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A messy inheritance can strain sibling relationships. How to avoid the risk

A messy inheritance can strain sibling relationships. How to avoid the risk

Sibling relationships can be complicated already — after a messy inheritance, they can get worse. Josh Sheluk's best advice to parents is to make their estate plans simple and transparent, and to communicate them clearly.
Greater Toronto home sales dip in December to cap 'transitionary' 2024: board

Greater Toronto home sales dip in December to cap 'transitionary' 2024: board

TORONTO — Greater Toronto home sales fell slightly last month to cap a year that saw buyers take advantage of "substantial negotiating power" on price.
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media platform X . Starting in the U.S.
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher in early trading

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher in early trading

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher as Wall Street’s superstar, Nvidia, steams toward another record. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading Tuesday.
Statistics Canada says merchandise trade deficit $323M in November

Statistics Canada says merchandise trade deficit $323M in November

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade deficit with the world was $323 million in November. The result compared with a revised deficit of $544 million in October. The agency says exports rose 2.2 per cent to $66.
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

The Associated Press (AP) — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media pla
Total Energy Services plans $61.9 million in capital spending for 2025

Total Energy Services plans $61.9 million in capital spending for 2025

CALGARY — Total Energy Services Inc. says it is planning $61.9 million in capital spending for 2025. The company says the plan comprises $34.3 million of expansion capital and $27.6 million for equipment maintenance and recertifications.
GFL Environmental selling majority stake in environmental services business

GFL Environmental selling majority stake in environmental services business

VAUGHAN, Ont. — GFL Environmental Inc. has signed a deal to sell a majority interest in its environmental services business to private equity firms Apollo and BC Partners in an agreement that will see it realize $6.2 billion in cash proceeds.
Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a $3.7 billion visual content company

Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a $3.7 billion visual content company

Visual content companies Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a $3.7 billion visual content company.
First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria's capital

First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria's capital

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar.