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Ambassador Bridge blockade threatens trade with U.S. as trucker protesters cut off key route

Marieke Walsh, Kelly Cryderman and Eric Atkins

The Ambassador Bridge is the latest target of protesters opposing pandemic restrictions, cutting off a key trade route between the United States and Canada and threatening supply chains for a significant part of the country.

Demonstrators sympathetic to the days-long anti-government occupation in Ottawa started using trucks to jam traffic on the bridge from Windsor, Ont., to Detroit on Monday.

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Small-business owners push for property tax relief in hot real-estate markets

Chris Hannay and Susan Krashinsky Robertson

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EDC makes pandemic investment program permanent for small- and medium-sized businesses

Independent business reporter

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Pressure mounts on Iamgold to overhaul board as biggest shareholder backs activist’s push for change

Mining Reporter

Opinion

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Do RESPs help the families that need them most?

Dan Bortolotti

Dan Bortolotti, CFP, CIM, is a portfolio manager and financial planner at PWL Capital in Toronto. He is the author of Reboot Your Portfolio: 9 Steps to Successful Investing with ETFs.

Few events bring more pride to a parent than their child’s graduation day. Completing any postsecondary program is an achievement worth celebrating, not least because your kid may soon be off the family payroll.

There are many factors affecting whether a student will go to college or university, but access to a registered education savings plan can improve the odds. A registered retirement savings plan (RESP) encourage parents to save for their children’s education by allowing them to invest in a tax-sheltered account and collect the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG): The first $2,500 you contribute in a given year is topped up by 20 per cent, or $500, subject to certain limits.

Energy and Resources

Southwest Gas unit Centuri jumps 13% in strong market debut

Financial Services

How to push for the lowest mortgage rates in a high interest rate world

Ian Bickis

Inside the Market

Market movers: Stocks seeing action on Thursday - and why

Economy

Where’s the help for the cannabis industry in the 2024 budget?

Technology, Telecom & Media

Meta’s newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

International Business

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbs above 7% to highest level since late November

Small Business

Indigenous communities are leading Canada’s clean energy transition

Careers

Here are eight ways to measure wealth - only one is money

Harvey Schachter

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Canadian fintech Koho raises $210-million, eyes payday loan market

Wealth Management Reporter

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