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Supply chain snags snarl BRP's growth, with more hurdles on the horizon

Supply chain snags snarl BRP's growth, with more hurdles on the horizon

MONTREAL — The head of BRP Inc. says supply chain woes crimped sales in its latest quarter, with more input obstacles expected on the Ski-Doo maker's path for the rest of the year.
Montreal home sales down nine per cent since last May: Quebec association

Montreal home sales down nine per cent since last May: Quebec association

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says a slowdown continued to take shape in Montreal last month as home sales dropped by nine per cent since last year.
May home sales down 39% from last year, prices up almost 10%: Toronto board

May home sales down 39% from last year, prices up almost 10%: Toronto board

TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Area housing market is becoming more balanced as May home sales dropped 39 per cent from a year earlier and prices rose almost 10 per cent, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said Friday.
Globalive goes directly to Shaw with its $3.75 billion bid for Freedom Mobile

Globalive goes directly to Shaw with its $3.75 billion bid for Freedom Mobile

TORONTO — Globalive Capital says it has gone straight to Shaw Communications Inc. with its $3.75 billion offer for wireless carrier Freedom Mobile due to a lack of engagement from Rogers Communications Inc.
Ottawa spending $55 million to connect rural N.B. communities to high-speed internet

Ottawa spending $55 million to connect rural N.B. communities to high-speed internet

FREDERICTON — The federal government said Friday it will invest $55 million to expand high-speed internet in several rural, remote and Indigenous communities in New Brunswick.
German lawmakers vote to approve huge fund for military

German lawmakers vote to approve huge fund for military

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers voted Friday to approve a 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) special fund to strengthen the country's military, preparing the way for a massive procurement drive three months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine jolted the g
Choice Properties buys interest in GTA land where Loblaw will open facility

Choice Properties buys interest in GTA land where Loblaw will open facility

TORONTO — Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust will acquire a 75 per cent ownership interest in 154 acres of industrial land in the Greater Toronto Area.
Crypto investing habits of Canadian women: Not risk averse, but thinking long term

Crypto investing habits of Canadian women: Not risk averse, but thinking long term

TORONTO — After the digital asset market plummeted in May, Toronto business owner and crypto investor Francine Gerstein said she felt a little uneasy while considering her next moves.
Dubai arrests British man over $1.7B Denmark tax fraud case

Dubai arrests British man over $1.7B Denmark tax fraud case

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai police said Friday they arrested and planned to extradite a British man wanted in Denmark over a $1.7 billion tax fraud case.
Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri

Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri

AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) — Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it prepares to build more electric vehicles and roll out two redesigned combustion-engine models. The company says it will invest $3.