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  • Flaherty says transaction tax unattractive

    Reuters – Sat Nov 7, 12:30 pm ET  

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Proposals for a tax on financial transactions to fund the cost of future bank bailouts are unattractive, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Saturday. Full Story »

  • Canada October job losses reverse positive trend

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 11:28 am ET  

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada lost more jobs in October than even the gloomiest analyst had predicted, dashing hopes for a quick economic rebound and suggesting a recovery in the labor market may have gotten off to a false start. Full Story »

  • Toronto wins vote to host 2015 Pan American Games

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 6:21 pm ET  

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto was awarded the 2015 Pan American Games on Friday by beating Bogota, Colombia and Lima, Peru on the first ballot in a vote in Guadalajara, Mexico. Full Story »

  • Canada to host G8 foreign ministers in Quebec city

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 3:31 pm ET  

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will host a meeting of G8 foreign ministers in March 2010 in the French-speaking province of Quebec, laying the groundwork for a leaders' summit in June of next year. Full Story »

  • Gold miners pull TSX out of jobs-linked funk

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 6:08 pm ET  

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended higher for a fourth straight session on Friday as gold miners rallied around record high bullion prices, offsetting the index's fall at the outset on weak jobs data that fueled worry about economic recovery. Full Story »

  • Canada-China talks about canola imports to continue

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 2:29 pm ET  

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Talks between Canadian and Chinese government officials about a resolution to China's refusal to import Canadian canola seed with blackleg disease will continue next week, Canadian agriculture minister Gerry Ritz said on Friday. Full Story »

  • Canada flu spread and vaccination pace both pick up

    Reuters – Thu Nov 5, 2:20 pm ET  

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Close to 6 million Canadians, or about 18 percent of the population, will be vaccinated against H1N1 flu by early next week, Canada's chief public health officer said on Thursday. Full Story »

  • Air Canada posts net profit, sees recovery signs

    Reuters – Fri Nov 6, 10:23 am ET  

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Air Canada reported a quarterly net profit on Friday and said it sees signs the bottom of the recession is behind it although it does not expect a full recovery for another 12 to 18 months. Full Story »

  • Economic boost seen from 2010 Games preparations

    Reuters – Thu Nov 5, 4:10 pm ET  

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Preparations for next year's Olympics have given Vancouver an economic boost that's comparable to those enjoyed by past host cities, according to a study released on Thursday. Full Story »

  • Canada to investigate disappearing Pacific salmon

    Reuters – Thu Nov 5, 8:25 pm ET  

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada will launch an investigation into why far fewer sockeye salmon than scientists had predicted returned to the Fraser River on the Pacific Coast this summer. Full Story »

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