
Nike faces demand for sneaker recall because logo on sole said to resemble the Arabic word for Allah: Bloomberg News
Online petition attracts thousands of signatures

Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce dies at age 88: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Ron Joyce, the co-founder of the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at age 88. More coming …

Bank of Canada eyeing high consumer debt when pondering interest rate hikes: Reuters
Senior deputy governor says the central bank is taking into account the effect higher rates would have on people with big debt loads

Bioengineered milk and lab-grown meat: Tech firms bet the future of food lies in alternative proteins: The Telegraph
Big money is flowing into meat substitutes, including from some of the world's richest people, largest companies and most red-blooded venture capitalists

Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime pleads guilty in bribery case: The Canadian Press
Duhaime was the last defendant in a major corruption and fraud case involving the McGill University Health Centre project

Weekend Unlimited wins lottery for POT stock symbol — and yes, it’s a marijuana company: The Canadian Press
Weekend Unlimited has been trading under the symbol YOLO

Apple fixes FaceTime privacy bug, will issue update next week: Reuters
The state of New York is probing Apple's failure to warn consumers about the bug

Central banks bought and stockpiled an incredibly large amount of gold last year: The Telegraph
Bank gold stocks soared 74 per cent from 374.8 tons in 2017 to 651.5 tons — the second-highest total since records began

Three tips to help retirees minimize their taxes and maximize their cash flow: Jamie Golombek
Jamie Golombek: Don't miss out on opportunities to claim tax credits or implement strategies that might save thousands of tax dollars annually

Toronto new home sales plunge to lowest in almost 20 years as unsold condos pile up: Bloomberg News
'Greater caution' should be taken when investing in new condo units, warns research firm

Wealthy on paper, couple with $2.9 million in assets needs to sell a property to finance retirement: Andrew Allentuck
With most of their money locked up in real estate and no pensions, B.C. couple must choose the right property to sell

Amazon shares fall after first-quarter sales forecast misses estimates: Reuters
Company faces new regulatory hurdles in India and a slowdown in e-commerce sales in Europe

Sierra Wireless Device-to-Cloud IoT Solution Enables Unimar to Deploy Tower Lighting Systems and Improve Flight Safety - Financial Post:
Sierra Wireless Device-to-Cloud IoT Solution Enables Unimar to Deploy Tower Lighting Systems and Improve Flight Safety Financial Post VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading provider of fully integrated device-to-cl…

Five positive thoughts for investors as the TSX posts it best January in 39 years: Peter Hodson
Peter Hodson: There is still a ton of investor doom and gloom out there, but these five points should make you feel a bit better

Disappointing wage gains can partly be blamed on oil slump, but there’s more to it than that: BoC’s Wilkins: The Canadian Press
Wages have fallen short of where they should be in a tightened job market where the unemployment rate is at a a 43-year low

Ontario may let realtors tell homebuyers the price of other bids: The Canadian Press
Right now, buyers often blindly offer more than what they had wanted to spend in hopes of beating their competitor

‘Just get it fixed’: Big business plans all-out blitz on Washington to end Trump’s trade war: Bloomberg News
The campaign includes an ad aimed at parents that essentially says the trade war might be endangering babies

Brookfield weighs potential bid for Dutch Royal KPN phone company: Bloomberg News
The company had a market value of about US$12.2 billion on Wednesday, before Brookfield's deliberations were reported

Trilliant and Ducon to Provide Connected LED Smart Street Lights to the Town of Milton - Financial Post:
Trilliant and Ducon to Provide Connected LED Smart Street Lights to the Town of Milton Financial Post RALEIGH, N.C. — Communications solutions leader Trilliant, a global provider of secure, enterprise-wide smart energy communications solutions, today...

Equitable Bank moving closer to opening new trust company this year: Geoff Zochodne
Lender says the trust would help diversify its business and sources of funding
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