The liquid in the trough below looks remarkably like iced tea. But trust me, you don’t want to drink it. Not yet. “This is the first step of our treatment process,” says Denis Bilodeau, vice-president of the Orange County Water District, on a metal catwalk next to a canal of municipal sewage. California drought: ‘Water cops’ hope to curb […]
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Auto Parts Makers Make Plea To Save Auto Sector As TPP Talks Resume
Auto parts makers in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have urged their governments not to give in to demands from Japan for less NAFTA-made content in vehicles at new talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Canadian and Mexican negotiators are in Washington today trying to work out terms for automotive issues in the trade deal which […]
Financial Advisers Failing To Fully Inform Clients – CBC Marketplace
An undercover shopper investigation of Ontario financial advisers has found that only a third of them gathered thorough, know-your-client information, and less than a quarter discussed how the adviser was compensated. The so-called mystery shoppers also reported that while advisers were able to give clear information about products and services, they were less likely […]
Preferred Shares Attractive, Advisers Suggest
OTTAWA — The preferred share market in Canada has taken a beating this year, sliding about 20 per cent so far, but investment advisers suggest there may be opportunities in the sector for investors. Ben Jang, a portfolio manager at Nicola Wealth Management, said those who are looking for quality names and high yield may […]
OECD Slashes Estimate of Canadian Growth to 1.1% in 2015
The OECD has lowered its estimate for Canada’s economic growth in 2015 to 1.1 per cent — revised downward from its June estimate of 1.5 per cent — as global growth stagnates. Its June estimate was itself revised downward from the 2.6 per cent growth for this year it projected in late 2014. The Paris-based economics […]
