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week in review

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Harley-Davidson unveils plans for an electric motorcycle

Greenpeace loses millions on rogue currency deals

Delta red-faced over World Cup gaffe suggesting Ghana is home to giraffes

Justice Minister Peter MacKay under fire for comments on female judges

Gazprom cuts off natural gas to Ukraine, Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev meets with Gazprom CEO and Russian energy minister

BlackBerry CEO John Chen shows off new devices

The week in Business Briefing

Greenpeace loses millions in rogue currency deals

Alberta to become less of a people 'magnet' as other economies perk up

'Jobs for life' not so far-fetched, new CIBC study finds

We're richer than ever, and scaling back on mortgage debt

Analysts upbeat on BlackBerry, but want rebound 'proof points'

The week in Streetwise (for subscribers)

Jacqueline Nelson: Morningstar hires new director of investment management

Jeffrey Jones: Husky loses CFO to rival Suncor

Boyd Erman: Loss of CMHC funding subsidy would only sting banks

Tim Kiladze: The Big Six banks are going their separate ways

Rachelle Younglai: Former Xstrata head makes play for BHP Billiton's nickel

The week in Real Estate

Tara Perkins: Calgary land prices nearing crisis point, builder argues

Careful: Red hot home prices are no national phenomenon

CMHC looks to fill research gaps on housing market

Price gains for Toronto's luxury condos lag their neighbourhoods

Facing limited supply in Canada, home builder buys chunk of U.S. land

The week in ROB Insight (for subscribers)

David Parkinson: Enbridge's Northern Gateway needs much more than this rubber stamp

Ian McGugan: Soaring home prices are slamming door on the young

Glen Hodgson: Governments need a surgical approach for helping small business

Brian Milner: As China flexes its muscle, foreign companies quiver

Todd Hirsch: A Spanish lesson in economics

The week's top news

Boyd Erman and Tara Perkins: CMHC to return to lower-risk roots

Shawn McCarthy, Steven Chase and Brent Jang: Ottawa approves Northern Gateway pipeline

David Berman: TSX surges to all-time high

Omar El Akkad and Jeff Gray: Glimpses of a new BlackBerry after better-than-expected results

Inflation tops Bank of Canada target, drives loonie near 93 cents

The week's must-reads

Eric Reguly: Why Fairfax is betting on Greek hardware

Greg Keenan: Dreamliner delays put Air Canada's customer service push in peril

Jacqueline Nelson: The rogue bet that cost Greenpeace millions

Omar El Akkad: Amazon Fire phone to lure buyers into its shopping world

Joanna Slater: A hog with a greener growl: Harley-Davidson gambles on electric bike