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In a recent survey by Abacus Data, 55 per cent of respondents say Canada should prepare to move on from Canada-United-States-Mexico-Agreement and build trade relationships with other countries.In a recent survey by Abacus Data, 55 per cent of respondents say Canada should prepare to move on from Canada-United-States-Mexico-Agreement and build trade relationships with other countries. Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images

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A new round of 50 per cent tariffs on nearly US$20 billion of Canadian goods are scheduled to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday unless a deal can be reached between Canadian and U.S. trade negotiators.

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Former Toronto Maple Leaf Patrick Marleau and still-current Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares work together after practise at the Leafs practice facility in Toronto on Monday. If Patrick Marleau and John Tavares lose their case, they will most certainly seek relief from the U.S. — after all appeals are exhausted — to avoid double taxation. Photo by Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images

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After years of battling, the Tax Court of Canada trial pitting former Maple Leafs captain John Tavares and former Leaf Patrick Marleau against the Canada Revenue Agency is underway.

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Hands inserting coin into house shape coin bank. While not everybody is turning away from shared ownership, as lower prices provide some with a better entry point to the market, it can quickly go awry when lives change and someone wants to move or sell. Photo by twomeows/Getty Images

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Rising housing prices made for great stories about sharing ownership with friends and family, but as prices have collapsed, in some cases wiping out the equity entirely, fingers are being pointed.

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Toronto ranked third — the same as last year — with peers such as San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, New York Metro, Austin and Washington, D.C. also staying in the top six. Toronto ranked third — the same as last year — with peers such as San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, New York Metro, Austin and Washington, D.C. also staying in the top six. Photo by James MacDonald/Bloomberg files

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Six Canadian cities rank among the top 15 tech employment markets in North America, according to a report by Commercial Real Estate Services Group, Inc.

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A pedestrian walks past Toronto Metropolitan University signage. A pedestrian walks past Toronto Metropolitan University signage. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post files

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Toronto Metropolitan University’s own independent review, headed by a former Ontario Court Of Appeal Justice, contains evidence that Jewish faculty members, staff and students have become afraid to be visibly Jewish at work.

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