Business
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Artist Robert Bateman’s Haliburton ‘Lodge’ up for Sale
A 6.3-acre piece of the Haliburton Highlands, embedded in the art and memory of one of Canada’s best-known artists, is up for sale. Robert ... -
Investor Summer School: Five Lessons that will Help Protect Your Portfolio
One of the fascinating things about the market is that, no matter how long you invest, or how much you think you know, there ... -
Glass Lewis Advises Sirius XM Canada Shareholders to Vote for Takeover Proposal
Go figure. Armed with the same information and presumably with similar access to the same group of participants, two proxy advisory firms have reached ... -
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Faces New Fraud Lawsuit Filed by Former Investor
MONTREAL—Valeant Pharmaceuticals faces a new legal cloud after a U.S. mutual fund firm filed suit against the embattled drugmaker for allegedly pursuing “a fraudulent ... -
Ballard Power Shares Surge 10 Per Cent After Toyota Distribution Deal in Japan
VANCOUVER—Shares in Ballard Power Systems gained nearly 10 per cent Thursday after the company announced a distribution agreement with Toyota Tsusho Corp. The deal ... -
McDonald’s Trainees to Get College Diploma Credits
Mickey-D employees rejoice: you can earn one year of a college business diploma in Ontario by training instead at the Golden Arches. But you ... -
BlackBerry’s Outlook Improves, Renewing Buyout Speculation
A rally in BlackBerry shares on an upbeat outlook for its software business has eased some of the short buying pressure on the stock ... -
“Normal” was Gap’s Strength, But the Market Has Changed
Two years ago, Gap Inc. put such celebrities as Anjelica Huston and Elisabeth Moss in simple outfits — button-downs and blazers, jeans and airy, ... -
Canada Post Fears Retail Competition for Shipping
Canada Post has fully embraced the parcels business as a way to compensate for a steep drop in letter mail, but it now worries ... -
3 Ways time-challenged Can Manage Their Money?: Pape
At dinner the other night, I tossed out a question to the table. What, I asked, is your biggest financial concern? I expected a ...