Monthly Archive: May 2018

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CN Rail says operations performing better than expected after tough winter

BOSTON — CN Rail says that its operations are performing better than it expected so far in the second quarter after a rough winter that led to the replacement of its chief executive. Chief financial officer Ghislain Houle told a transportation conference on Tuesday that volumes are up 14 per cent in the first two […]

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Why robo-advisers shun specialty funds

Robo-advisers stick to ETFs that track the major capped indexes, steering well clear of anything that looks like a sector-specific specialty fund

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Tim Hortons franchisee sues parent company for $4 million over licence renewal

A franchisee is suing the parent company of Tim Hortons after he says it acted in bad faith when declining to renew a licence for one of his stores. Mark Kuziora filed the $4-million suit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the TDL Group Corp., a subsidiary of parent company Restaurant Brands International, […]

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Quebec restaurant owners want labour law reform to include tip-sharing mechanism

MONTREAL — Members of an association representing Quebec restaurant owners are calling on the province to include a tip-sharing mechanism in the province’s labour code. They are appearing today before a committee studying a bill that seeks to amend the province’s labour standards act. As it stands, only waiters receiving tips decide if and how […]

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Kellogg’s latest US brand to close door on Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Kellogg Company says it’s closing operations in Venezuela at a time of widespread hunger in the crisis-wracked South American nation. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company said in a statement Tuesday that it was prompted to cease operations as a result of continued economic deterioration. Kellogg’s factory in the city of Maracay […]