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| Canada bank profits to fall from record '07 - Reuters Canada | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Canada bank profits to fall from record '07- Reuters Canada, Canada - 5 hours ago- By Lynne Olver TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's six big banks are expected to report lower quarterly earnings next week thanks to weak capital markets activity, ...- Savour those dividends Globe and Mail- all 7 news articles - | |
| Sleep Country deal: A new reality in bank financing - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Sleep Country deal: A new reality in bank financing- Globe and Mail, Canada - 18 hours ago- The remainder of the acquisition was paid with debt, supplied by banks. These loans provided the leverage that helped make buyouts so lucrative for funds. ... - | |
| Ontario food banks release report calling for war on poverty - CLEONet | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Ontario food banks release report calling for war on poverty- CLEONet, Canada - 7 hours ago- In a new report, the Ontario Association of Food Banks has called for "guerilla war" to cut the province's poverty in half by 2020. Focusing on twelve goals ...- Plan calls for credit unions for poor Sault Star- all 2 news articles - | |
| Rural food banks starve - Belleville Intelligencer | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Rural food banks starve- Belleville Intelligencer, Canada - 13 hours ago- As director of the weekly food bank program operating out of the Main Street site, the long-time volunteer was only a few cans of soup away from shutting ... - | |
| China: Popped or still popping? - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| China: Popped or still popping?- Globe and Mail, Canada - 9 hours ago- But Clement Gignac, chief economist and strategist at National Bank Financial, isn't so sure the celebration is justified. After all, retail sales aren't ... - | |
| Rising costs see businesses searching to innovate - Edmonton Journal | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Rising costs see businesses searching to innovate- Edmonton Journal, Canada - 17 hours ago- Astute workers began to realize that under Canada's progressive income tax rates, in many cases your fifth day of work each week was largely going to pay ... - | |
| Many Americans In Debt Thanks to Medical Bills - Chatter Shmatter | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Canada.com- Many Americans In Debt Thanks to Medical Bills- Chatter Shmatter, Canada - 8 hours ago- Some people who simply can not pay their medical bills even reported being harassed by collection agencies. For the survey, a health foundation surveyed ...- Consumers face rising medical debt: survey Canada.com- all 43 news articles - | |
| Bankrupt Gelcell closes its doors - Canada.com | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Canada.com- Bankrupt Gelcell closes its doors- Canada.com, Canada - 8 hours ago- A Windsor gel capsule-making plant declared bankruptcy Tuesday and closed its doors, throwing 27 employees out of work, at least temporarily. ... - | |
| Federal Gypsum creditors to meet - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Federal Gypsum creditors to meet- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 16 hours ago- Federal Gypsum Co. of Point Tupper, which employed as many as 55 people, filed for bankruptcy in July. The company, which closed its plant in June after its ... - | |
| NewsMakers: Nova Scotia?s daily business briefs - Nova Scotia Business J... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| NewsMakers: Nova Scotia?s daily business briefs- Nova Scotia Business Journal, Canada - 7 hours ago- Federal Gypsum filed for bankruptcy in July, saying a slowdown in the US housing market and high fuel costs made it impossible to operate. ... - | |
| Rogue fund manager ordered to pay US$291M - Financial Post | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Rogue fund manager ordered to pay US$291M- Financial Post, Canada - 1 hour ago- In the wake of his fund's collapse, Mr. Eustace filed for personal bankruptcy. He was later found in contempt of court for trying to sell assets that had ... - | |
| FairWest acquires indebtedness of Strike Petroleum Ltd. from ... - Canad... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| FairWest acquires indebtedness of Strike Petroleum Ltd. from ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 4 hours ago- FairWest set a goal to have a debt to projected cash flow ratio of 1.5 to 1 by December 31, 2008. Net debt at June 30, 2008 was $19 million. The Settlement ... - | |
| Canadian Tire deal 'net neutral' move: analyst - St. Catharines ... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Canadian Tire deal 'net neutral' move: analyst- St. Catharines Standard, Canada - 7 hours ago- "It's not like (they) need to do this to try and raise the cash to pay off debt or something," said Yarbrough. "It's $174 million, they're well-capitalized, ... - | |
| Debt Resolve to Launch iSettleNow(TM) Which Will Give Consumers ... - St... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Debt Resolve to Launch iSettleNow(TM) Which Will Give Consumers ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 7 hours ago- Debt Resolve, Inc. ("Debt Resolve") (Amex: DRV) announced today that it has developed a revolutionary consumer driven debt settlement Internet site to be ... - | |
| Three Drayton Youths Charged in Thefts - Fountain Pen | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Three Drayton Youths Charged in Thefts- Fountain Pen, Canada - 12 minutes ago- The items taken from at least four autos were wallets, a cell phone, sunglasses and some cash and credit cards. County of Wellington OPP had also received a ... - | |
| Fleeing Man Adds New Meaning To Word Taking Off - Opinion250 News | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Fleeing Man Adds New Meaning To Word Taking Off- Opinion250 News, Canada - 8 hours ago- At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of several counterfeit credit cards, traveler?s cheques and at least one very convincing source of false ID. ... - | |
| Investing in Ontario's infrastructure - Caledon Enterprise | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Investing in Ontario's infrastructure- Caledon Enterprise, Canada - 11 hours ago- Our Government recognized that substantial infrastructure funding was long overdue and without this investment, productivity, trade, and economic growth ... - | |
| First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III Declares Monthly Common ... -... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| First Trust Strategic High Income Fund III Declares Monthly Common ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 4 hours ago- The Fund pursues these investment objectives by investing its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of below-investment grade and investment grade debt ...- First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares ... Stockhouse- First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II ... Stockhouse- First Trust/FIDAC Mortgage Income Fund Declares Monthly Common ... Stockhouse- all 65 news articles - | |
| Buffett's pal sets up For Mac flyover - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Buffett's pal sets up For Mac flyover- Globe and Mail, Canada - 14 minutes ago- Even as commodity prices have boomed, Mr. Buffett has largely stayed away from investing in oil and gas companies. According to recent filings, ... - | |
| The benefits of dollar cost averaging - The Burnside News | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| The benefits of dollar cost averaging- The Burnside News, Canada - 7 hours ago- Dollar cost averaging is the method of investing small amounts over a long period of time versus one lump sum. For example, Robert invests $1200 into an RSP ... - | |
| The Dismal Situation George Soros Warned You About - HoweStreet.com | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| The Dismal Situation George Soros Warned You About- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 8 hours ago- I wrote about George Soros? investing framework in the August 2007 Strategic Investment. Here?s the excerpt on Soros: The growth of securitization has truly ... - | |
| Congress Goes to the Movies? - HoweStreet.com | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Congress Goes to the Movies?- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 8 hours ago- It?s always a treat to go there because it is the home of small cap resource stock investing, my turf. Lots of old friends were present. ... - | |
| JDSU Announces Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results - Stockhouse | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Earthtimes (press release)- JDSU Announces Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results- Stockhouse, Canada - 5 hours ago- Accordingly, management excludes from "core operating performance" those items, such as those relating to restructuring, investing, stock-based compensation ...- Open Text Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End 2008 ... Canada NewsWire (press release)- MEGA Brands announces second quarter 2008 results, closing of CA ... Stockhouse- all 201 news articles - | |
| Bargain stocks that deliver gains faster - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Bargain stocks that deliver gains faster- Globe and Mail, Canada - 2 hours ago- You don't normally think of value and momentum investing as having much in common. Value managers look for beaten-down stocks trading at attractive ... - | |
| David Lisbona ? The price of Olympic gold - The Suburban | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| David Lisbona ? The price of Olympic gold- The Suburban, Canada - 7 hours ago- David Lisbona is the Chief Investment and Taxation Officer at Nellie Capital Corp., a Montreal private equity firm and can be reached at ... - | |
| Manulife Financial bulks up in Taiwan - Financial Post | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Manulife Financial bulks up in Taiwan- Financial Post, Canada - 4 hours ago- The Canadian life-insurance giant has picked up Fuhwa Securities Investment Trust Co. Ltd., an acquisition that adds seven new retail funds in Taiwan, ... - | |
| Canada's 8th Annual Healthy Workplace Week is now Canada's Healt... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Canada's 8th Annual Healthy Workplace Week is now Canada's Healthy ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 14 hours ago- As a leading provider of life and health insurance and as caring members of the communities we serve, Great-West Life takes special interest in supporting ... - | |
| First Trust / Highland Capital Floating Rate Income Fund Declares ... - ... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| First Trust / Highland Capital Floating Rate Income Fund Declares ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 10 hours ago- The Fund provides exposure to a portfolio of primarily US dollar denominated, senior secured floatng rate corporate loans. The fund aims to (i) deliver ... - | |
| First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II ... - Stock... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 4 hours ago- The Fund pursues these investment objectives by investing in senior secured US dollar-denominated floating-rate corporate loans. First Trust Advisors LP, ...- First Trust/FIDAC Mortgage Income Fund Declares Monthly Common ... Stockhouse- all 65 news articles - | |
| Strong plant-closure legislation is needed - St. Catharines Standard | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Strong plant-closure legislation is needed- St. Catharines Standard, Canada - 7 hours ago- Given real freedom of choice, most workers will join unions. But for that freedom of choice to be meaningful, employers like Wal-Mart must be reined in. ... - | |
| More Massachusetts Residents Covered Under Health Insurance Programs - C... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Chatter Shmatter- More Massachusetts Residents Covered Under Health Insurance Programs- Chatter Shmatter, Canada - 10 hours ago- The number of residents with health insurance in the state of Massachusetts is continuing to increase following the passing of a new law in the state. ... - | |
| Accept the reality of private health care: CMA chief - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Canada.com- Accept the reality of private health care: CMA chief- Globe and Mail, Canada - 16 hours ago- The workers compensation board and provincial automobile insurance board also signed contracts. "Rather than wait six months for a scan at a hospital, ...- Privatization is the wrong diagnosis for health-care woes The Gazette (Montreal)- The Coalition Solidarité Santé and the Council of Canadians are ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)- Many Canadians stigmatize mentally ill, poll finds CTV.ca- Canada NewsWire (press release) - Globe and Mailall 283 news articles - | |
| Massachusetts law spurs rise in health coverage - Canada.com | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Massachusetts law spurs rise in health coverage- Canada.com, Canada - 12 hours ago- BOSTON (Reuters) - Nearly half a million people obtained health insurance in the two years since Massachusetts enacted a pioneering health-care law, ... - | |
| Consumers face rising medical debt: survey - Canada.com | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Canada.com- Consumers face rising medical debt: survey- Canada.com, Canada - 6 hours ago- While those without health insurance were most likely to carry substantial medical debt, those who had some coverage also reported difficulties, ...- 79 million US adults have medical bill problems or are paying off ... Eureka! Science News- Many Americans In Debt Thanks to Medical Bills Chatter Shmatter- all 43 news articles - | |
| Expect Anything This Saturday in Thunder Bay! - Net Newsledger | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Expect Anything This Saturday in Thunder Bay!- Net Newsledger, Canada - 11 hours ago- ... Games and lots of entertainment is presented by Thunder Bay Insurance. The event, is in support of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation. ... - | |
| Robert Lewis is home - Kawartha Media Group | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Robert Lewis is home- Kawartha Media Group, Canada - 12 hours ago- Once a flight was arranged, the next task was trying to find a bed for a man who didn't have health insurance. Earlier this month, the Peterborough Regional ... - | |
| State Farm contributes US$60000 to industry education - bodyshop | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| State Farm contributes US$60000 to industry education- bodyshop, Canada - 6 hours ago- State Farm Insurance Companies contributed US$60000 in June to support the I-CAR Education Foundation mission. "There is no more fundamental way to support ... - | |
| Chipping in to help buy a car - The Beacon Herald | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Chipping in to help buy a car- The Beacon Herald, Canada - 6 hours ago- Mr. Maranger, the Stratford agent for The Co-operators, said that insurance company would support the purchase with $13500. With $3000 already collected ... - | |
| I-CAR "town hall" meeting set for October in Montreal - bodyshop | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| I-CAR "town hall" meeting set for October in Montreal- bodyshop, Canada - 13 hours ago- Members of the Canadian collision repair industry, suppliers and insurance partners are invited to hear key findings of I-CAR's market research and share ... - | |
| Safe and Smiling - St. John's Telegram | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| St. John's Telegram- Safe and Smiling- St. John\'s Telegram, Canada - 13 hours ago- Jane West is district co-ordinator of Buckle-Up Bears, a car-seat inspection program run by Co-operators Insurance. She says 75 per cent of crash-related ... - | |
| Income Planning and Safe Withdrawal Rates - Seeking Alpha | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Income Planning and Safe Withdrawal Rates- Seeking Alpha, NY - 6 hours ago- This is obviously one of the most crucial issues in retirement planning. The standard approach to this problem has traditionally been calculations of income ... - | |
| Retirement plan for senior cops opposed - Jerusalem Post | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Retirement plan for senior cops opposed- Jerusalem Post, Israel - 6 hours ago- By ETGAR LEFKOVITS A group of senior police commanders approaching retirement age have been urged by Israel Police Chief Insp.-Gen. ... - | |
| 6 Tips on Planning a Second Career - U.S. News & World Report | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| 6 Tips on Planning a Second Career- U.S. News & World Report, DC - 9 hours ago- An entrenched corporate exec accepts an early retirement package and converts to the ministry. Longer life spans, concerns about outliving retirement ... - | |
| Widely Held Attitudes to Different Generations - MarketWatch | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Widely Held Attitudes to Different Generations- MarketWatch - 7 hours ago- Much of the survey was focused on retirement issues and retirement planning. -- Gen Y would like to rename themselves the "Internet Generation" (32%). ... - | |
| Creststreet Mutual Funds Limited terminates Creststreet Managed ... - Ca... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Creststreet Mutual Funds Limited terminates Creststreet Managed ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 3 hours ago- 20 /CNW/ - Creststreet Mutual Funds Limited (CMFL) today announces that it has terminated the Creststreet Managed Income Fund, a class of shares of CMFL. ... - | |
| Claymore Investments, Inc. Announces August Distributions - Canada NewsW... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Claymore Investments, Inc. Announces August Distributions- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 4 hours ago- Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. For further information: Sara Beazely, ...- Claymore Investments, Inc. Announces August Distributions Stockhouse- all 2 news articles - | |
| $69000 in critical care training funds for Sault Area Hospital - Sault T... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| $69000 in critical care training funds for Sault Area Hospital- Sault This Week, Canada - 10 hours ago- Marie will soon have increased access to life-saving services in Ontario?s critical care units and emergency rooms as the province invests $69000 in ... - | |
| A good plan can make you recession-proof - Belleville Intelligencer | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| A good plan can make you recession-proof- Belleville Intelligencer, Canada - 13 hours ago- "Pay yourself first, even if you have debt, and use the money for long-term investments like mutual funds," he said."Everyone should have a good plan to ... - | |
| Bees Disappearance Seriously Threatens Our Food Supply - RushPRnews.com ... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Bees Disappearance Seriously Threatens Our Food Supply- RushPRnews.com (press release), Canada - 14 hours ago- Last year Congress recognized colony collapse disorder as a threat and granted the Department of Agriculture emergency funds to study the problem. ... - | |
| 'Neighbours helping neighbours' - The Suburban | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| The Suburban- 'Neighbours helping neighbours'- The Suburban, Canada - 7 hours ago- Funds collected by the West Island Mission are spent entirely on supporting the community we serve.? This past weekend?s event, along with the Easter and ... - | |
| Every penny contributed helps the animals - Caledon Enterprise | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Every penny contributed helps the animals- Caledon Enterprise, Canada - 11 hours ago- The funds collected will be used (as always) to assist abused, neglected and abandoned dogs and cats in our community. The money raised pays for emergency ... - | |
| Doctor strongly opposes NHS plan - Niagara Falls Review | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Doctor strongly opposes NHS plan- Niagara Falls Review, Canada - 14 hours ago- Failed to replace our sterilization services and endoscopy equipment and effectively blocked us from raising our own funds locally to do so. ... - | |
| Local real estate bucking national trend - Orangeville Citizen | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Local real estate bucking national trend- Orangeville Citizen, Canada - 2 hours ago- Mono Mayor Lorie Haddock, a realtor with ReMax, shares many of the views of the mortgage brokers, although from a different perspective. ... - | |
| 150th "an event for people to remember" - Shoreline Beacon | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| 150th "an event for people to remember"- Shoreline Beacon, Canada - 14 hours ago- She will spend the next month going over the event, and preparing the final reports necessary for the various agencies which supported the weekend. ... - | |
| After the binge, the purge - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| After the binge, the purge- Globe and Mail, Canada - 8 minutes ago- Now, high fuel prices, a shaky economy and rising food inflation are keeping customers at home, sending four major chains running for bankruptcy protection ... - | |
| Mayor absolves Labas and staff - Medicine Hat News | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Mayor absolves Labas and staff- Medicine Hat News, Canada - 1 hour ago- CEG has now filed for bankruptcy protection and is working on a proposal for creditors through Ernst & Young, its designated trustee. ... - | |
| Interview with AIMCo's Leo de Bever - Edmonton Journal | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Edmonton Journal- Interview with AIMCo's Leo de Bever- Edmonton Journal, Canada - 28 minutes ago- In investing you have to take risks and assume you don't make too many mistakes, because even good managers are wrong somewhere around 40 per cent of the ... - | |
| Clean coal project faces overruns - Star Phoenix | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Clean coal project faces overruns- Star Phoenix, Canada - 1 hour ago- He said there was a "balance" to be struck between investing in infrastructure and actually receiving good value for the investment "as opposed to investing ... - | |
| Orangeville girl, 4, fighting for her life in Glasgow - Orangeville Citizen | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Orangeville girl, 4, fighting for her life in Glasgow- Orangeville Citizen, Canada - 2 hours ago- Mr. Wymant is employed by York Fire & Casualty Insurance, which has allowed him to take an unpaid leave of absence for as long as he needs. ... - | |
| Job Special: Kinesiologists - Hour.ca | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Hour.ca- Job Special: Kinesiologists- Hour.ca, Canada - 3 minutes ago- Kinesiologists are university-trained professionals who help maintain or improve people's health via a safe and personalized physical activity program. ... - | |
| Silver lining for high flyer - Canada.com | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Canada.com- Silver lining for high flyer- Canada.com, Canada - 37 minutes ago- "His insurance rates went up. He got a lot of tickets." Burnett admits the speeding tickets can add up. "Yeah, I've had a few tickets," sighed Burnett. ... - | |
| Defibrillators coming to county thanks to Frank Cowan Foundation - Brant... | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Defibrillators coming to county thanks to Frank Cowan Foundation- Brantford Expositor, Canada - 15 hours ago- ... Emergency Medical Services was asked to assess their local needs for defibrillators and apply to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario for funds ... - | |
| Manulife Bulks Up In Taiwan - Financial Post | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Financial Post- Manulife Bulks Up In Taiwan- Financial Post, Canada - Aug 20, 2008- The Canadian life-insurance giant has picked up Fuhwa Securities Investment Trust Co. Ltd., an acquisition that adds seven new retail funds in Taiwan, ... - | |
| Planning for Retirement - New York Times | As of: 2008-08-20 |
| Planning for Retirement- New York Times, United States - Aug 20, 2008- Sixty percent of full-time private-sector workers participate in a retirement plan at work. Moderate- and low-income workers are 15 times more likely to ... - | |
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