May 9, 2008

Boeing delays delivery of 787s to Air Canada

Air Canada will have to wait at least two years longer than originally expected to take delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner, the airline revealed on Thursday.

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Leeson tells his cautionary tale to business students

A quick glance at Nick Leeson’s life may suggest the trader who brought down Barings Bank has a pretty good thing going these days

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Canadian Tire plans new small-town store format

Net profit surged 19.8% at Canadian Tire Corp. in the first quarter but the retailer of sporting goods and auto parts saw adjusted profit slip about 5% as consumers reacted to higher gas prices and a slowing economy.

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Cable needs flexibility for continued success, Rogers tells CRTC

Rogers Communications Inc. is not out to dismantle the television broadcasting system in favour of a “free for all driven purely by market forces,” executives told the federal communications regulatory Thursday

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Onex’s Schwartz turns to Middle East, Asia for more cash

Gerry Schwartz is raising money. The chairman and chief executive of Onex Corp. is on track with his third large-cap fund and expects to have a first closing by the end of the second quarter

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Wal-Mart raises stakes in food fight

Wal-Mart is embarking on a major expansion of its food-selling supercentre stores in Canada, posing a bigger competitive threat to Canadian supermarkets, which are already cutting prices to keep up.

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Canadians need to know more about finances: Flaherty

Canadians need to know more about how to handle their personal finances, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Thursday in a speech in Washington, in which he linked the global financial crisis to a need for increased financial literacy among households.

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More ‘blood on the floor’ for forest industry

Canada’s lumber industry, already battered by the weak U.S. housing market and the strong Canadian dollar, was warned on Thursday to expect more “blood on the floor.”

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D’Alessandro to retire from Manulife

Dominic D’Alessandro is stepping down as chief executive of Manulife Financial Corp. from May 2009, the company said today

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US caught between aid and politics over Myanmar disaster - AFP

Javno.hrUS caught between aid and politics over Myanmar disasterAFP - 3 hours agoWASHINGTON (AFP) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insists aid to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar has nothing to do with politics but critics and some Asian …Video: Cyclone Death Toll Surges; Bush Presses for Aid AssociatedPressCyclone's death toll 15000 … and rising Seattle TimesDetails Emerge in Myanmar About Weather Warning NPRMelbourne Herald Sun - Baltimore Sunall 534 news articles

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