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MONTREAL (AFP) - Higher exports of precious metals, especially gold, pushed Canada's trade balance into surplus in October against all expectations after its economy was flattened by the US recession, a government agency said Thursday. Full Story »
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OTTAWA (AFP) - Toyota is adding 800 new jobs at its Woodstock, Ontario plant to boost production of RAV4 sport utility vehicles to 150,000 per year, for sale in North America, the Japanese car maker announced Thursday. Full Story »
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OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian woman is to appear in court on Christmas Eve for posing as a witch in order to defraud a grieving Toronto lawyer in a case that invokes a century-old law, police said Thursday. Full Story »
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OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada posted a trade surplus of 428 million Canadian dollars (408 million US dollars) in October, as exports rose 3.4 percent and imports fell slightly by 0.8 percent, a government agency said Thursday. Full Story »
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OTTAWA (AFP) - The next meeting of Group of 20 industrialized nations and largest developing economies will be held at the end of June in Toronto, the Canadian prime minister's office said Wednesday. Full Story »
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OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada's top general revealed Wednesday the military knew that at least one detainee once overseen by Canadian forces was later tortured in Afghan custody. Full Story »
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OTTAWA (AFP) - Two indigenous Guatemalans filed a complaint with the Canadian government on Wednesday accusing mining giant Goldcorp of polluting their community. Full Story »
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TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AFP) - Mexican authorities closed a barite mine run by a Canadian-Mexican company almost two weeks after the killing of a leading local activist enflamed tensions in the area. Full Story »
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SHANGHAI (AFP) - Canada's Husky Energy Inc announced Wednesday it had discovered a significant deepwater gas reserve with its Chinese partner CNOOC, renewing exploration hopes in the South China Sea. Full Story »
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HONG KONG (AFP) - Top Canadian jockey Chantal Sutherland may not be favoured to win the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship Wednesday, but she has become a fan favourite since arriving in Hong Kong. Full Story »
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