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Popular Ottawa diner closing after 55 years in business

A popular diner is closing its doors after 55 years. The family business has been an Ottawa staple for several generations.

At the Brookfield Restaurant, Joyce Aboud has been the owner alongside her husband for decades.

Aboud took over her family business in the 1980s, but has been working there since it opened.

“It was July 1, 1967, Centennial year and Canada Day,” she said. “It really was a special day and I worked that day at 12 years old.”

The restaurant offers breakfast and lunch with some Lebanese dishes on the menu. The location on Brookfield Road started as

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Reasons Not to Have an Estate Plan

We often hear from clients many reasons why they waited so long to draft their estate plans.

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We often hear the same reasons over and over as to why people don’t have an estate plan or haven’t gotten around to drafting an estate plan.

Some of the most frequent reasons and why they shouldn’t stop you from having an estate plan are:

  1. I don’t have enough money, property, etc. Estate
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Canadian economy added 104,000 jobs in December: Statistics Canada – Business News

Economy added 104K jobs

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The Canadian economy added 104,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.

This marks the third decline in the unemployment rate in the fourth month, edging it closer to the record-low of 4.9 per cent reached in June and July.

In its latest labor force survey, the federal agency said the rise in employment was driven by an increase in full-time work.

British Columbia’s unemployment rate was pegged at

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Healthcare and Data Tracking – Rickard & Associates

Recently, Facebook’s parent company Meta was fined by the European Union regarding its privacy policies and advertisement targeting.

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The recent decision in the EU may impact how Meta operates in the United States.

The ruling found that Meta violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which provides individuals with the right to reject the collection and processing of personal data for advertisement targeting.

Meta plans on appealing to the ruling.

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Canada’s economy added 104,000 jobs in December, blowing well past expectations

The Canadian labor market ended the year on a strong note as the economy added a whopping 104,000 jobs in December, showing no signs of the slowdown many economists have been anticipating.

Statistics Canada reported Friday that the unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0 per cent last month. This marks the third decline in the unemployment rate in the fourth month, edging it closer to the record low of 4.9 per cent reached in June and July.

In its latest labor force survey, the federal agency says the rise in employment was driven by an increase in full-time work.

Many

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Estate Planning and Personal Property

Prior to meeting with us, many of our clients have felt overwhelmed by estate planning. Often, they are more concerned about the smaller aspects of estate planning than the larger ones.

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We help our clients plan to protect all of their interests, both big and small.

Frequently, clients have sentimental items that they wish to pass to family or friends upon their death.

While these items may be of little

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The Bank of Canada is warning Canadians to brace for a rough winter

For years now, central banks around the world have helped consumers and businesses weather economic storms. In crisis after crisis, they cut interest rates to help people get through. They printed money and bought bonds to prop up markets.

This time, those same banks are actively making life more difficult.

“I’m sure some of this does feel a bit counterintuitive,” Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said.

The Bank of Canada has raised interest rates six times since March. Rates have shot up from 0.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent. And the bank has warned it’s not done yet.

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Family says Amazon shipped fake product, refuses refund until ‘correct’ item returned

When Matthew Legault graduated from high school in June, his parents figured they’d recognize his hard work by buying the parts he needed to build his own personal computer.

They placed an order with Amazon and it arrived at their Calgary home quickly.

But when Matthew opened the graphics card — a $690 part — he discovered the plastic casing had been hollowed out and filled with a putty-like substance to give it weight.

“It was actually a bit of a shock,” he said. “Everything looked pretty official up to the point where I pulled it out and took a

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