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Full business investment rebound unlikely in advanced economies: Bank of Canada

OTTAWA — A new Bank of Canada analysis says it has doubts business investment in advanced economies will accelerate back to its level before the 2007-09 global financial crisis.

Tax-efficient strategies for stretching your nest egg in retirement

TORONTO — Taxes are rarely a consideration for most Canadians saving up for retirement, as RRSPs and TFSAs provide generous tax-sheltering opportunities.
N.B. wryly roasts Ottawa for erroneously placing famous rock formation in N.S.

N.B. wryly roasts Ottawa for erroneously placing famous rock formation in N.S.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick had to give Ottawa a geography lesson — Twitter-style — after a federal agency mistakenly put the famous Hopewell Rocks in Nova Scotia.

Groups want hearings on proposal to grow genetically modified salmon in P.E.I.

ROLLO BAY, P.E.I. — Environmental groups say public hearings should be held on a proposed factory in P.E.I. that would produce the world's first genetically modified salmon for human consumption.
Free of baggage from Harper's Conservative era, Scheer seeks to replace him

Free of baggage from Harper's Conservative era, Scheer seeks to replace him

OTTAWA — When Andrew Scheer first started telling people he was considering a run for the leadership of the federal Conservatives, he'd often get a raised eyebrow in response.
Six stories in the news today, May 11

Six stories in the news today, May 11

Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 11 ——— MORE SOLDIERS IN QUEBEC TO ASSIST FLOOD RELIEF The military has deployed several hundred more soldiers to help with flood relief efforts in Quebec, bringing the total to 2,200.

Some federal figures on marijuana pricing

OTTAWA — Public Safety Canada commissioned a study to help understand the cost of illegal cannabis. It found: — The price of illegal pot remained relatively stable between 2011 and 2015, dropping an average of one cent a month.

Strident opponent of assisted dying won't chair advance request review

OTTAWA — A Toronto doctor who once likened assisted dying to the Holocaust is no longer in charge of a federally mandated process to determine whether Canadians should be able to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives.
Feds hope pot-by-numbers effort helps extinguish illegal marijuana trade

Feds hope pot-by-numbers effort helps extinguish illegal marijuana trade

OTTAWA — The federal government is hoping to find strength in numbers as it tries to stamp out the illicit marijuana market.
Quebec floods: water levels down but heavy rain expected on the weekend

Quebec floods: water levels down but heavy rain expected on the weekend

MONTREAL — While water levels continued their slow decline in some parts of Quebec on Wednesday, the province's environment minister warned the situation could deteriorate in others this weekend because of heavy rain.
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