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There are a few changes in federal policies that could affect Canadians' finances in the new year. Brian Quinlan, a chartered professional accountant with Allay LLP, says many of the changes are routine.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A team of U.S.

VICTORIA — A maximum 20-per-cent home-flipping tax is among new regulations taking effect in British Columbia as of Jan. 1, with a promised middle-income tax cut arriving in the coming months as well as a spring carbon tax increase.

TORONTO — Toronto-based private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners has completed its acquisition of the Rexall Pharmacy Group. Birch Hill acquired the drugstore chain from previous owner McKesson Corp. in a transaction that closed Dec.

Canada's main stock index ticked higher on the final day of 2024, putting a bow on a year that saw impressive gains for North American markets. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 107.35 points at 24,727.

Stocks indexes closed mostly lower on Wall Street on the final day of another record-setting year. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% Tuesday, but still managed to rack up a gain of 23.3% for the year, its second straight year with gains of more than 20%.

TELEGRAPH COVE, B.C. — Fire crews on Vancouver Island are warning people to stay away from the community of Telegraph Cove where a massive fire has engulfed a popular boardwalk.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An airport executive in Labrador hopes a new energy deal with Quebec could help attract a competing airline company to the northern region, where flights costs have climbed at more than three times the national rate.

A simple copy and paste of your 2024 budget isn't enough to help you achieve your goals and maximize your finances for the new year, experts say. "Things don't stay the same.

TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested and charged three teenage boys after a robbery at a mall in North York Monday night. Officers were called to Fairview Mall shortly before 9 p.m. after reports of a robbery at a jewelry store.