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Liberals hopeful pipeline approval process will be sped up

Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is holding out hope that the approval process for proposed new pipelines could take less time than billed...

Tricks of the trade – Inside a B.C. real estate firm that has home sellers crying foul

It is Wednesday night in Burnaby. Real-estate agents and sales teams are gathered in a well-lit office training room. The group, some of them...

OSC panel wants embedded commissions banned

The Ontario Securities Commission's (OSC) Investor Advisory Panel (IAP) has submitted its annual report: it wants to see all third-party embedded commissions and remuneration...

Lowe’s offers $3.2B to take over Canadian rival Rona

U.S. home improvement chain Lowe's is buying Canadian rival Rona in a friendly takeover valued at $3.2 billion Cdn. The boards of both companies unanimously...

Vancouver resident admits he engaged in “wash trades, ” agrees to sanctions – BCSC

Gordon Eberwein, a Vancouver resident and shareholder of Ottawa-based online loyalty rewards platform company Ackroo Inc. (TSX-V:AKR), has admitted he engaged in “wash trades”...