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Traffic at Tim Horton's prompts crackdown

Business | 18 hits | 9:03 AM on Wednesday | posted by bootlegga

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Tougher 'Made in Canada' Regs Kick In

Business | 25 hits | 7:25 AM on Wednesday | posted by ridenrain

As Canadians rang in the new year, the government rolled out a series of stringent new regulatory controls governing what can—and cannot—be labelled a product of Canada.

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Apple strips iTunes of digital rights management

Business | 58 hits | 2:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by hurley_108

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Apple is offering millions of songs free of copy protection on its iTunes digital music store, allowing the music to be played on any device.

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German Bilionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide

Business | 79 hits | 9:27 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

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"The desperate situation of his companies caused by the financial crisis, the uncertainties of the last few weeks and his powerlessness to act, have broken the passionate family entrepreneur and he took his own life," a family statement said.

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Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan

Business | 25 hits | 4:52 AM on Tuesday | posted by Eisensapper

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Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand.

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Bombardier signs German rail deal worth up to $2.1-billion

Business | 32 hits | 3:16 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack

MONTREAL — — The rail manufacturing division of Bombardier Inc. [BBD.B-T] has signed a “framework agreement” to provide German railway Deutsche Bahn with passenger rail cars in a deal worth up to $2.1-billion (U.S.).

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Exxon: Waiting for the tiger to pounce

Business | 40 hits | 7:54 AM on Monday | posted by mtbr

The company is sitting on a pile of cash, and some think it may soon buy another major oil firm.

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Nova Scotia to Offer Fitness Tax Credit

Business | 72 hits | 1:48 PM on Thursday | posted by tamtam10

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In an attempt to improve Canadians’ health, Nova Scotia has become the first province in the country to offer tax credits for the cost of gym memberships and other physical activities such as skiing, dancing, swimming and more.

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Calgary beats Oilers ...Sorry PCC

Business | 51 hits | 10:01 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

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Jarome Iginla scored twice including the winner and Mike Cammalleri added a pair of his own on top of three assists as the Calgary Flames celebrated the new year by beating the rival Edmonton Oilers 6-4

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Plane firm says it can save Canada millions

Business | 118 hits | 8:18 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

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Victoria-based Viking Air believes it can save the Canadian government $1.5 billion and put as many as 350 people to work if it can convince the federal government that it has the right plan to upgrade and modernize the country's aging fleet of Buffalo se

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Britain to lose 600,000 jobs in 2009

Business | 23 hits | 7:02 AM on Tuesday | posted by stemmer

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Could Canwest go bankrupt?

Business | 52 hits | 3:11 PM on Monday | posted by bootlegga

Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of Leonard Asper’s ascent to the top job at Canwest Global Communications, taking over the reins from his late father Izzy. But there might not be much of a celebration. It hasn’t been an easy ride. When the younge

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Canada's housing market turned to favour buyers in '08; prices to decline in '09

Business | 53 hits | 10:03 AM on Monday | posted by bootlegga

Canada's housing market made skeptics proud and put eternal optimists to shame in 2008 as the favour turned quickly to buyers, after years of smug sellers having the upper hand. The shock was how quickly the tables turned.

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Canada’s Dollar Gains as US Dollar Drops, Gold, Oil Climb

Business | 69 hits | 7:59 AM on Monday | posted by tritium

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Ottawa backtracks on penalties as maritime helicopter deadline missed

Business | 65 hits | 3:40 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack

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The Conservative government has decided that U.S. aerospace giant Sikorsky won't have to pay $36 million in late penalties even though the maritime helicopter it is building for the Canadian Forces is being delivered two years late.

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911 leaves North in the cold

Business | 34 hits | 11:21 PM on Sunday | posted by stokes

Every month when cellphone bills arrive, Northern Canadians are forced to pay for a 911 service they can't access.

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Williams's Abitibi bill could raise NAFTA questions

Business | 51 hits | 1:45 PM on Sunday | posted by RUEZ

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Premier Danny Williams has taken on prime ministers and oil executives. He's bulldozed his way through each conflict, helping bolster his staggering popularity in Newfoundland and Labrador. But his latest gambit - rushing through legislation to seize m

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Holiday travellers peeved about airline's handling of flight delays

Business | 55 hits | 6:24 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

A consumer advocate group says it has received about 50 complaints a day about Air Canada since Christmas Eve, when bad weather triggered days of flight delays and cancellations across the country

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Ont. has $26B nuclear decision looming in 2009

Business | 49 hits | 2:38 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack

Ontario has a $26-billion decision to make in 2009 -- Who will construct the province's next generation of nuclear electricity generating plants?

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Consumers cashing in on Boxing Day bonanza

Business | 20 hits | 9:10 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack

Thousands of Canadians waited in lines and crowded into malls and stores on Friday, trying to get end-of-year deals at Boxing Day sales.

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Where all those toys come from

Business | 62 hits | 2:16 PM on Thursday | posted by ridenrain

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"'Santa's Workshop' takes you to the real world of China's toy factories. Workers tell us about long working hours, low wages and dangerous work places. Those who protest or try to organize trade unions risk imprisonment.

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Head for the hills!

Business | 24 hits | 10:13 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

Many of those who have served in Afghanistan know that there is much mountainous terrain in the Canadian area of operations. Flying at these high altitudes will be a challenging factor for Canadian tactical helicopter crews who have been called into servi

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Business | 30 hits | 1:43 AM on Tuesday | posted by lamarack

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Canadians oppose auto bailout: poll

Business | 86 hits | 9:56 PM on Monday | posted by SigPig

A majority of Canadians believe it is unwise for the government to spend billions of dollars bailing out the collapsing domestic auto industry because it does not guarantee the companies will stay alive for more than a few months and it sets a precedent f

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Son of Ted Rogers to take over company reins

Business | 51 hits | 5:28 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack

Edward Rogers, son of the late cable-TV and cellphone magnate Ted Rogers, will take over control and direction of Rogers Communications Inc., the company said Monday.

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2010 Olympic retailers say they're breathing easier in choking economy

Business | 38 hits | 1:32 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Consumer confidence may be at its lowest point in 20 years, but that didn't stop scores of smitten shoppers from swiping their credit cards for the newest 2010 Olympic mascot merchandise after it went on sale.

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Auto package won't save Canadian jobs: Hargrove

Business | 54 hits | 1:05 PM on Sunday | posted by RUEZ

The $4-billion aid package announced yesterday for the struggling Canadian auto industry won't save jobs, says former Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove.

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PM, McGuinty pledge $4 billion for auto makers

Business | 30 hits | 8:21 AM on Saturday | posted by mtbr

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On the heels of the American aid package for General Motors and Chrysler, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty revealed details about Canada's contribution at a news conference Saturday.

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CAW says it won't budge on compensation

Business | 95 hits | 7:47 AM on Saturday | posted by mtbr

That will require the CAW to cut compensation anywhere from $15 (Canadian) to $25 an hour to align itself with the requirements outlined in the Bush bailout plan, he said. Currently in Canada, workers at the Detroit Three plants earn wages and benefits to

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McGuinty hints Cdn. auto aid to come quickly

Business | 27 hits | 4:14 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack

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Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty hints his province and Ottawa will quickly follow suit with its own aid package now that Washington has announced US$17 billion in loans for the beleaguered American auto industry.

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U.S. unveils $17.4-billion in emergency auto rescue package

Business | 34 hits | 8:25 AM on Friday | posted by stokes

Citing danger to the national economy, the Bush administration approved an emergency bailout of the U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4-billion (U.S.) in rescue loans in exchange for deep concessions from the desperately troubled carmakers and their

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CWB election keeps single-desk

Business | 37 hits | 7:24 AM on Friday | posted by Robair

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Looking at the overall numbers, Toews estimates about two-thirds of participating voters supported candidates who favour the single-desk system.

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Mosque lawsuit launched

Business | 78 hits | 7:03 AM on Friday | posted by ridenrain

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CALGARY -- Canada's largest mosque is the subject of a colossal dispute between a Calgary construction company and its Muslim owners.

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Bush considers 'orderly' auto bankruptcy

Business | 101 hits | 9:36 AM on Thursday | posted by SigPig

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The Bush administration is seriously considering "orderly" bankruptcy as a way of dealing with the desperately ailing U.S. auto industry.

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Ho-ho-hold on there! Poinsettias aren't poisonous? Sugar doesn't make kids hyper?