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FILE PHOTO: A Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) sign is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File PhotoCHRIS WATTIE/Reuters

B.C. election

It won't be just political junkies feasting on the results of the B.C. election Tuesday. The business community will be watching the outcome of a campaign where NDP Leader John Horgan, the chief rival of Christy Clark's Liberal government, has spoken out against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline and cast doubt over the Site C hydro dam.

Read more: After the election, B.C.'s approach to development will be felt across the country

ABCs – Anger, Bombardier, Compensation

There could be fireworks at Bombardier's annual meeting Thursday in Montreal. A month ago, following public uproar, the company delayed plans to give their executives a bump in compensation of nearly 50 per cent. The company has benefited from financial support from the federal and Quebec governments.

Read more: Bombardier investors get opposing advice as vote looms on executive pay

Opening the books

Many Canadians may not have heard of Home Capital a month ago. How that's changed. The mortgage lender has been in the news almost daily, with customers yanking their deposits from the company, its stock sinking, and an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission under way. On Thursday it reports its first-quarter results, which have been delayed from their original May 3 date.

The week ahead: Home Capital faces hard questions after earnings delay

Playing hard to get

PrivateBancorp investors will vote Friday on CIBC's $6.8-billion takeover offer, which has been sweetened twice in recent weeks in an attempt to win approval by the shareholders of the Chicago-based bank.

Streetwise: In bid for PrivateBancorp, CIBC finds an elusive target

Prepare for landing

Voting ends Friday for WestJet pilots deciding whether to unionize with the Air Line Pilots Association. Pilots at the Calgary-based airline, Canada's second-largest, rejected a unionization drive in 2015.

Looking for more? Here's our calendar of economic and financial events for the week ahead.

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