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Election 2019

Canada’s economy faces big challenges. Here’s how the major parties would tackle them

Weighing policy choices has rarely seemed as complicated, or as fraught

How the federal election could impact the Canadian stock market

The different approaches of the major parties on a number of key issues during the campaign could have a profound impact on certain sectors – particularly energy

Wasting resources to collect a luxury tax would be the more serious offence

Parties’ promises to impose a moralistic levy on conspicuous consumption is mostly political theatre

Ian McGugan

Canada needs to grow out of its American comfort zone and expand its business footprint in the EU

Although CETA went into force more than two years ago, Canadian companies have been slow to take advantage of its benefits, including increased labour mobility

Rita Trichur

politics

Federal election 2019: How B.C.'s changing economy could sway the vote

It’s fitting that this election should come down to B.C. So many of the country’s most pressing economic policy issues land right on the province’s doorstep.

Federal election 2019: The definitive guide to the issues and party platforms

On everything from climate change to pharmacare, the parties who want to win your vote on Oct. 21 have sharply different visions for Canada. Here’s a primer on where each of them stand

What about Alberta? In federal election, the province’s economic woes fail to break through

Albertans have been grappling with hard questions about their traditional industries, the environment and their place in Confederation – but parties have largely written off the province in this election campaign. What challenges will the next government face in winning the West’s trust?

cannabis

The verdict is in, and Year One of legalized cannabis in Canada was a dud

The best estimates are that the legal market represents somewhere between 12 per cent and 30 per cent of cannabis consumption

A year after pot legalization, lack of retail shops puts a damper on sales

Across Canada, there are more than 500 licensed cannabis providers authorized to sell pot, though not all are up and running

It’s time to change how we value cannabis companies

Narbé Alexandrian

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Featured

The week’s most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX

Investor Clinic

Why Boyd Group’s conversion will trigger a hefty tax hit for some

How to lose half your money: Buy Canada’s pioneering pot ETF on legalization day

October 16 Updated

Stephen Jarislowsky resigns from shareholder advocacy group FAIR Canada after it fails to match his $2-million gift

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Tiny commissions, big problem: price war gives TD a headache on its U.S. strategy

Lexpert: Electricity in Motion

U.S. regulator fines RBC Capital Markets US$5-million for failing to prevent illegal trades

Two U.S. divisions of Bank of Montreal pay US$38-million to settle SEC charges they hid conflicts of interest

Lexpert: Class actions are at a crossroads

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Canada’s top growing companies

Meet the next generation: the 400 boldest businesses in the country

Can this B.C. company be part of the climate change solution? Bill Gates and others are betting yes

With Carbon Engineering, physicist David Keith has developed a simple, scalable method for capturing CO2 from the air

Death of the shopping mall: Why RioCan’s Ed Sonshine sees the future in mixed-use rental housing

‘With the population growth we’re seeing, you won’t have places for them to live if you don’t build up. It’s as simple as that’

How my great-grandfather’s Dofasco steel empire rose and fell, and his descendants with it

Zander Sherman’s great grandfather co-founded Dofasco, the company that built steeltown. He and his brother lived in a fairytale house, with everything money could buy. Then their house burned down, and so did everything else

Latest Business news

Trump drops plan to host G7 at his Florida golf resort next year

October 19 Updated

Creating a winning business culture: What you do becomes who you are

Harvey Schachter October 19 Updated

Harvey Schachter

Canada needs to grow out of its American comfort zone and expand its business footprint in the EU

Rita Trichur October 18

Rita Trichur

Streetwise Newsletter

Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week

Huawei exec: Chinese tech giant wants to be ‘transparent’

Canada’s economy faces big challenges. Here’s how the major parties would tackle them

October 18 Updated

Wasting resources to collect a luxury tax would be the more serious offence

U.S. lawmakers urge Apple to restore HKMap app used in Hong Kong

Video

Light work: How a roll of film is processed

In the lab at Toronto's Downtown Camera, the staff is busy fulfilling developing and scanning jobs for photographers who are shooting on film. Here's a peek at how they processed a roll of Portra 800 120mm for The Globe's story on the expansion of the store to meet the growth of film usage.

Canada in 25 Years: Bob Dhillon on scaling Canadian business

Video: Learn to shake hands like a real leader

Globe Careers talked with Louise Fox of The Etiquette Ladies to find out how to make a great impression with your handshake

'We choose to go to the moon,’ remembering JFK’s bold call to action

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared, "We choose to go to the moon." Just seven years later, the first steps were taken on the lunar surface by Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

Video: Drawing Conclusions: How much does it cost to break a mortgage?

Personal finance expert Preet Banerjee explains the two formulas you need to know: Three Months' Interest and Interest Rate Differential (IRD)

Thomas Cook bankruptcy leaves hundreds of thousands stranded

Thomas Cook goes out of business leaving hundreds of thousands of vacationers stranded.

Trump makes call to first all-female spacewalkers

President Donald Trump put in a congratulatory call from the White House to the world's first all-female spacewalking team that made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station's power grid.

In case you missed it

Ex-Dragon Brett Wilson cranks up heat on Alberta oil sands critics

Carrick on Money

‘There’s no point in credit card points’

Business Briefing

Where sellers or buyers rule: The state of 31 Canadian housing markets

Three of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs offer these essential business growth tips

Globe and Mail's Growth Camp event brought together business leaders from across the country. Report on Business Magazine's Dawn Calleja speaks with Carinne Chambers-Saini from Divacup, John Levy from The Score and Dominique Brown from Chocolats favoris

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More business news

Herbalife Nutrition to pay $20-million to settle false disclosure charges

How good deeds can boost your company’s stock price

Bianca Andreescu, Canada’s first Grand Slam singles champion, a ‘hot commodity’ in global sponsorship

International Business

Boeing 2016 internal messages suggest employees may have misled FAA on 737 Max, sources say

'Brilliant and beloved’ co-CEO of Oracle dies at 62

Opioid settlement talks falter, landmark trial expected Monday: attorney

Report on Small Business Newsletter: Growth tips from thee of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs

Globe and Mail's Growth Camp event brought together business leaders from across the country. Report on Business Magazine's Dawn Calleja speaks with Carinne Chambers-Saini from Divacup, John Levy from The Score and Dominique Brown from Chocolats favoris

Small businesses run for cover in cyberwar

Three of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs offer these essential business growth tips

Globe and Mail's Growth Camp event brought together business leaders from across the country. Report on Business Magazine's Dawn Calleja speaks with Carinne Chambers-Saini from Divacup, John Levy from The Score and Dominique Brown from Chocolats favoris

The future of the working world must involve flexible arrangements

For women, balancing new motherhood and work isn’t a science

How to move forward when someone at work betrays your trust

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