Fears about a spreading bacterial outbreak have resulted in a nationwide recall of more than 20 varieties of deli meats made by Maple Leaf Consumer Foods and the temporary closure of the company’s meat-processing plant in Toronto, shutting down a supply of products to fast food outlets McDonald’s and Mr. Sub.
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Crude prices trade higher on Wednesday after Russia responded angrily to a U.S. missile shield agreement with Poland, raising the threat of a supply disruption from the huge energy producer.
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Consumers continued to pay dearly at the pump in June as retail sales jumped 0.5% primarily due to high gas prices, Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday.
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Big Six are expected to report lower quarterly earnings next week thanks to weak capital markets activity, higher loan loss provisions and more writedowns, and already there is concern about next year.
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Two of the world’s richest people, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his friend, American investment magnate Warren Buffett, quietly flew into northeastern Alberta this week, where they took in the oil sands, apparently with awe
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Canadian life-insurance giant has bought a Taiwanese wealth manager, boosting its business in Taiwan, where the government is forging closer political and financial ties with the massive consumer market in mainland China.
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Is David Bush having a good season on the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers? A typical baseball fan might point to Bush’s record (five wins and nine losses at the time of this writing) and 4.69 earned run average and conclude it’s been mediocre at best.
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The main TSX index surged 2% Wednesday, its biggest advance in three weeks, yanked higher by rallying resource shares as oil prices firmed.
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The Canadian economy may have escaped a recession so far but it exited the spring and entered the summer with a whimper not a bang, the latest reports on consumer spending and leading economic indicators show.
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Chicken with a taste of southern charmElmLeaves, IL - 32 minutes agoGinger is the underground stem of a perennial plant native to southern Asia. Its dried form is used after the ginger root is skinned, exposed to acid (lime, …
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