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Gibbs makes good on hockey bet with Canada - Washington Post (blog)
March 13, 2010 Globe and Mail | Gibbs makes good on hockey bet with Canada Washington Post (blog) Gibbs had made the bet with Prime Minister Brian Stephen Harper's spokesman Dmitri Soudas over the outcome of the two gold medal US-Canada hockey games. ... Robert Gibbs LIVE Briefing...Will He Make Good on Canada Bet? Robert Gibbs Wears Canada Hockey Jersey, Makes Good on Olympic Bet White House Makes Good on Hockey Bet with Canada |
Loonie Approaches Parity on Bets Central Bank to Increase Rates - BusinessWeek
March 13, 2010 Reuters | Loonie Approaches Parity on Bets Central Bank to Increase Rates BusinessWeek March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's dollar came the closest to parity with its US counterpart since July 2008 as traders ... Canada Afternoon: C$ Up, Hits 19-Month High After Jobs Data Dollar pushes Canada ahead of the pack CANADA FX DEBT-Jobs data pushes C$ to 20-month high |
Paralympic Games kick off in Vancouver - National Post
March 13, 2010 CTV.ca | Paralympic Games kick off in Vancouver National Post Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images Flag bearer Jean Labonte of Canada leads his team through the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver ... Paralympics boss not happy with Canada-wide TV coverage of opening ceremony Canadian heroes Fox, Hansen invoked to open 2010 Paralympics Paralympic Opening Ceremony: 'One inspires many' |
Canada Hot Stocks: Galleon, COM DEV, First Uranium, Potash Corp. - Wall Street Journal
March 13, 2010 Globe and Mail | Canada Hot Stocks: Galleon, COM DEV, First Uranium, Potash Corp. Wall Street Journal Among the companies whose shares are making notable moves in Friday's session are Galleon Energy Inc. (GO.T), COM DEV International Ltd. (CDV. ... Canada Stocks Rise as Canada Jobs, US Sales Surpass Forecasts CANADA STOCKS-TSX turns negative as oil trims gains Canadian market edges higher, potash stocks soar |
RPT-UPDATE 4-Canada posts firm job growth; currency rallies - Reuters
March 13, 2010 CBC.ca | RPT-UPDATE 4-Canada posts firm job growth; currency rallies Reuters OTTAWA, March 12 (Reuters) - Canada posted firmer than expected jobs growth in February, confirming economic recovery is taking hold and ... Canada's unemployment rate drops Canada Job Growth Beats Forecasts; Currency Surges Canada's unemployment rate drops |
Companies Poised to Issue Most Debt Since 2006: Canada Credit - BusinessWeek
March 13, 2010 Globe and Mail | Companies Poised to Issue Most Debt Since 2006: Canada Credit BusinessWeek Economists predict the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates 125 basis points by the end of the year, according to the median forecast of 10 economists ... FULL TEXT-Speech by Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Emerging nations can learn from Canada: Carney Canada Bonds End Higher; Long End Leads |
Canada's Flaherty Says Job Figures Were Positive - Wall Street Journal
March 13, 2010 Globe and Mail | Canada's Flaherty Says Job Figures Were Positive Wall Street Journal The key issue now is how Canada and other countries can safely unwind the stimulus. He noted that he's been "getting really beat up by the finance minister" ... Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer Criticizes Flaherty's Federal Budget Canada Budget Office Sees Slower Deficit Reduction Statscan good, Kevin Page bad, PMO says |
Canada Finds Mad Cow Disease in Animal in Alberta - BusinessWeek
March 13, 2010 TopNews New Zealand | Canada Finds Mad Cow Disease in Animal in Alberta BusinessWeek March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Canada confirmed its 17th case of mad cow disease since 2003, in a 6-year-old beef cow in Alberta. ... Canada's Movement into Better Risk Status Delayed 17th case of mad cow disease delays Canada's movement into better risk status New BSE Case |
Canada may have painted itself into corner in Afghanistan - Montreal Gazette
March 13, 2010 CBC.ca | Canada may have painted itself into corner in Afghanistan Montreal Gazette KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — One of the principal reasons Canada ended up in a shooting war in Kandahar was the Martin government dithered for so long ... The building boom that is Canada's Afghan base US report offers damning picture of human rights abuses in Afghanistan Terry Glavin: Reconstruction seizes up amid Afghan paralysis in Ottawa |
Commodities boost Canada's trade surplus in January - Reuters
March 13, 2010Commodities boost Canada's trade surplus in January Reuters OTTAWA, March 11 (Reuters) - Canada's trade surplus grew more than expected in January to C$799 million ($776 million) as higher prices for commodities such ... Canada's January Trade Surplus Widens on Export Gain Canada January Trade Surplus +$799 Mn vs Dec.+$75 Mn Positive trade, housing data suggest economic recovery taking hold |
