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 Loonie can cut both ways
Canadians have complained loudly in recent years about paying more for things at home than in the United States despite a loonie that has been close to, or even higher than, parity with the U.S dollar.
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 Small business confidence is climbing
The latest survey data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says nationally, small business confidence has climbed up almost a point and a half above its November level.
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 Oil Prices
Brent crude rose for the second straight session yesterday, closing at a seven-week high after the European Union reached a preliminary agreement to ban imports of Iranian crude, escalating tensions in the West's standoff with Tehran that has gripped oil markets for weeks.
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 Markets
Wednesday, Jan. 4 closing market numbers:
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 A look at employee stock options
Stock options of public and private companies are taxed differently. This article focuses on the taxation of Canadian or foreign public company stock options.
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 Floods affect economy
A worker hangs over railings while painting during renovation works in front of a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
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 Higher wages would hinder job creation
In recent months, there has been plenty of discussion about the increase of the minimum wage in New Brunswick, and how this has been linked to the government's poverty reduction strategy.
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 Shop wisely
When you have money to spend, you have power.
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 Occupy Fredericton has lost its case with the public
Over the Christmas break, I watched Inside Job, the movie that tells how greed and a lack of conscience by CEOs and other senior management at many large American financial houses led to the economic collapse of 2008.
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 Radon gas levels raises health worries
A Fredericton family that recently discovered radioactive gas leaking into its downtown home is wondering how extensive the problem could be in their neighbourhood - and anywhere else in the province.
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 Fetch that ball!
Molly keeps her eyes focused on the ball as she retrieves it for her owner Lindsay Brandon as they play fetch in Wilmot Park on Monday.
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 Drunk driver numbers drop
Although figures are still preliminary, it appears RCMP in the province are making progress when it comes to holiday-related impaired driving.
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 Courts | In brief
A Fredericton man admitted in court Wednesday to stealing from a northside big-box store.
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 Bachmann bails; Santorum surprises
Michele Bachmann was out, Rick Perry was back and Rick Santorum was up in the most volatile Republican presidential nominating contest in decades on Wednesday, as conservative Republicans searched for an alternative to frontrunner Mitt Romney.
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 EU agrees to embargo on Iranian crude
European governments have agreed in principle to ban imports of Iranian oil, EU diplomats said Wednesday, dealing a blow to Tehran that crowns new Western sanctions months before an Iranian election.
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 News digest
Canada's defence minister tied the knot Wednesday way south of the border, according to his website.
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