Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is suing Canada for $500 million, just because Canada has laws to keep essential drugs affordable. Tobacco giant Philip Morris is suing Australia for billions of dollars in lost profits because the government took action to reduce teenage ...

Brad Lamb — I haven’t commented recently on the state of Toronto’s real estate economy for several months as I wanted to have some time pass to see whether my predictions continued to be correct or if I was advising ...

Housing starts in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) were trending at 35,519 units in December compared to 35,895 in November according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six month moving average of the monthly ...

Mayor Rob  Ford continues his relentless drive to cut city taxes and the size of city staff. Among other measures, he proposes to further privatize city building cleaners. He already privatized cleaners in police stations in early 2012. Cleaning work ...

Kevin Higgins — Three pillars support a great sales organization, says Kevin Higgins, CEO of Toronto sales-training firm Fusion Learning. Attitude, Skills and Discipline underpin the company’s engaged and high-performance sales team — not to mention contributing to an environment ...

Dr. Gary Null — [Global Research] There’s nothing like a glass of cool, clear water to quench one’s thirst. But the next time you or your child reaches for one, you might want to question whether that water is in ...

David White — January is the perfect time to reflect on the previous year and make resolutions for the new one. For those of us who take wine seriously, it’s smart to include wine in our New Year’s resolutions. This ...

They drink your blood while you sleep. They can attack you at home, in a hotel, at the hospital, or even on a plane. You might have them and not even know it. Trying to get rid of them could ...

Ontarians Optimistic About 2014 Real Estate Market and EconomyHomeowners, Prospective Buyers and Sellers Reveal Brightest Outlook Katarina Markovinovic —Ontarians seem hopeful about the provincial real estate market, according to new research conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of the Ontario ...

Canadian Taxpayers Federation— CTF has crunched the numbers and Ontario taxpayers will keep less of their paycheques after January 1st as EI and Canadian Pension Plan taxes both go up.In its annual New Year’s Tax Changes report, the CTF has ...