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CEOs to watch: Why you should keep a close eye on these five Canadian business leaders in 2023

In contrast with today’s economic uncertainty, 2023 is likely to be a swing year of improved business conditions, marked by sharp declines in inflation and borrowing costs. Most economists still expect a mild recession in the first half of 2023. But the year should end on a high note with a return to normal GDP […]

Champagne’s Rogers-Shaw decision to come ‘only after’ there’s clarity in legal battle

Canada’s Industry Minister says he will render his decision on Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications Inc. only after there is clarity in the ongoing legal battle. The Saturday statement from Francois-Philippe Champagne comes days after the Competition Tribunal dismissed an application from Canada’s competition watchdog seeking to block the takeover, a […]

What an 800-kilometre hike taught me about life: For six weeks, I walked the Camino del Norte in Spain, my first solo trip in decades

The rhythmic crunch of my hiking boots on the gravel lulls me into a reverie, as the October sunrise backlights the grasses along the trail and casts a warm glow over the fields in Spain. I’m walking with my new friends, Gayle, 59, from New Zealand, and Daniele, 75, a Frenchwoman who lives in the […]

Too many factors exist to predict the cost of gas in 2023

Too many factors exist to predict the cost of gas in 2023 | The Star “,”heading”:””,”fullWindow”:false,”fullBleed”:false,”showFullBleedOnMobile”:false,”headColor”:””,”type”:”html5mobile”,”textColor”:””,”mobileImageUrl”:””,”bgColor”:””,”imageUrl”:””,”registeredOnly”:false,”linkUrl”:””,”aodaTitle”:”Oil up, oil down”,”internalScroll”:false,”displayStyle”:”small-up”},{“text”:”By mid-December, the price of West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark U.S. crude, fell to $74.29 (U.S.) per barrel, after reaching as high as $129.44 in early March. “,”type”:”text”,”isParagraph”:true,”isHeading”:false},{“type”:”ad”,”heading”:”ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW”,”name”:”ArticleSecondBigBox”,”display”:”medium-down”,”pos”:”2″,”interstitial”:true,”sizes”:[[300,250]]},{“text”:”James T. Williams, a U.S. oilpatch veteran and […]