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Ontario to regulate use of financial advisor, planner titles: regulator

Ontario to regulate use of financial advisor, planner titles: regulator

TORONTO — Ontario’s financial regulator will soon force anyone using the financial planner or advisor title in the province to be overseen by a credentialing body and subject to a complaints and discipline process.
Nova Scotia releases largest-ever capital budget at over $1.5 billion

Nova Scotia releases largest-ever capital budget at over $1.5 billion

HALIFAX — Spending for hospitals, schools and roads in Nova Scotia is poised to hit its highest level at $1.5 billion for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Ottawa issues $5 billion in green bonds for the first time ever

Ottawa issues $5 billion in green bonds for the first time ever

Ottawa has completed its first ever offering of green bonds that will be used to help pay for its investments in green infrastructure and other projects that will help fight climate change. The federal government says it issued $5 billion in 7.
Outdoor Retailer show moving to Utah despite boycott threats

Outdoor Retailer show moving to Utah despite boycott threats

DENVER (AP) — The Outdoor Retailer trade show will move the event back to Salt Lake City from Denver next year despite threats from an environmental group and big-name recreation companies to boycott the biannual event over the move.
January travel up from year ago, but still fraction of pre-pandemic levels

January travel up from year ago, but still fraction of pre-pandemic levels

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the number of people travelling to Canada in January was up from a year earlier, but remained a fraction of where it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says the number of trips by U.S.
One 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash

One 'black box' found in China Eastern plane crash

WUZHOU, China (AP) — A Chinese aviation official said Wednesday that one of the two “black box” recorders had been found in severely damaged condition, two days after a China Eastern flight crashed in southern China with 132 people on board.
Saskatchewan presents budget today, Premier Scott Moe says closer to being balanced

Saskatchewan presents budget today, Premier Scott Moe says closer to being balanced

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is to table its 2022-23 budget today that will include more money to help its strained health-care system recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
California Gov. Newsom and wife earned $1.5 million in 2020

California Gov. Newsom and wife earned $1.5 million in 2020

SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife earned nearly $1.5 million in 2020 and paid about $480,000 in taxes, down from $1.
B.C. allocates more than $8 million to boost legal-aid services

B.C. allocates more than $8 million to boost legal-aid services

VICTORIA — The provincial government is investing another $8.19 million in legal aid in British Columbia, filling what it says are gaps in service.
Aurora Cannabis to purchase Thrive Cannabis owner TerraPharma in $38 million deal

Aurora Cannabis to purchase Thrive Cannabis owner TerraPharma in $38 million deal

Aurora Cannabis Inc. is bolstering its premium pot strategy by acquiring TerraFarma Inc., the parent company of Thrive Cannabis.