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| Jonathan Kay: More on the stupidity of food banks - National Post | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Jonathan Kay: More on the stupidity of food banks- National Post, Canada - 21 hours ago- A month ago, National Post columnist Karen Selick wrote a fantastic column about the folly of food banks. She pointed out that by giving out free food, ...- Nissan Elves Spread Some Cheer Canada NewsWire (press release)- all 5 news articles - | |
| TD Bank's reply to the call for backing - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| TD Bank's reply to the call for backing- Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- For years, while its competitors profitably peddled non-bank asset-backed commercial paper, Toronto-Dominion Bank shunned it because it could not figure out ...- Harper rejects 'bottomless' commercial-paper bailout Edmonton Journal- all 2 news articles - | |
| National Bank division COO resigns - Financial Post | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| National Bank division COO resigns- Financial Post, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Richard Arless, CanWest News Service File PhotoLouis Vachon, chief executive of National Bank, will take over Michel Tremblay's responsibilities on an ...- National Bank COO stepping down Globe and Mail- all 3 news articles - | |
| CPP buys bank ABCP in stealth campaign - National Post | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| CPP buys bank ABCP in stealth campaign- National Post, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Yesterday, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced it was buying $6-billion worth of bank-sponsored asset-backed commercial paper from Canada's ...- Pension fund sees a chance in ABCP Globe and Mail- CPPIB reveals it has been buying up ABCP Financial Post- TD Bank will consider Montreal Accord proposals on ABCP but won't ... CanadianBusiness.com- ReportonBusiness.comall 39 news articles - | |
| Energy saves TSX from US markets' December doldrums - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Energy saves TSX from US markets' December doldrums- Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce warned it will take a "large" first-quarter charge - totalling about $2-billion - after Standard & Poor's cut the credit ...- - | |
| Consumer Protection Group Verging on Bankruptcy - 770chqr.com | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Consumer Protection Group Verging on Bankruptcy- 770chqr.com, Canada - 20 hours ago- The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal of a BC court ruling. The BC Court of Appeal ordered the consumers group to pay the court costs of ...- - | |
| Tembec founder assails debt plan - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Tembec founder assails debt plan- Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- "We only have a couple of places we can go right now," he added, referring to how close the company is to seeking bankruptcy protection, in which case the ...- - | |
| ST Systems Corp. Completes $1.1 Million Private Placement - The Northern... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| ST Systems Corp. Completes $1.1 Million Private Placement- The Northern Miner (subscription), Canada - 13 hours ago- In connection with the debt settlement transaction which will be completed contemporaneous with the conversion of the subscription receipts, the Radcliffe ...- - | |
| Thursday's News Recap: More Subprime Woes; Philly Fed Falls Into ...... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Thursday's News Recap: More Subprime Woes; Philly Fed Falls Into ...- CEP News, Canada - 17 hours ago- According to the report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the increase in third-quarter GDP came primarily from exports, PCE, commercial building, ...- Wednesday?s News Recap: Fed's $20B Loan Auction; S&P Downgrades ... CEP News- all 4 news articles - | |
| Follow that card! - St. John's Telegram | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| St. John's Telegram- Follow that card!- St. John\'s Telegram, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Smaller than a postcard and slightly thicker than a credit card, Stoddart's find was part of a C-CORE drift card project that began in the summer of 1979. ...- - | |
| ATB Investment Management Inc. announces amendment to asset ... - Canada... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| ATB Investment Management Inc. announces amendment to asset ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 20 hours ago- 20 /CNW/ - ATB Investment Management Inc. (ATBIM) announced today that effective January 31, 2008 the following amendments will be made to the asset ...- - | |
| Black swans and investing - CanadianBusiness.com | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Black swans and investing- CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - 17 hours ago- The black swan metaphor may also be useful to keep in mind when investing. Today, it is widely thought that stocks are not risky assets if held for the long ...- - | |
| Investor sentiment regains ground: Manulife - Investment Executive | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Investor sentiment regains ground: Manulife- Investment Executive, Canada - 23 hours ago- The quarterly Manulife investment sentiment index gained seven points to reach +27, after losing 11 points in the previous quarterly poll in September. ...- - | |
| Big Stocks Don't Cry, Dead Cats Don't Bounce, and the Sun Will .... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Big Stocks Don't Cry, Dead Cats Don't Bounce, and the Sun Will ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 18 hours ago- << Factors Driving the Investing Environment 8 for 2008 By: Ernie Ankrim, Chief Investment Strategist Russell Investments >> Recognizing perfect accuracy is ...- - | |
| Small-cap manager generates big returns - Financial Post | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Small-cap manager generates big returns- Financial Post, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Peter Redman, FP InvestingMartin Ferguson, director and portfolio manager at Mawer Investment Management, has guided the GGOF Enterprise Fund to a 12.4% ...- - | |
| Acuity is bullfrogpowered(TM) - Canada NewsWire (press release) | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Acuity is bullfrogpowered(TM)- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 21 hours ago- "Over the past two decades, Acuity has helped to establish the field of socially responsible investing. Canadians' growing interest in environmentally and ...- - | |
| Look carefully before leaping into capital ventures - ChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Look carefully before leaping into capital ventures- ChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- ASTUDY OF investment in young companies in the Atlantic region shows about one-third of informal venture capital investors lose their money. ...- National Bank's Omega spells more choices at below-average fees Morningstar.ca- all 2 news articles - | |
| Manulife Investment Sentiment Index regains ground to near six ... - Can... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Manulife Investment Sentiment Index regains ground to near six ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 23 hours ago- Manulife Financial is one of two publicly traded life insurance companies in North America whose rated life insurance subsidiaries hold Standard & Poor's ...- - | |
| Shares of MBIA plunge on Fitch warning after insurer details ... - Canad... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Shares of MBIA plunge on Fitch warning after insurer details ...- Canada East, Canada - 14 hours ago- For the last decade, Wall Street firms have profited by bundling and selling pools of mortgages, auto loans, credit card bills and more to investors. ...- - | |
| Business Browser - Edmonton Journal | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Edmonton Journal- Business Browser- Edmonton Journal, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- CALGARY - Precision Drilling Trust said Wednesday it plans to bump capital spending up by 70 per cent to a record $370-million next year. The trust said it ...- - | |
| Rare show of unity on northern tax relief - Nunatsiaq News | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Nunatsiaq News- Rare show of unity on northern tax relief- Nunatsiaq News, Canada - 11 hours ago- It's not a tax credit - it's a deduction from taxable income, reducing the amount of income that you pay tax on. For most wage-earners, this produces a ...- - | |
| Islanders' generosity moves grieving family - The Guardian | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| The Guardian- Islanders' generosity moves grieving family- The Guardian, Canada - 10 hours ago- A fund was also opened at credit unions across the province. Woikin was moved by the public?s generosity. People coming to the store, for the most part ...- - | |
| Kickstart funds en route for AgriInvest - Country Guide | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Kickstart funds en route for AgriInvest- Country Guide, Canada - 11 hours ago- AgriInvest will be delivered federally, held in accounts at participating banks and credit unions and harmonized with farmers' tax forms in all provinces ...- - | |
| New Jersey Governor Unvails Plans to Cover Low-Income Children - Dog Flu... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Dog Flu Diet and Diseases- New Jersey Governor Unvails Plans to Cover Low-Income Children- Dog Flu Diet and Diseases, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- December 20, 2007 - It is being reported that the Governor of New Jersey is bringing health insurance to low-income children, and also has his eye on ...- New Jersey Senator: New Children's Health Plan Just a Start CanadianBusiness.com- all 60 news articles - | |
| Nova Scotia taking a step in right direction By NADEEM ESMAIL - Chronicl... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Nova Scotia taking a step in right direction By NADEEM ESMAIL- ChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Among the 28 developed nations that have universal health insurance programs, Canada ranks third in age-adjusted health care spending as a percentage of GDP ...- Private health care may save Canada?s medicare system (08/24/05) NorthernLife.ca- all 2 news articles - | |
| Insured Cancer Patients Live Longer Than Uninsured - Dog Flu Diet and Di... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Albany Times Union- Insured Cancer Patients Live Longer Than Uninsured- Dog Flu Diet and Diseases, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- December 20, 2007 - Results of a new study find that cancer patients who have health insurance tend to live longer than cancer patients who do not. ...- Uninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following Diagnosis CBC News- Race, Gender Affect Laryngeal Cancer Survival CBC News- Study: Insured cancer patients do better Ottawa Recorder- all 361 news articles - | |
| Merry ol' chase ends in charges - London Free Press | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Merry ol' chase ends in charges- London Free Press, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- By KATHERINA DEHASS, SUN MEDIA In a bizarre event, Tillsonburg was the scene of a TV Cops-style car chase on Saturday. A car drove onto Broadway Street, ...- Suspects flee police on foot . . . in fresh snow London Free Press- all 6 news articles - | |
| Ur Energy Meets Second Major Milestone Files Applications for in ... - T... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Ur Energy Meets Second Major Milestone Files Applications for in ...- The Northern Miner (subscription), Canada - Dec 20, 2007- The applications are the culmination of more than two years of baseline data collection, scientific review, and writing by Ur Energy employees and numerous ...- - | |
| Cash-flow crisis hitting loggers - Times Colonist | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Cash-flow crisis hitting loggers- Times Colonist, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- "We trust you will give this matter your immediate attention." By the end of the week, Ted LeRoy Trucking, which employs 500 Island forest workers, ...- - | |
| Fed endorses home mortgage protections - Westfall Weekly News | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Fed endorses home mortgage protections- Westfall Weekly News, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- In addition, the Fed proposed barring lenders from paying mortgage brokers a fee that exceeds the amount the would-be borrower had agreed to in advance that ...- - | |
| Heather Mills Owes Unpaid Legal Bills - E Canada Now | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| E Canada Now- Heather Mills Owes Unpaid Legal Bills- E Canada Now, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- The former model, who is currently embroiled in a bitter divorce with Sir Paul McCartney, had arranged to hand over the huge fee once her divorce settlement ...- - | |
| Sallie shares plunge after CEO talks - Westfall Weekly News | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Sallie shares plunge after CEO talks- Westfall Weekly News, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- The market for all kinds of risky debt has suffered as defaults rise on home loans, credit-card debt, auto loans and student loans. Shares of Reston, Va. ...- - | |
| US House passes extension of child health program - Canada.com | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| US House passes extension of child health program- Canada.com, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Bush also objected to raising tobacco taxes to pay for the proposed expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Democrats had hoped for a ...- - | |
| Brand theft auto: Honda Civic leads the pack - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Brand theft auto: Honda Civic leads the pack- Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- The Honda Civic once again topped the list of the most popular vehicles for car thieves, according to a list compiled by the Insurance Bureau of Canada. ...- - | |
| US House passes extension of child health program - National Post | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| US House passes extension of child health program- National Post, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Bush also objected to raising tobacco taxes to pay for the proposed expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Democrats had hoped for a ...- - | |
| Uninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following Diagnosis - CBC News | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Uninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following Diagnosis- CBC News, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- 20 (HealthDay News) - People diagnosed with cancer who don't have health insurance are more likely to die because they are less likely to get screening ...- - | |
| Energy saves TSX from US markets' December doldrums - ReportonBusine... | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Energy saves TSX from US markets' December doldrums- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce warned it will take a "large" first-quarter charge - totalling about $2-billion - after Standard & Poor's cut the credit ...- - | |
| Cognos Books Major Quarterly Gains - 580 CFRA Radio | As of: 2007-12-20 |
| Cognos Books Major Quarterly Gains- 580 CFRA Radio, Canada - Dec 20, 2007- That deal got an advanced ruling from the Canadian Competition Bureau Thursday, putting it one step closer to completion.- - | |
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