SIMONOVITCH THEATRE AWARD ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIPS
A big boost for Canada’s largest theatre award. The Siminovitch Prize in Theatre is entering into new partnerships with the University of Toronto and the RBC Foundation. Over a three year cycle – the...
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RBC CANADIAN PAINTING WINNERS ANNOUNCED
A Vancouver artist has won this year’s RBC Canadian Painting Competition. Colleen Heslin won the $25,000 prize for her work almost young and wild and free. Colleen Heslin’s “almost young and wild and...
View ArticleRETIREMENT: MYTHS AND REALITIES
The Royal Bank of Canada’s 2013 Retirement Myths and Realities Poll is out exposing some of the myths and realities facing today’s Zoomers as they approach retirement. The Poll suggest that while...
View ArticleZOOMERS IMPACT ON CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT
Seven years ago, Stats Canada predicted the labour participation rate would start to fall sharply in the near future because of the aging population. The future is now. A new analysis from the Royal...
View ArticleSLOW BUT STEADY MANUFACTURING NUMBERS SEEN
An index that tracks activity in manufacturing shows a drop in December, but still indicates the Canadian sector is growing. The R-B-C Purchasing Managers Index moved to 53.9 last month – but anything...
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CBC’S AMANDA LANG DENIES SHE TRIED TO QUASH NEGATIVE STORY ON RBC
The CBC’s Amanda Lang is denying allegations that she tried to sabotage a significant story on RBC and temporary foreign workers because she appears to have ties to Canada’s biggest bank. A report...
View ArticleTAYLOR SHORT-LIST ANNOUNCED
The 2015 RBC Taylor short-list is out. And non-fiction books by novelists M.G. Vassanji and Kathleen Winter are among the finalists for this year’s $25,000 prize. Vassanji is a two-time Giller winner...
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RBC TO THE OLD VIC’S RESCUE
London’s Old Vic Theatre is getting an infusion of cash from the Royal Bank of Canada. RBC announced this morning that it will become a principal partner of the historic theatre. The bank has...
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RBC TOWER AT 20 KING WEST TO BE CLOSED FOR 6 MONTHS AFTER LAST WEEK’S HYDRO...
The Royal Bank of Canada office building at 20 King Street West, that was evacuated last week after an underground hydro vault fire and series of explosions, will stay closed for at least six months...
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REPORT: HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN TORONTO HITS RECORD LOW
Housing affordability in Canada hit the worst level in 27 years in the second quarter of this year, according to a just released report from the Royal Bank. RBC Economics says its affordability measure...
View ArticleRBC FIRST OF BIG BANKS TO RAISE MORTGAGE RATES
The Royal Bank of Canada has increased its fixed-rate mortgages – as the economy gains ground and the bond market strengthens. RBC’s posted five-year fixed mortgage rate has moved to 5.14 per cent – up...
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