If you own a mansion in Calgary, there’s good news and bad news today. The good news is you’re likely getting a break on your property taxes. The bad news is that’s because the value of your home likely dropped a lot faster than everyone else’s. More Calgary News | Oilpatch downturn takes toll on Calgary companies […]
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Canada sets record for new vehicle sales in 2015
A prominent auto industry analyst says preliminary figures show Canada saw another record year in 2015 for the number of new vehicles sold to consumers. Dennis DesRosiers said 1.898 million new vehicles were sold in Canada in 2015, which he said marked the third consecutive year the country saw a new record set. “All the stars […]
How a U.S. rate hike is good for Ontario
It’s been a battle of another sort as the U.S. Federal Reserve seems set finally – after crying wolf for more than a year – to raise its key interest rate by a quarter of a point. It would be the first increase in almost a decade. Interest rates have been at or near […]
Ontario farm converts from pigs to shrimp in hopes of jumbo profits
In rural Ontario, 800 kilometres from the nearest ocean, you will find the unexpected — a successful inland shrimp farm. With pork prices low, Paul and Tracy Cocchio were struggling to make a profit with their hog farm in Campbellford, Ont., so they started looking for alternative uses for their empty barns. While searching the internet they […]
We need to save Canadian taxpayers from tax scams
Canadians are receiving a deluge of calls from fake Canada Revenue Agency collectors, warning that police would show up to arrest then after an audit showed they had a whopping tax bill to pay. The scam, which has circulated since January 2014, involves not just fraud but harassment. “You feel very threatened and […]
