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Alberta regulator dismisses Badger Daylighting application for cease-trade order against short-seller Subscriber content The decision is a blow to Badger and could intensify a long-running feud between the Calgary-based company and Marc Cohodes
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S&P boosts Bank of Montreal’s credit rating Subscriber content However, S&P also lowered BMO’s government support uplift, a rating it uses to describe the odds that the government will step in in the unlikely event of a failure
Beer Battle: Cross-border out of bounds Subscriber content The SCC’s ruling in R. v. Comeau continues interprovincial trade restrictions
Canada’s big banks better prepared to weather housing shock: Moody’s Subscriber content Stress test update finds seven largest banks could see higher losses from soured mortgages if housing crisis hits, but have also padded capital buffers
Lexpert roundup: Coca-Cola’s Gatorade challenge; Ensign Energy’s hostile bid; Emera quits turbine project Subscriber content Lexpert identifies and reports on emerging business issues and practice areas in the business of law.
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Darren Entwistle: A man obsessed with Telus Subscriber content He tried to quit once before and couldn’t stay away. Now, Telus’s brilliant, obsessive CEO says he’s getting ready to leave for good. Should we believe him?
Ammonopoly: General Dynamics’ sweet deal to supply Canada’s ammunition Canada gets almost all of its ammunition from a single source—American defence giant General Dynamics—and we pay $70 million a year for the privilege
How Canadian Arthur Fogel became the go-to tour promoter for U2, Lady Gaga and Madonna The head of global touring for Live Nation dishes on digital disruption, ticket prices and his most disastrous decision ever
Adapt or die: How big-name investors are pushing Canadian companies on climate change Subscriber content Big-name investors are putting companies on notice: come up with a low-carbon strategy or look out
Big Brother is watching you at work … disguised as Alexa? New office scheduling tools aim to make life easy but do you really want them listening to everything you do?
Canada’s great pot boom could be headed for a giant bust – for investors and consumers Subscriber content Unless governments ease supply bottlenecks, loosen up marketing restrictions, and give legal growers and sellers a real chance to compete with unlicensed rivals, things might not turn out according to the hype
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Carrick Talks Money: What happens when I complain about my adviser? 2:14 Columnist Rob Carrick talks to Ellen Bessner, lawyer and author of 'Advisor at Risk', about what happens after a complaint is filed against a financial adviser.
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Inside the Market: Hedging strategies to use in a volatile market Subscriber content 3:07 Som Seif, CEO of Purpose Investments, discusses ways you can invest to minimize the ups and down of a volatile investment market.
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How to spot Mars during its close approach to Earth 2:40 Science reporter Ivan Semeniuk explains how the orbits of the Earth and Mars work to bring the red planet close enough to be seen by the naked eye.
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Tickets for Drake: Resale tickets have changed how we get into events 1:27 Ticketmaster is now selling resale tickets alongside original tickets. The prices are higher, but there are tickets more easily available with marquee events - if you can pay the hefty price. How did we get here?
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Carrick Talks Money: How can you say no to spending without feeling guilty? 1:29 Rob Carrick discusses how to say no to friends and family who want to involve you in things you can't afford, with Shannon Lee Simmons, author of Worry-Free Money.
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What does a a workplace that values mental health look like? 3:26 Panelists at the CAMH Difference Makers event on May 23, 2018 discuss the strategies their companies implement to ensure a mentally healthy workplace
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How do we create a better mental-health care system in Canada? 3:15 Panelists at the CAMH Difference Makers event on May 23, 2018 discuss the difficulties of ensuring accessible mental health care for all Canadians.
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