service.
Stevenson joined SNC-Lavalin’s board of directors in 1999 and was appointed chairman in March 2015.
The post SNC Lavalin names former top federal bureaucrat Kevin Lynch as company chairman appeared first on Canadian Business – Your Source For Business News.
The Montreal-based engineering and construction firm (TSX:SNC) says Lynch will take over on Jan. 1, replacing Lawrence Stevenson who is retiring.
Lynch was elected a company director and appointed vice-chairman last May.
He has been vice-chairman of BMO Financial Group since 2010. Prior to that he was clerk of the Privy Council, secretary to cabinet and head of the federal public service.
Stevenson joined SNC-Lavalin’s board of directors in 1999 and was appointed chairman in March 2015.
The post SNC Lavalin names former top federal bureaucrat Kevin Lynch as company chairman appeared first on Canadian Business – Your Source For Business News.
Veterans brace for Liberals’ disability pension plan
– moneysense.ca
OTTAWA — Veterans across Canada are praying that the Trudeau government will deliver more than a lump of coal when it rolls out its long-awaited plan for providing pensions to injured ex-soldiers.
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan will unveil the pension scheme on Wednesday, more than two years after it was first promised during the 2015 federal election.
The Liberals were the only party to promise to re-instate lifelong pensions for disabled veterans, which were replaced by a controversial lump-sum award, career training and income-replacement programs in 2006.
READ: Can I receive a share of my ex’s military pension?
The commitment was in direct response to widespread complaints from veterans that the new benefits, known collectively as the New Veterans Charter, amounted to far less financial assistance than the old pensions.
Yet there are widespread fears that the Liberals’ plan, which is being announced after the House of Commons has risen and only days before Christmas, will fall far short of expectations and leave many veterans in the cold…
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan will unveil the pension scheme on Wednesday, more than two years after it was first promised during the 2015 federal election.
The Liberals were the only party to promise to re-instate lifelong pensions for disabled veterans, which were replaced by a controversial lump-sum award, career training and income-replacement programs in 2006.
READ: Can I receive a share of my ex’s military pension?
The commitment was in direct response to widespread complaints from veterans that the new benefits, known collectively as the New Veterans Charter, amounted to far less financial assistance than the old pensions.
Yet there are widespread fears that the Liberals’ plan, which is being announced after the House of Commons has risen and only days before Christmas, will fall far short of expectations and leave many veterans in the cold…
After struggle with alcoholism, oil patch broker sues former employer Richardson GMP
– theglobeandmail.com
Adam Woodward alleges company discriminated against him on the basis of a disability – in this case, addiction
Great Canadian Gaming and Clairvest win Ontario casino deal
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO _ Great Canadian Gaming Corp. and Clairvest Group Inc. have been chosen to operate and develop four Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. facilities west of Toronto.
Shares in Great Canadian (TSX:GC) gained more than 10 per cent following the announcement, trading up $4.23 at $34.12 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Great Canadian and Clairvest and will develop and operate OLG Casino Brantford, OLG Slots at Mohawk Racetrack, OLG Slots at Flamboro Downs and OLG Slots at Grand River Raceway.
The deal gives them the exclusive right to operate the assets for a minimum of 20 years. The facilities have a combined total of over 2,500 slot machines, approximately 60 table games and employ more than 1,400 staff.
Great Canadian will own 55 per cent of the partnership and run the operations, while Clairvest, a private equity firm, will hold the remaining 45 per cent.
In August, Great Canadian and Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU.UN) won a bid to run OLG Slots at Woodbine, OLG Slots at Ajax Downs and the Great Blue Heron Casino located in the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation…
Shares in Great Canadian (TSX:GC) gained more than 10 per cent following the announcement, trading up $4.23 at $34.12 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Great Canadian and Clairvest and will develop and operate OLG Casino Brantford, OLG Slots at Mohawk Racetrack, OLG Slots at Flamboro Downs and OLG Slots at Grand River Raceway.
The deal gives them the exclusive right to operate the assets for a minimum of 20 years. The facilities have a combined total of over 2,500 slot machines, approximately 60 table games and employ more than 1,400 staff.
Great Canadian will own 55 per cent of the partnership and run the operations, while Clairvest, a private equity firm, will hold the remaining 45 per cent.
In August, Great Canadian and Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU.UN) won a bid to run OLG Slots at Woodbine, OLG Slots at Ajax Downs and the Great Blue Heron Casino located in the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation…
November 2017 Dividend Income Update
– myownadvisor.ca
Save, invest, prosper with My Own Advisor.
November 2017 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update. For those of you new to these posts on my site, every month I discuss our approach to investing focusing on Canadian dividend paying stocks. We believe buying and holding a number of Canadian dividend-paying stocks in our tax-free (thanks TFSA) and non-registered…
We’re halfway there! Saving and investing our way to a million dollar portfolio. The article November 2017 Dividend Income Update is exclusive to My Own Advisor. Make sure you check out My Own Advisor Dividends, Indexing and Deals pages to save hundreds or thousands of dollars every year. All Rights Reserved.
November 2017 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update. For those of you new to these posts on my site, every month I discuss our approach to investing focusing on Canadian dividend paying stocks. We believe buying and holding a number of Canadian dividend-paying stocks in our tax-free (thanks TFSA) and non-registered…
We’re halfway there! Saving and investing our way to a million dollar portfolio. The article November 2017 Dividend Income Update is exclusive to My Own Advisor. Make sure you check out My Own Advisor Dividends, Indexing and Deals pages to save hundreds or thousands of dollars every year. All Rights Reserved.
