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Canada PM wants RIM to grow as "a Canadian company"
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests. In an interview with Reuters, Stephen Harper declined to speculate on how the government might ...
02/03/2012 - 05:54 PM
Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum development has been insufficient. The federal and the Alberta provincial governments said on Friday the new plan that will boost water sampling and increase ...
02/03/2012 - 06:07 PM
Canada Jobless Rate Rose to Nine-Month High 7.6% in January
Canada’s unemployment rate rose to a nine-month high in January as the trend of sluggish job creation that began in the second half of last year continued.
02/03/2012 - 08:37 AM
Canada's jobless rate hits 9-month high
Canada's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 per cent in January according to Statistics Canada, a 0.1 per cent increase, as 23,700 more people searched for work.
02/03/2012 - 04:50 PM
Canada's FM 'concerned' about mortgages
Canada's finance minister on Thursday expressed concern over banks loosening lending standards for mortgages after the country's independent banking regulator raised a red flag over the issue.
02/02/2012 - 06:03 PM
Habitat for Humanity Canada partners with ARXX
COBOURG, ON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - More families across Canada will have the opportunity to live in safe, energy efficient and affordable homes thanks to ARXX Building Products and Habitat for Humanity ...
02/03/2012 - 02:57 PM
Canada's Jobless Rate Rises to Nine-Month High 7.6% in January
Canada’s unemployment rate rose to a nine-month high in January as the trend of sluggish job creation that began in the second half of last year continued.
02/03/2012 - 08:43 AM
Mulcair Endorsed by Canada's Largest Private-Sector Union
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Canada's largest private-sector union, the United Food and Commercial Workers , announced today that the UFCW Canada National Council has voted to endorse Thomas Mulcair for the leadership ...
02/03/2012 - 01:48 PM
Canada’s Jobless Rate Rises to 7.6% as Employment Growth Stalls in January
Canada’s unemployment rate rose to a nine-month high in January as the trend of sluggish job creation that began in the second half of last year continued.
02/03/2012 - 07:07 AM
Analysis: Canada plan to sell oil to China faces big hurdles
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper may still be smarting from Canada's failed bid to ramp up oil exports to the United States, but his plan B could prove to be even tougher. Harper heads across the Pacific next week in a bid to convince China to satisfy its growing energy appetite with Canada's vast oil reserves. Though it appears a classic supply-demand match on the surface, the ...
02/02/2012 - 04:00 PM
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