November 19, 20240 Comments

Canada’s tax system needs a Big Bang and soon

Breadcrumb Trail Links Personal Finance Taxes Kim Moody: Canada needs to have broad-based personal tax reductions, especially in light of the recent outcome in the U.S. election Published Nov 19, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The Canada Revenue Agency headquarters’ Connaught Building in Ottawa. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The

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November 18, 20240 Comments

Trump taps Musk-allied big tech critic Brendan Carr to head FCC

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Republican Brendan Carr, an Elon Musk-backed critic of big tech, to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling Carr a “warrior for Free Speech” in a statement on Sunday. Carr has “fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms” and will “end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America,” Trump

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November 16, 20240 Comments

Big farmers protest as Starmer defends Budget

Getty Images Farmers have descended on Llandudno to protest outside Welsh Labour’s conference Hundreds of protesters opposing changes to inheritance tax rules for farms gathered outside the Welsh Labour conference as the prime minister defended his government’s recent Budget measures. Farming unions have said the planned changes will have “disastrous” consequences. Sir Keir Starmer told the conference in Llandudno, Conwy, he would defend the Budget “all day long” for taking

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November 15, 20240 Comments

Disney parks profits hit records — even before big expansions

People walk in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images All is well in the Magic Kingdom. Disney’s theme park division posted record revenue and profit for fiscal 2024, with revenue rising 5% for the full year to $34.15 billion and operating income up 4% to $9.27 billion. Experiences,

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November 13, 20240 Comments

Salt: Inside the big business of battling winter’s icy bite

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Love it or hate it, road salt is a staple of Canadian winter, but ever wonder where it comes from? Joe O’Connor explores a fascinating history from the world’s largest underground mine in Ontario to a newly discovered motherlode in Newfoundland Published Nov 13, 2024  •  Last updated 4 minutes ago  •  10 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Why dyeing clothes has a big environmental impact

Getty Images Some textile dyeing is still done by hand In a small corner of rural Taiwan, set amongst other dye houses and small factories, the start-up Alchemie Technology is in the final phase of rolling out a project it claims will upend the global apparel industry and slash its carbon footprint. The UK-based start-up has targeted one of the dirtiest parts of the apparel industry – dyeing fabric –

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