Air Canada won’t be permitted to lay off more than 650 flight attendants as planned this fall without giving those employees 16 weeks termination notice, federal Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn announced Friday
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The world’s biggest sodamaker was sued by a Chicago businessman who claims the company stole his idea for selling Zero-brand no-calorie drinks.
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The main TSX index climbed 1% Friday, with resource shares climbing as investors took heart from strong earnings this week from the energy and materials sectors.
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Cameron Herold, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, has had a string of successes, from his early days building a small fortune by opening up the westcoast for College Pro Painters to co-founding Boyd Autobody and Glass to leading a major expansion of 1-800-GOT-JUNK as its chief operating officer.
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The U.S. Congress approved a massive housing market rescue bill Saturday, offering emergency financing to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, creating a new regulator for the mortgage titans and setting up a US$300-billion fund to help troubled homeowners
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Apple has designed the touch interface to make both the phone and the navigation functions easy. Compared with the hassle of making a call or accessing your e-mail on a Windows Mobile unit, this is a breeze.
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The financial arms of Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. are getting out of the business of leasing vehicles as credit tightens and resale prices for gas-quaffing trucks fall, according to company executives and independent sources.
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When Nick Thadaney first started looking for clients in 2000,
few investors were interested in trading with his brokerage firm ITG
Canada. Despite the company’s sophisticated electronic trading
system, which offered cheaper, faster trades than traditional
institutional brokerages, he couldn’t attract the attention of
portfolio managers riding out the bull market.
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The Associated PressCall for IAEA to verify N. Korea nuclear programsThe Associated Press - Jul 24, 2008The statement was drafted by the ASEAN Regional Forum, Asia's biggest annual security conference, comprised of the foreign ministers of the Association of …
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Boston GlobeVietnam Lauds US, Chinese Efforts in Resolving North Korean …istockAnalyst.com, OR - Jul 26, 2008Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that North Korea's report on its nuclear programme is not enough for the US to normalize relationship with that …Analysis: Bush's policy shifts affect Obama The Associated PressFor Iran, respect above all else Asia Times OnlineUS Secretary of State Rice runs diplomatic race against time as … International Herald Tribuneall 347 news articles
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