Monthly Archives: June 2013

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher’s Ottawa-area home for sale for $2.2 million …

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OTTAWA — When Mike Fisher married American Idol-winning country superstar Carrie Underwood in July 2010, Senators fans were wowed by the glamour, but feared the much-loved hockey player would soon be lured away from Ottawa. Less than a season later, Fisher was Nashville-bound, traded to the Predators to join his bride in the country music capital and leaving behind nothing but a heartfelt open letter to his fans.Well, almost nothing: fans were left to hope the roots Fisher and Underwood put Read more [...]

Canadian home sales climb higher in May

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OTTAWA, June 17, 2013 /CNW/ - According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales improved in May 2013, building on gains recorded in the previous two months. Highlights: National home sales rose 3.6% from April to May. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity came in 2.6% below levels in May 2012. The number of newly listed homes was up 1.9% from April to May. The Canadian housing market remains firmly in balanced territory. The Read more [...]

Will Co-op customers fall out with a newly-listed bank?

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These pensioners are the direct losers. But I would argue that we all are. The Co-op bailout turns the bank from an institution owned by its members to yet another bank listed on the stock market. There is bound to be a clash of interests here. Why would the owners, for example, want to keep jobs in the UK when overseas call centres are cheaper and the value of their investments depends upon cutting costs? And who will decide the worth of the charity donations that the bank makes, Read more [...]

Zarin Fabrics Building at 314 Grand Listed for $32.27 Million

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Two-and-a-half years ago, word spread across the Lower East Side that Zarin Fabrics was downsizing the business. Real estate listings published at the time certainly indicated as much, revealing that the third-generation family-run operation was prepared to lease the ground floor. That obviously didn’t happen, but now something more major is apparently afoot at 314-320 Grand Street. It appears that the valuable corner property is now for sale, this latest according to a recent Trulia listing Read more [...]

Transfer-listed Charlie Lee and Adam Birchall can fight for their Gillingham …

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Gillingham chairman Paul Scally insists transfer-listed duo Charlie Lee and Adam Birchall are welcome to stay at Priestfield. The pair were made available by manager Martin Allen at the end of May. Lee made 35 appearances for the Gills last season while Birchall appeared 15 times in League 2, as he made the slow return from a career-threatening injury. Both could now leave the Gills, if a suitable offer comes in but Mr Scally won’t be too concerned Read more [...]

NYC Council Speaker, mayor hopeful Quinn has too many invites, not enough time

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New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is so sought after by Little League baseball that six different teams invited her to their Opening Day one Saturday. She attended two of the games. The Democratic mayoral hopeful was in even more demand as the holidays approached. She received invites to at least 60 parties from political clubs, labor unions and other groups last December. She rejected 44 of them. A Daily News review of Quinn’s schedule found that she declined invitations to more Read more [...]

Aim listing fees

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Start-ups and downs

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Before success comes in a man’s life, he is sure to encounter temporary defeats, or sometimes even failures. When failure strikes the easiest and most logical way ahead is to quit. However, what people don’t realise is that failures are often the stepping stones for success. And that is exactly what former entrepreneurs Vishwa Vivek Garg and Samir Karande believe in. A recent event saw them come upfront and speak to budding entrepreneurs in the city about their business startups and the mistakes Read more [...]

Ethics commissioner A-OK’ed Justin Trudeau speaking events as MP

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COMPLETE LIST OF TRUDEAU SPEAKING EVENTS FOLLOWS THIS STORY OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Justin Trudeau says lucrative public speaking appearances he made after becoming an MP were approved by the federal ethics commissioner and listed in his conflict-of-interest disclosures. “When I started as an MP, I sat down with Mary Dawson and asked her all about it and said this is what I’m doing,” Trudeau said in an interview last week. “We made sure it was all set up because Read more [...]