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Proxy battle at CN heats up with activist investor defending efforts to seek change

Proxy battle at CN heats up with activist investor defending efforts to seek change

The proxy battle between Canadian National Railway Co. and a leading shareholder has heated up with TCI Fund Management Ltd. defending itself from what it calls "inaccurate and misleading information" about its efforts.
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Canopy Growth denies using Quatreau name to capitalize on similarities with Cointreau

Canopy Growth denies using Quatreau name to capitalize on similarities with Cointreau

TORONTO — Canopy Growth Corp. and its U.S. subsidiary are denying they called their line of cannabidiol beverages Quatreau in order to capitalize on its similarity to the name of orange liqueur company Cointreau Corp. The Smiths Falls, Ont.
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Asking for a raise? Formulate a strategy for maximum results, experts say

Asking for a raise? Formulate a strategy for maximum results, experts say

When Dev Ramsawakh’s job title was updated from associate producer to producer to more accurately reflect the responsibilities of the role, they were surprised that the revised contract still offered the same pay.
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Statistics Canada reports $1.9-billion merchandise trade surplus for August

Statistics Canada reports $1.9-billion merchandise trade surplus for August

OTTAWA — Canada's merchandise trade surplus more than doubled to $1.9 billion in August as exports of energy products climbed to their highest level since March 2014, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
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Leaked records open a 'Pandora' box of financial secrets

Leaked records open a 'Pandora' box of financial secrets

Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century, accord
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Chinese developer misses payment, adding to industry strain

Chinese developer misses payment, adding to industry strain

BEIJING (AP) — A midsize Chinese real estate developer failed to make a $205.
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September sales down 18%, new listings down 34 per cent from last year: TRREB

September sales down 18%, new listings down 34 per cent from last year: TRREB

Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says the market kicked off the fall selling season with an 18 per cent year-over-year decrease in homes sold in September and a 34 per cent drop in new listings.
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Did ship's anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe

Did ship's anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.
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Jury awards $6.3M to Shannen Doherty in State Farm fire suit

Jury awards $6.3M to Shannen Doherty in State Farm fire suit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles awarded $6.3 million to actor Shannen Doherty on Monday in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm failed to pay sufficiently for damage to her house in a 2018 California wildfire.
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Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes crews vote to authorize strike

Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes crews vote to authorize strike

Film and television production in North America is in jeopardy of coming to a standstill after its behind-the-scenes workers overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike for the first time in its 128-year history.
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