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Shareholders supported Canadian pay practices in 2024, but rebelled at a few companies
OpenText Corp.'s chief executive says the company plans to shed 1,200 roles as part of a business optimization plan. OpenText CEO and CTO Mark Barrenechea speaks at the Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Ottawa, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Canfor reports net loss of $350-million as lumber market headwinds continue
Softwood lumber is pictured in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Canfor Corp. says it had a net loss of $350.1 million in its last quarter as it took write-downs and impairment charges in a slumping lumber market. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Smucker sells Canadian cookie maker Voortman for US$305-million
Voortman Cookies is a provider of quality traditional family cookies at affordable pricing, including the popular jam filled soft turnovers, sugar free cookies and wafers, creme filled wafers, chocolate covered cookies, as well as the traditional chocolate chip and oatmeal assortments. (CANADA NEWSWIRE PHOTO/Voortman Cookies)
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Couche-Tard founder Alain Bouchard is betting the company on a legacy deal
Andrew Willis
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Spending on recovering from cyber security incidents soared to $1.2-billion in 2023
A new survey says a majority of software engineers and developers feel pressure to meet tight project deadlines is putting safety at risk. A person types on a computer keyboard in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 in this photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
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Rising costs remain among key concerns for Canadian businesses, BDC report says
After a provincial order to shut all non-essential businesses in Ontario, a normally bustling Queen Street West is lined with closed stores and empty of shoppers in Toronto Wednesday afternoon. March 25, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
opinion
The tone-deaf strategy and bad leadership at the heart of Stellantis’s failure
Gus Carlson
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BRP putting marine business up for sale, minus Sea-Doo assets
A BRP logo is shown at the research and innovation plant in Valcourt, Que., on November 9, 2012. BRP has signed a deal to buy Alumacraft Boat, a maker aluminum fishing boats, based in St. Peter, Minn., and plans to create a new marine group. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.
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How much is Couche-Tard’s takeover offer of 7-Eleven owner now worth? Take our business and investing news quiz
(FILES) This photo taken on September 13, 2024 shows a woman walking past a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo. In Japan more is at stake than money in the mammoth takeover battle for 7-Eleven, the world's biggest convenience chain, by Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Stripe says it won’t reduce merchant fees despite Ottawa’s deals with credit-card firms
FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Stripe logo in this illustration picture taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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McDonald’s sues major beef producers in U.S. price-fixing lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: A McDonald's restaurant sign is seen in San Diego, California March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Business Brief: Five takeaways from a whirlwind week
This is our goal today.
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Business Brief: CCM, Bauer sales signal a shift change
What a coupla beauties.
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Buying a book of business? Negotiate price and ask for extras
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Fairfax Financial buys controlling stake in Bauer Hockey’s parent company
EDMONTON, CANADA - DECEMBER 14: Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning set up to make a save in the third period against the Edmonton Oilers on December 14, 2023 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Lawrence Scott/Getty Images)
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Thames Water presses on with creditor talks as time to resolve debt evaporates, sources say
FILE PHOTO: Thames Water vans are parked on a road as repair and maintenance work takes place, in London, Britain, April 3, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
your practice
Buyer beware: Values matter when purchasing another advisor’s book of business
Document management and checking system, Online documentation database, Online approve paperless and quality assurance, Audit or assessments, Review process, Compliance inspection
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General Mills sells North America yogurt operations in US$2.1-billion deal to focus on stronger brands
FILE - This Sept. 20, 2011 file photo shows the General Mills logo on a box of Fiber One cereal, in Philadelphia. In a Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 regulatory filing, General Mills said it plans to cut approximately 700 to 800 jobs, the second time it's trimmed its work force in a month, as the food company adjusts for a shift by U.S. consumers away from boxed or frozen meals. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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How the new employee ownership trusts could transform Canada’s small business landscape
Positive creative engaged business team brainstorming on project plan, analyzing marketing reports together, enjoying financial success, successful job result, discussing documents at meeting table
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B.C. business leaders call on parties to outline economic plans in face of predicted record-level deficit
Premier David Eby says the New Democrat government remains committed to providing services and supports for people in British Columbia and cuts are not on his agenda. Conroy tables the budget as Eby looks on at the legislature in Victoria, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito