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Montreal home sales down 17% in April: Quebec brokers association

Montreal home sales down 17% in April: Quebec brokers association

MONTREAL — A Quebec real estate organization says last month's Montreal home sales dropped by 17 per cent since last year, making it the least active April the market has seen since 2017.
Shares in Iamgold fall after it says Côté Gold project to cost more than expected

Shares in Iamgold fall after it says Côté Gold project to cost more than expected

TORONTO — Shares in Iamgold Corp. were down more than 25 per cent in afternoon trading after the company warned its Côté Gold project will cost more than expected.
Sections of B.C. LNG line complete, partnership on disputed portion: Coastal GasLink

Sections of B.C. LNG line complete, partnership on disputed portion: Coastal GasLink

VANCOUVER — The company behind the Coastal GasLink liquefied natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia says it is nearing 65 per cent overall completion of the project.
Canada posts $2.5B trade surplus for March as imports and exports hit record highs

Canada posts $2.5B trade surplus for March as imports and exports hit record highs

OTTAWA — Canada posted a $2.5-billion merchandise trade surplus for March as both imports and exports climbed to record highs, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The result compared with a revised surplus of $3.
Intuit to pay $141M settlement over 'free' TurboTax ads

Intuit to pay $141M settlement over 'free' TurboTax ads

NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services, New York's attorney general announced Wednesday.
ATCO to build fuelling stations for CP Rail's hydrogen locomotive program

ATCO to build fuelling stations for CP Rail's hydrogen locomotive program

CALGARY — ATCO Group says it has reached a deal with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to build two hydrogen production and refuelling stations in Alberta.
DesRosiers says Canadian auto sales dropped 13 per cent in April

DesRosiers says Canadian auto sales dropped 13 per cent in April

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says auto sales were down 13.3 per cent in April compared to the same month a year earlier when the semiconductor shortage first started to significantly hamper sales.
More traditional finance professionals shifting to crypto as sector grows up

More traditional finance professionals shifting to crypto as sector grows up

TORONTO — Jillian Friedman was first drawn to the cryptocurrency world a decade ago by the idea of building a new, open-sourced financial system, but the shaky structures and lack of diversity in the early days pushed her into a traditional banking c
April's home sales down 41% from last year, 27% since March: Toronto realty board

April's home sales down 41% from last year, 27% since March: Toronto realty board

TORONTO — Prospective homebuyers saw clear signs of a cooling Toronto market in April as the region's real estate board reported sales dropped by about 41 per cent since last year and 27 per cent from a month earlier.
Human rights advocate to lead PEN's writers' protection work

Human rights advocate to lead PEN's writers' protection work

NEW YORK (AP) — The literary writer’s organization PEN America is expanding its support of writers around the world who face imprisonment for their work by hiring human rights advocate Liesl Gerntholtz to head the new PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Cent