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Streetwise Institutional investors express concerns about use of non-GAAP metrics Subscriber content Caution is especially necessary when alternative accounting is used to calculate compensation, good-governance panel members say
Streetwise Lexpert: When less is more in non-competes Subscriber content After the Ceridian case, employers should learn to draft post-employment non-compete agreements very narrowly
Iron Bridge rejects Velvet Energy’s hostile offer Subscriber content Velvet offering 75 cents a share; Iron Bridge says it’s evaluating bids for development at Gold Creek property
Streetwise IA Financial names Denis Ricard as new CEO Subscriber content With the firm since 1985, company’s current COO to take over head position starting Sept. 1
Industrial Alliance CEO Yvon Charest: 'I?d say now that people realize we have characteristics of a good long-term performer.'
Streetwise Canaccord SPAC reaches takeover agreement with Ontario’s Spark Power Subscriber content Canaccord Genuity’s acquisition must be approved by its SPAC’s shareholders, and recent developments will force them to scrutinize the proposed deal
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A world without cigarettes? How vaping is disrupting Big Tobacco’s plans Subscriber content This summer e-cigarettes will officially become legal in Canada, and tobacco companies are preparing for their largest threat yet. Will they ride the vaping wave to higher sales—or will they get smoked?
Us Too: Eight women share their stories of sexism, harassment and assault at work Some 94 per cent of Canadian executives have said sexual misconduct isn’t a problem at their companies. They’re wrong.
The CBC and other companies want to test employees for pot. Here’s why we shouldn’t let them Subscriber content Recreational weed will soon be legal, but mandatory drug screening of employees is invasive, unnecessary and absurd Rita Trichur
How Bombardier Recreational Products is making a killing selling off-road vehicles to Americans Subscriber content Fifteen years ago, Bombardier spun off its classic business of making Ski-Doos and Sea-Doos into a new company called Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP). After a rocky start, the offspring is now roaring ahead and winning over lucrative new markets for its burgeoning line of off-road vehicles
Why Air Canada is abandoning Aeroplan—and what that means for your points Subscriber content In two years, Air Canada will cut ties with Aeroplan, leaving its parent company, Aimia, scrambling. Can the loyalty program stay aloft without its premier partner?
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Carrick Talks Money: Should you leave your investment principal untouched in retirement? 1:32 Rob Carrick discusses whether or not you should start dipping into your investment principal in retirement with Fred Vettese, author of 'Retirement Income for Life".
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Carrick Talks Money: Are houses an investment or a consumer good? 1:06 Rob Carrick discusses whether you should consider your house as an investment or a consumable good with Doug Hoyes, author of 'Straight Talk On Your Money' .
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What makes for a healthy and engaged employee? 3:31 Panelists at the Employee Recommended Workplace Award event discuss the ways employers can better meet the needs of their employees
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What will legalized marijuana mean for employers? 3:00 Workplace Award panelists provide perspectives on how employers should approach the subject of marijuana with their employees.
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What is the impact of mental health in the workplace? 3:21 Health reporter and columnist André Picard leads a panel discussion on the impacts of mental illness in the workplace - how we should all respond
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Carrick Talks Money: Is social media damaging our finances? 1:31 Personal finance expert Rob Carrick discusses how social media and the fear of missing out, can affect your finances with Shannon Lee Simmons, author of 'Worry-Free Money'.
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Drawing Conclusions: Should you wait for a market crash before buying a condo? 2:59 Personal finance expert Preet Banerjee breaks down some important things you should factor in when looking to buy a condominium whether there is a market crash or not.
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