Brookfield Office Q2 earnings nealy triple

thomas farley, chief executive officer, brookfield

Thomas Farley, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Office Properties Canada, addresses shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Toronto on Monday May 9, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

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The Canadian Press
Published Monday, July 23, 2012 5:39PM EDT

TORONTO - Brookfield Canada Office Properties says its second-quarter earnings were $134.4 million, or $1.44 per unit, nearly tripling the $47.5 million, or 51 cents per unit it earned in the same quarter a year-earlier. The company also said it is raising its annual dividend by eight per cent to $1.17 per unit effective in October.