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7 Best Christmas Tree Stands in 2022

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Believe it or not, a Christmas tree won't stay upright on its own. Instead, you need a stable Christmas tree stand that can accommodate the type and size of tree you have. We researched dozens of the best Christmas tree stands to help you find the right one for your needs, whether you have a real tree, an artificial tree, a small tree, or a behemoth. The stands in our guide have a track record of durability, performance, and easy setup. We also outline the size and type of tree each stand is meant for. Check out our guide to the best Christmas tree skirts once you've chosen the right stand for your tree. The best Christmas tree stands in 2022 Best Christmas tree stand overall: Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand, available at Amazon, $82.79 The German-engineered Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand is easy to set up in a couple of minutes and keeps trees up to 12 f...
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Ontario’s real estate industry regulator is ineffective, Auditor-General says

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Ontario Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk speaks during a news conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Dec. 4, 2019. Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press Ontario’s Auditor-General says the province’s real estate regulator has been ineffective in policing the multibillion-dollar residential property industry. In a report released on Wednesday, Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk found the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) does not adequately ensure that the industry complies with the regulations and has failed to do enough to protect consumers. Topping the Auditor-General’s list of concerns was the fact that RECO does not fully inspect real estate brokerages on a timely basis. The Auditor-General found that 27 per cent of registered brokerages have never been fully inspected. Regulators face pressure to review discount brokerage rules as DIY investors turn to social-media posts for advice Ontario’s planned land changes redesignate thousands of hectares against the will of local counc...
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Uncertainty swirls over First Quantum’s giant Panama mine after failing to reach agreement over new royalty structure

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First Quantum Minerals Ltd. FM-T has failed to reach an agreement with the Panamanian government over a new royalty payment structure, and now there are fears its massive copper mine in the country could be nationalized. Vancouver-based First Quantum faced a deadline of midnight yesterday to get a new royalty agreement in place with Panama regarding the Cobre Panama mine. If an agreement wasn’t reached by that time, the Panama government said it would take “alternative measures” to ensure the operation of the mine. In a statement, the Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Panama, said that First Quantum had made “unreasonable demands” that often moved the two sides further apart instead of closer together. The Ministry said it negotiated in good faith past the deadline last night, but early this morning First Quantum sent it a new proposal that “fundamentally changed” certain aspects of the agreement. First Quantum said in a release that its proposal achieved the government’s revenu...
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First Quantum starts arbitration against Panama as parties remain at odds over mine operations, government says

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A general view of Cobre Panama mine owned by First Quantum Minerals in Donoso, Panama, December 6, 2022. STRINGER/Reuters Canada-based miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd and its subsidiary Minera Panama started arbitration processes against Panama, the country’s ministry of commerce and industry said on Saturday, as the two sides have been locked in a disagreement over payments and mine operations. Panama’s government on Monday ordered First Quantum to pause operations at its flagship Cobre Panama copper mine after the company missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government by at least US$375-million. Despite having agreed to meet with the government, the company decided on Friday to “advance efforts” by going ahead with two arbitration processes, the ministry said in a statement, without giving further details. An official from the country’s economy and finance ministry told Reuters on Friday that Panama was looking for a “fair” deal in which ...
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7 Best Christmas Tree Stands in 2022

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Believe it or not, a Christmas tree won't stay upright on its own. Instead, you need a stable Christmas tree stand that can accommodate the type and size of tree you have. We researched dozens of the best Christmas tree stands to help you find the right one for your needs, whether you have a real tree, an artificial tree, a small tree, or a behemoth. The stands in our guide have a track record of durability, performance, and easy setup. We also outline the size and type of tree each stand is meant for. Check out our guide to the best Christmas tree skirts once you've chosen the right stand for your tree. The best Christmas tree stands in 2022 Best Christmas tree stand overall: Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand, available at Amazon, $82.79 The German-engineered Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand is easy to set up in a couple of minutes and keeps trees up to 12 f...
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