Photo: The Canadian Press The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its home sales forecast for this year and next as fewer buyers jump into the market. The association said Friday that it expects 464,239 properties to trade hands this year, a 6.8 per cent decrease from last year. It also now predicts 516,043 being…
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Alberta filed 1st ever charges against a carbon offset firm. Here’s why they may not be the last
For the first time ever, a Canadian province has charged a business for providing false information related to carbon offsets, a spokesperson for Alberta’s Environment Ministry said, underscoring the sometimes murky activities of companies in a complicated, rapidly growing industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Carbon offsets are bought and sold under a…
WestJet shutting down discount airline Swoop
WestJet is shutting down its budget airline, Swoop. The company made the announcement in a news release Friday, noting that the ratification of its recent deal with its pilots allows it to integrate all of its staff at various airlines into a single banner. “As negotiated in the collective agreement, the WestJet Group will now…
Right-wing users join Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘friendly’ Threads within 24 hours of launch
Mark Zuckerberg.Erin Scott/Reuters Right-wing users are testing the boundaries of Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads. Several right-wing users have signed up to the platform, with some posting antagonistic content. Zuckerberg has tried to position Threads as a friendly alternative to Elon Musk’s Twitter. Right-wing users are testing the boundaries of Mark Zuckerberg’s “friendly” Twitter alternative, Threads. According…
Businesses expect slowing prices, wage increases: BoC survey – Business News
Photo: The Canadian Press Businesses continue to expect wage and price increases to be larger than normal, but they are shifting to closer to what they were before the pandemic, a new survey by the Bank of Canada suggests. In its business outlook survey released Friday, the central bank said for the first time since…
What is an Irrevocable Trust?
A trust is an estate planning tool that allows a person to control their assets during their lifetime and make provisions for incapacity and death. Many trusts are revocable, however, irrevocable trusts can be an incredibly useful way to plan for your future. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that…
United CEO apologizes for flying private
New York – United CEO Scott Kirby is apologizing to customers and his own employees after taking a private jet during a week when his airline was canceling thousands of flights. The airline confirmed Kirby flew from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey to Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, and that the company did not pay for…
Closed Jackson College campus building sold, social district thriving and more Jackson County business news
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – From the Jackson College Foundation selling a building that housed a college campus to a thriving downtown Jackson social district, there is a lot going on in the Jackson area. Here’s some recent Jackson-area business news you might have missed. Get a taste of Hawaiian, Island cuisine at Ben’s Island Grindz…