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HAIDER-MORANIS: Will staging your home draw that tidy selling price you hope for?
Most people who have bought or sold a home are familiar with the concept of staging, in which a seller brings in new, sometimes expensive, furniture and decor on a temporary basis in order to cast their home in the best possible light. But does ...
JOE CHIDLEY: The recession question we should be asking isn't ‘when’ but ‘how bad?’
It’s taken a while, but equity investors finally seem to get what bond investors have been signalling for months. Back in March, the yield curve for three-month and 10-year U.S. Treasuries inverted, meaning the three-month bills were yielding ...
KELLY EGAN: Public servant retired early to escape 'cow-in-a-barn' office design
At the peak of her public service career, on the ninth floor at L’Esplanade Laurier, Heather Hicks had a three-walled office with four “king-sized” filing cabinets, a desk, a credenza and a wardrobe. In 2015, her department ...
Canopy posts $1.28 billion net loss, largely due to warrant extinguishment charge
Canopy Growth Corp. on Wednesday reported a net loss of $1.28 billion for its first quarter, as the cannabis producer faced lower net revenue on a quarter-over-quarter basis and took a major non-cash charge due to the extinguishment of ...
Billionaire Koch brothers dump Canada's oilsands leases as foreign exodus continues
CALGARY, Alta. – Once among the largest landholders in the oilsands, industrial conglomerate Koch Industries Inc. has sold off its upstream leases and abandoned licences in the heavy oil play, joining a stream of foreign companies exiting ...
A tale of two rivals: Barrick roars through golden summer as Newmont struggles to make merger pay
On Monday morning, Barrick Gold Corp.’s chief executive Mark Bristow visited the mining giant’s Toronto headquarters to announce second quarter earnings, and to take a victory lap on what’s shaping up to be a good ...
KELLY EGAN: The new federal office — brighter, tighter, quieter, where farts don't stink, lunch won't slurp
Not long ago, a group of employees at Global Affairs Canada — accustomed to navigating a complex geopolitical world — was sent guidelines on workplace conduct. “Do you clip your nails at your desk?” one section began, super ...
LAURIE H PAWLITZA: What is ‘table’ child support and why is it so hard to get it reduced?
Separated spouses who pay child support are often surprised by the short shrift family lawyers give them when they ask why there is such strict adherence to the “table” child support calculated under the Child Support Guidelines (the ...
Air Canada to use Mirabel-built A220s on new Montreal-Seattle route
Air Canada is taking Bombardier’s brainchild right into Boeing country. Starting in May, Canada’s largest airline will deploy its newest jet model, the Airbus A220, on a new non-stop route linking Montreal’s Trudeau airport to ...
Court approves class action against Air Canada over fuel surcharges
A class action against Air Canada was approved by the Superior Court of Quebec on Monday. The plaintiffs claim Air Canada has been overcharging passengers for fuel charges described on its website “as a measure to offset partially the ...
