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Broker, agent who worked with subsidiary of Home Capital disciplined

An Ontario regulator says it has imposed disciplinary actions against a mortgage broker and agent who worked with Home Trust Co., a subsidiary of Home Capital Group, over their handling of mortgages. More 6:14 PM ET

• Home Capital sees slight uptick in savings deposits while GICs bleed down May 19
• Home Capital makes another board change May 18
• Home Capital says deposits stabilize after heavy withdrawals May 15
• Home Capital shares slide 15% as conference call fails to ease investor fears May 12

Nortel Canada to start paying billions to creditors

Nortel Canada's long-suffering creditors will finally begin to receive their share of more than $4 billion US to be distributed under a plan approved in January, eight years after the former technology titan began bankruptcy proceedings. More 1:28 PM ET

• Nortel's toxic legacy: Cleaning up former sites to cost millions Apr 12
• 'Futile' appeal by former Nortel workers could imperil settlement Mar 15

Analysis OPEC decision stabilizes oil prices, but for how long?

The cartel's extension of oil-production cuts is for nine months, but after that opinions vary about whether oil prices will take off or start slumping yet again — two possibilities that would have a major impact on Alberta's recovery. More 5:00 AM ET read comments video

• Mergers of oilfield service firms ramp up as drillers seek lower costs May 17
• Analysis The struggle to put Venezuela back on the path to economic health: Don Pittis May 23

Rising program expenses propel fed 2016-17 deficit to $21.8B: preliminary estimate

A $21.7-billion surge in federal program expenses was almost entirely responsible for the government's expected 2016-17 deficit, according to a preliminary analysis of Ottawa's books. More 3:07 PM ET

• Ottawa's deficit hits $14B through first nine months of fiscal year Feb 24
• Federal government ran $1B deficit for last fiscal year Oct 07