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If you receive income from the United States, a pair of tax decisions released this summer may be of interest as each deals with a different type of U.S. income and its appropriate treatment for Canadian tax purposes.

Record sales pace expected; Apple shares up to $702

The new Parti Québécois government is earning some unflattering reviews from one of its former leaders even before completing its first half-week in office.

Air Canada and Irish national carrier Aer Lingus have signed an interline agreement that will make flying between the two countries more convenient. The deal allows customers to fly year-round through London Heathrow Airport on one ticket.

The Toronto stock market ended lower Friday as metals and mining stocks weakened. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 25.65 points to 12,383.60. The TSX Venture Exchange rose 10.83 points to 1,345.72. The Canadian dollar moved up US0.01¢ to US102.

BlackBerry goes down as iPhone rises

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency first became aware of problems with beef produced at an Alberta company when tests conducted in the U.S. came back positive for E. coli.

Plumbing supply company Andrew Sheret still going strong

But some big acts have to go, regulators say

A new OECD report says pension plans in Canada eked out a measly 1.8 per cent return in investments last year, but still came out ahead of the average for other industrialized countries.