The Canadian dollar has fallen of late, thanks in part to OPEC news, carry trades and profit-taking. And Alberta isn't alone in its proposal to increase ownership; its rate hike is only one of many moves worldwide to keep resource benefits local. Also, support for the Conservatives has slipped, not risen as intended, because of tax cuts in a mini-budget. Read More

Several Canadian income trusts have soured in 2007. But not all dividend cutters have lost ground, as many trusts passed this year's stress test.   Read More

The US dollar has fallen more than 20 percent against the Canadian loonie in 2007. That’s created an economic shock for trusts doing business here and a trigger for dividend cuts.   Read More

Buy and hold good businesses: That was my initial advice for Canadian Edge readers following the Halloween 2006 “massacre,” when the Conservative Party government shocked the market by announcing income trusts would be taxed as corporations beginning in 2011   Read More

This month's High Yielders are Penn West Energy Trust and TransForce Income Fund. Read More

Canadian trusts are making headway, battling back from last November's lows. There are still a few shaky trusts to weed out, but most are climbing steadily, poised for big gains.  Read More

The Canadian dollar is trading at all-time highs against the US dollar, boosting the volume of capital investment. Demand for resources--the most important part of Canada's economy--is also on the rise. Read More

We're in. The drama has just begun, and Alibaba.com (Hong Kong: 1688 HK) is now public. The company’s initial public offering (IPO) took place yesterday. Read More

Although the price of crude continues to rise, other sectors in the energy patch haven't necessarily fared as well. But the outlook is positive for coal miners as we gear up for more normal winter temperatures this year, and international drilling is still going strong. Read More

A bolo-tie wearing agronomist, he’s made a national name in the US touting a synthetic fuel process developed in the 1920s by Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. Now Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has invited Alberta’s energy producers to his state. Read More