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'Scary' investment moves to avoid

Dear Mike: I've heard the average investor can make mistakes when managing their own portfolio. Can you provide some examples? Danni in Victoria If you have young children or grandchildren, you know what's really important.

Temple buys Saskatoon hotel

Temple Real Estate Investment Trust has signed a deal to buy the Saskatoon Inn and Conference Centre for $37.15 million.

Gold miners strike deal

Argonaut Gold Inc. plans to acquire Prodigy Gold for shares and cash in a friendly deal valued at $341 million. Prodigy shareholders will receive 0.1042 of an Argonaut Gold share and $0.00001 Cdn in cash per Prodigy share.

Royal roads university honours alumni

A journalist working in his native South Sudan is being honoured with the Alumni Excellence Award by Royal Roads University. Mading Ngor was a child when violence in Sudan led to his father's death and his village destroyed.

U.S. investigates Honda pilot

Federal safety officials are investigating brake problems in the Honda Pilot sport-utility vehicle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the brakes can come on without drivers stepping on the pedal.

iPad mini unveiled oct. 23: report

Apple Inc. is expected to take the wraps off its highly anticipated mini iPad at an Oct. 23 invitation-only event, reported tech blog AllThingsD on Friday, citing sources familiar with the company. The event would come before Microsoft Corp.

Corrigan takes opera.ca post

Patrick Corrigan, executive director of Pacific Opera Victoria, is the new chairman of Opera.ca, a national association for opera companies and professionals in Canada.

Redbird grows

Redbird Communications has added three staff to handle increasing workloads. Recent UVic grad Trevor Bennett will manage an energy behaviour change project for B.C.

Sports

Yankees advance to ALCS >B11

Custom broker buys Jensen inc

Customs broker Livingston International has acquired Norman G. Jensen Inc., including its Canadian brokerage company, Jensen Customs Brokers Canada. Financial terms were not available.