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CANADA News, Oct 08, 2011


Bright news on the job front
Montreal Gazette
By JAY BRYAN, The Gazette October 8, 2011 12:00 AM Job markets produced a nice Thanksgiving-eve surprise yesterday, with Canada showing a surge of nearly 61000 new jobs. This lowered the unemployment rate to 7.1 per cent, its lowest level since 2008. ...
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Canada pummels St. Lucia in World Cup qualifier
National Post (blog)
GROSISLET, St. Lucia — Striker Simeon Jackson scored three first-half goals asCanada thumped St. Lucia 7-0 Friday in a qualifier for 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Iain Hume and Olivier Occean scored twice each as Canada set a national record for goals...
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ ends flat as profit-taking cuts gains
Reuters
North American stock markets and commodity-linked currencies had a see-saw day after stronger-than-expected US jobs data suggested Canada's largest trading partner had likely skirted recession despite the summer slowdown. While stronger than expected ...
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Banks raise mortgage rates
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO -- Mortgage rates are on the rise in Canada after a strong US jobs-growth report bumped up the cost of borrowing in the bond market. Royal Bank says it is raising rates on some variable rates, as well as five-year fixed mortgages, ...
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'Ethical oil' argument not valid
TheChronicleHerald.ca
This is to support the sale of more bitumen to the US Their rationale is that Canada is a more ethical, kinder, gentler country than Venezuela or Middle Eastern states, the other important suppliers to the US Therefore, the US should be doing business ...
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Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline hearing gets rowdy
San Francisco Chronicle
Washington -- Hundreds of laborers, environmentalists, oil industry representatives and religious leaders squared off Friday at a final public hearing before the Obama administration's decision on whether to approve a controversial pipeline that would ...
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Keystone XL Pipeline protest
Washington Post
Marchers take to Washington's streets to protest a proposed pipeline that would carry oil from Canada's tar sands to Texas's Gulf Coast. Ashok Chandwaney of St. Mary's College joins crowds marching up 14th Street in the District toward the Martin ...
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Canada's favourite dinosaur inches closer to extinction
Canada.com
It will be must-see TV but it isn't likely to end well. Canada's favourite dinosaur continues to edge ever closer to extinction. " Contact deputy editor Philip Wolf at PWolf@nanaimodailynews.com, twitter.com/philipwolf13, or call 250-729-4240.
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Ghosts of Violence sends a powerful message
Times and Transcript
Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada dancers perform Ghosts of Violence at the Capitol Theatre on Friday. The Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada began a journey to lower and perhaps eliminate that statistic last night. The performance of Ghosts of Violence ...
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Health Canada still allowing massive caffeine doses in 'energy shots'
Vancouver Sun
By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News October 7, 2011 The federal government missed the boat by not capping caffeine content in so-called 'energy shots,' as it did this week with other high-caffeine beverages, says a medical consultant to Health Canada. ...
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Joy for Canada, Haiti as T&T stumble
Fifa.com
Free-scoring Canada and Haiti solidified places at the top of their respective groups in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil with big wins. Trinidad and Tobago, however, were not so fortunate on their travels, losing out to minnows ...
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Fifa.com
Pfizer Canada Proud to be One of Canada's Top 100 Employers
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
KIRKLAND, QC, Oct. 7, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Pfizer Canada Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2012 in a list announced today in a special supplement published in The Globe and Mail newspaper. ...
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Canada's sale of ambassador's residence no pot of gold: documents
Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA — As the Irish real estate market began to crash in 2008, Canadian foreign affairs officials recommended the government not move ahead with plans to sellCanada's historic ambassadorial residence in Dublin, newly released documents show....
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Canada's patent problem
Financial Post
OTTAWA — Canada's patent problem is that it doesn't seem to know it has one. As inventions have recently become a key factor in determining a company's worth, governments around the world have taken steps to ensure patents filed by their domestic...
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Canada's top general pans criticism levelled at MacKay over private jets
Vancouver Sun
By Robert Hiltz, Postmedia News October 7, 2011 "I have been dismayed to see our Minister being unjustifiably criticized for the fine work he has been doing . . ." — Gen. Walter Natynczyk. OTTAWA — In a letter to his troops, Gen. ...
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Author draws parallels between McGee, Dosanjh
Vancouver Sun
On that front, Wilson writes, "the legacy of 11 September, the rise of radical Islam, and the persistence of revolutionary elements in some of Canada's ethnic groups is likely to call forth the McGee who took an uncompromising stand against militants ...
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A record 35000 jobs cut from financial services sector in September
CanadianBusiness.com
"We had two jobs filled last month," Cardwell said Friday after Statistics Canadareported a record number of financial services jobs vanished in September. About 35300 jobs were cut from the Canada's financial services sector last month, ...
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Toronto's Pearson still jammed
Montreal Gazette
Travellers flying into or out of the Canada's busiest airport are being warned to expect major delays, and are being encouraged to check the status of their flights before departing for the airport and to arrive early. Delays of up to two hours are ...
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RBC Taps Brian Varga to Run Gov Bond Desk
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Min Zeng RBC Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Royal Bank ofCanada and a primary dealer of the US Treasury market, has named Brian Varga to head the firm's US government bond trading desk. The announcement is set to be released by the ...
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Enbridge buys $900M stake in B.C. gas project
Calgary Herald
By Dina O'Meara, Calgary Herald October 7, 2011 Enbridge Inc., Canada's largest oil pipeline operator, has entered the Canadian natural gas processing business, taking a $900-million stake in Encana Corp.'s Cabin plant project in northeastern British ...
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Paladin Labs Completes Acquisition of Labopharm
MarketWatch (press release)
With this strategy, a focused national sales team and proven marketing expertise, Paladin has evolved into one of Canada's leading specialty pharmaceutical companies. Paladin's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol PLB. ...
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Seguinol's homer leads Panama over Canada at World Cup
TSN
PANAMA CITY -- Fernando Seguinol hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning as host Panama sent Canada to its first loss of the Baseball World Cup, 12-3 on Friday. Seguinol hit his homer to the opposite field off Canadian reliever Mike ...
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TSN
YAMAHA TAKES OVER YAMAHA (CANADA) IN A BLOODLESS COUP
Motocross Action Magazine
Official MXA translation: “Today's meeting of the Board of Directors of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (the Company) voted to transfer all shares in the Canadian subsidiary, Yamaha Motor Canada Limited, to the US subsidiary, Yamaha Motor Corporation, ...
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Major opportunities in Juniors spinoffs
Edmonton Journal
By Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal October 7, 2011 Janet McNaught, manager of the Jersey City store at Southgate Centre, expects Team Canada jerseys will be big sellers when the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship comes to town starting Dec. ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX to open higher after strong jobs data
Reuters
A whopping 60900 new jobs, far more than expected, helped slice Canada'sunemployment rate to 7.1 percent in September, boosting its currency and virtually ensuring the central bank won't cut rates any time soon. US stock index futures turned positive ...
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CANADA IN BRIEF
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Sgt. Boyd Merrill says the accident happened mid-afternoon on the Trans-CanadaHighway, east of South Brook. Merrill says the two vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when they collided. The highway was closed in both directions after the ...
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Canada News Centre - A Golden Moment for the Jean Canfield ...
The Government of Canada is adorned in "gold and green" after the Jean Canfield Building in Charlottetown, P.E.I., received its official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification. This makes it the first ...
Canada News Centre - National News
Canada's patent problem | Economy | News | Financial Post
Canada has never conducted an extensive review of its intellectual property policies and practices beyond copyright issues, a report released this week said, while other countries have taken steps to protect what has quickly become a ...
FP Top Stories List
Speak Out Against Proposed Seal Massacre in Canada! - Care2 ...
By Paola Ghidotti
According to news sources, the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council is considering killing 70 percent of the grey seals who live in the southern reaches of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Care2 News Network
Canada adds 61000 jobs in September : Breaking News | Canadian ...
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Breaking News contains Canadian News,Canadian breaking news.
Breaking News | Canadian News...
Canada Post consolidating on east ... - Hamilton Community News
By gordbowes
photo by Gord Bowes. An artist's conception of the new Canada Post distribution centre on the east Mountain is unveiled at a ceremony Oct. 6. Canada Post consolidating on east Mountain. By Gord Bowes, News staff. Canada Post is building ...
Hamilton Community News
Tax-News.com: Economy-Boosting Bill Introduced In Canada ...
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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington. 07 October 2011. As part of the ongoing Budget implementation process, the Canadian Finance Minister has introduced legislation designed to generate job creation and stimulate economic ...
Clearing and Settlement — Clearing...
Canadian Jobs Data Gives Loonie a Boost — Forex News
By MMarquit
The latest Canadian employment numbers have been released, and it appears that more jobs were added to the payrolls. Indeed, both the US and Canada saw a better than expected employment report for September, and that is spurring risk ...
Forex News
Royal Canadian Mint's Newest 2011-2012 Collector ... - Coin News
By Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint is excited to release an array of 2011-2012 collector coins, featuring Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, Wayne Gretzky and more.
Coin News
XE.com - CANADA STOCKS-TSX drops as euro-zone jitters ...
Search for a news provider, date, or keywords. News Providers: Thompson Financial, AP, XFN-Asia, Daily FX, Reuters Date format: yyyy-mm-dd. Refresh Articles. CANADASTOCKS-TSX drops as euro-zone jitters undermine jobs data ...
XE Forex News
Canada Jobless Rate Falls as Economy Adds 60900 Jobs | Forex ...
By Henry Liu
Canada's economy added the most jobs in eight months in September, led by hiring at schools, bringing the country's jobless rate to its lowest since 2008.
Forex News, Economic News, Financial...
NDP leadership opponents prepare for a fight | Canada | News ...
He isn't officially in the NDP leadership race, but Quebec MP Thomas Mulcair has already started to sling mud at frontrunner Brian Topp.
London Free Press
Canada News: McGuinty says he's ready to work with opposition ...
By nbcdipper
Canada News: McGuinty says he's ready to work with opposition parties - thestar.com. And this is exactly how all elections should turn out...a minority, which forces all elected people to make some concessions, and to reflect upon the fact that ...
New Democrats Online
Winnipeg crime prompts Air Canada hotel move - Manitoba - CBC ...
Air Canada says its pilots and flight crews will no longer stay in downtown Winnipeg after a security review of the area prompted concerns over their safety.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.../air-canada-winnipeg-security.html
Canada News: U.S. considers fencing our border - thestar.com
The United States is looking at building fences along the border with Canada to help keep out terrorists and other criminals, according to a draft report.
www.thestar.com/news/article/1061690
'Unprecedented' ozone hole opens over Canadian Arctic | News ...
A massive Arctic ozone hole opened up over the Northern Hemisphere for the first time this year, an international research team reported Sunday.
news.nationalpost.com/.../unprecedented-ozone-hole-opens-ov...
Canada News Centre - Come to Canada Wizard a continued success
The Come to Canada Wizard, which helps people determine if they are eligible to come to Canada, has recorded over 200000 visits since being launched this ...
news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=626119
Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf - Yahoo! News
Read 'Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf' on Yahoo! News. Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished ...
news.yahoo.com/canadian-arctic-nearly-loses-entire-ice-shelf-...
BBC News - Climate change 'could hit Canada GDP' - report
Climate change could cost Canada around 1% of its GDP by 2050 in environmental damage, a government panel finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15119210
Global News | Global News takes Canada's Pulse
In an exclusive Global News poll, conducted by Ipsos Reid, thousands of Canadians were asked to share their thoughts on a myriad of subjects. Their feedback ...
www.globalnews.ca/pages/story.aspx?id=6442489689
Canada Immigration News - Canadian Immigration News Briefs for ...
Canadian Immigration News Briefs for February 20110The following is a summary of developments concerning Canadian Citizenship and Immigration that took ...
www.cicnews.com/.../canadian-immigration-news-briefs-septe...
Mystery of Canada's missing salmon continues : Nature News
Nature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktop.
www.nature.com/news/2011/110928/full/news.2011.563.html
Who Will ... - Canada News, Commentary, Analysis, Blogs | The Mark
The Saudis then wrote to the Television Bureau of Canada telling them to ban the ad, and two networks have followed suit. “But not Sun News Network,” say the ...
www.themarknews.com/news/?open=6829
Northern Canada suffers power loss | Canada | News | Edmonton Sun
A Telesat satellite inexplicably turned toward the sun on Thursday morning, knocking out phone, Internet and cable service across northern Canada and parts of ...
www.edmontonsun.com/.../northern-canada-suffers-power-los...
Storm roars into Atlantic Canada - Prince Edward Island - CBC News
Ferries in Atlantic Canada remain docked Wednesday morning as a storm brings heavy rain and gusting winds into the region, knocking out power in some ...
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