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Surprised? Alberta will Lead the Country in Economic Growth Next Year

May 3rd, 2013

Those who have been following the economies of different provinces within the country won’t be shocked to find out that the booming province of Alberta is set to lead the nation in economic growth next year. This data comes from a recent forecast by RBC Economics.http://www.canadianmortgagesinc.ca/index.php/surprised-alberta-will-lead-the-country-in-economic-growth-next-year/https://www.faceb ...

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A mysterious pop-up picnic is coming to Calgary July 4.

May 3rd, 2013

On July 4, get ready to experience the largest and most glamourous picnic you've ever seen Following on the footsteps of Vancouver, Calgary will host it's first ever Dîner en Blanc on July 4. This pop-up picnic will see 1,200 Calgarians dressed head to toe in white and carrying their own table, white chairs and white tablecloth descend on a secret location. Originating in Paris, Vancouver h ...

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8 Inventive Kitchen Floor Treatments

May 3rd, 2013

These kitchen floors look far beyond the standard hardwood that we've all gotten used to. These fun floor ideas, from Houzz's Kitchen of the Week series, take practical flooring to the next level with paint, new ways with old-school materials, ecofriendly solutions and more.http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/9662427/list?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u266&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery4http ...

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Inspiration of the Day

May 3rd, 2013

Inspiration of the Dayhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=293124364155179&set=a.197673470366936.49372.197669630367320&type=1&theaterhttps://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate?ref=hl

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5 Reasons I Drag My Ass To The Gym As Often As I Can

May 3rd, 2013

5 Reasons I Drag My Ass To The Gym As Often As I Canhttp://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7182/5-reasons-i-drag-my-ass-to-the-gym-as-often-as-i-can.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate?ref=hl

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The 5 Things You Need To Do To Be Healthy: A Cardiologist Explains

May 3rd, 2013

The 5 Things You Need To Do To Be Healthy: A Cardiologist Explainshttp://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7506/the-5-things-you-need-to-do-to-be-healthy-a-cardiologist-explains.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate?ref=hl

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Canadian housing: Bursting bubble or gentle landing?

May 3rd, 2013

TORONTO — It’s looking like an unsettling spring in Canadian housing, a market that has proven far more even-keeled and less scary for investors in recent years than in the United States. In what is traditionally the best season of the year for real estate agents, Toronto agent Ecko Jay says the industry is seeing far fewer buyers, a result of tighter lending rules, high prices and fear of a ...

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TD Bank, National Bank slip in ranking of world’s strongest banks

May 3rd, 2013

Five of Canada’s six big lenders placed in the top twenty in a new ranking of the world’s strongest banks, but two of them slipped from the previous year as the industry was hit by ratings downgrades and hurt by a slowing economy and an increasingly risky housing sector.http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/02/canada-banks-strongest-ranking/https://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate?re ...

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Citi taps wealthy family clients to boost private bank

May 3rd, 2013

Citigroup Inc (C-N 47.28 0.74 1.59%), one of the world's largest banks, is betting on wealthy Middle Eastern family firms who are in expansion mode to boost its private bank business, senior executives said. Citi's family office unit is part of the private bank business which manages over $250 billion US in assets and serves over a third of the world's billionaires. http://www.bnn.ca/News/2 ...

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Canadian Natural Resources profit falls on charges and weaker oil prices

May 3rd, 2013

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, Canada's largest independent petroleum producer, said on Thursday its first-quarter profit fell by half as lower prices and one-time charges offset record oil production. The company said net income in the quarter fell to $213 million, or 19 cents per share, from $427 million, or 39 cents, in the first quarter of 2012 as the company took non-cash charges of $2 ...

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