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Houses are seen in this aerial photograph taken above Toronto, Ont.Houses are seen in this aerial photograph taken above Toronto, Ont. Photo by James MacDonald/Bloomberg files

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Leading up to the Bank of Canada’s first rate cut in June 2024, every real estate watercooler in Canada was humming with chatter about a looming mortgage “renewal shock” or “renewal cliff.” But what if that quake wasn’t the only one? What if it was just a foreshock to the next tremor — one that’s building beneath our feet today?

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Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd. posted a US$20.6-million net loss for the first three months ending March 31. Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd. posted a US$20.6-million net loss for the first three months ending March 31. Photo by Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd.

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Toronto-based Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd.‘s revenue quadrupled in the first quarter compared to a year ago, but it still lost more money as it continued to spend heavily on research and development.

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keys Inheriting property shared with siblings can be problematic. Photo by Adobe Stock

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There is no easy solution to this conundrum but it’s critical for the parents to create a plan, experts say.

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The modern executive exit is replacing the dramatic public firing. The modern executive exit is replacing the dramatic public firing. Photo by Djomas - stock.adobe.com

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Executive terminations may be less explosive than they once were — but they are certainly more nuanced and sophisticated, writes Howard Levitt.

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Toronto’s Financial District where the Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, CIBC and Bank of Montreal headquarters are situated in Toronto, Friday June 14, 2019. The current system forces Canadian innovators to play on ‘hard mode.’ Building a better bank shouldn’t have to be an extreme endurance test. Photo by Peter J Thompson/Postmedia

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To serve Canadians with better choices, we need to rewrite the rules for challengers trying to enter the banking arena, writes Andrew Chau.

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