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| Mortgage foreclosures: numbers not as dire in Canada - News1130 | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Mortgage foreclosures: numbers not as dire in Canada- News1130, Canada- The subprime mortgage mess in the US is blamed for much of what has happened with the economy. This comes down to people getting mortgages who normally wouldn't qualify, and then defaulting on payments. Brian Peterson, President of the Mortgage Brokers ... - | |
| tracking homeless key to plan's success - Edmonton Journal | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| tracking homeless key to plan's success- Edmonton Journal, Canada- Currently, one of the biggest challenges in data collection is developing common standards around Alberta, said Susan Magee, who heads Edmonton's Homeward Trust organization and sits on the secretariat that put together the provincial plan. ... - | |
| Letters | Canada needs a national water strategy - Telegraph-Journal | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Letters | Canada needs a national water strategy- Telegraph-Journal, Canada- This is false if one takes the time to calculate the costs of things like domestic hot water needed to wash out bottles and cans, gasoline burned to convey these and paper products to central collection areas - where they can be amassed into ... - | |
| Bankruptcy protection at top speed - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Bankruptcy protection at top speed- Globe and Mail, Canada- When door manufacturer Masonite International Inc. decided it had to restructure its unmanageable $2.2-billion (US) debt, the company's first step was not a traditional filing for bankruptcy protection to shelter itself from creditors. ... - | |
| Can we afford debt, stimulus? - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Can we afford debt, stimulus?- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada- The province?s net market debt ? its outstanding borrowing ? has actually gone down a bit, from $10.1 billion to $9.6 billion, in a decade, the result of running a string of budget surpluses and using the federal offshore settlement to retire debt. ... - | |
| Unlawful Debt Collection Calls to Workplace Nearly Double - Free Press R... | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Unlawful Debt Collection Calls to Workplace Nearly Double- Free Press Release Center (press release), Canada- The National Financial Awareness Network is a Maryland-based personal finance publishing company that offers educational products and services, such as the popular Do-It-Yourself Debt Settlement Kit, Debt Relief University, Help For Debtors online ... - | |
| UPDATED: Canwest Watch - Macleans.ca | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| UPDATED: Canwest Watch- Macleans.ca, Canada- Canadian Press, March 12, 2009: Canwest has received $34 million from Sun-Times Media Group Inc. in connection with a settlement awarded by an arbitrator last January. The settlement resolves a dispute between the Canadian company and Hollinger ... - | |
| Credit card scam detected - The Barrie Examiner | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Credit card scam detected- The Barrie Examiner, Canada- This scam is focused on credit card debt and the solicitation comes from a person calling you at your home and offering to reduce the money that is owed on credit cards. The callers are crafty in one sense as they appear to be focusing on the personal ... - | |
| Maintaining your Credit Score - Divine | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Divine- Maintaining your Credit Score- Divine, Canada- ?DON?T make too many credit card applications.? Collecting too many credit cards could make your credit score drop. Even if the cards have zero balances, having too many is not a good thing; multiple open accounts could raise a red flag to a potential ... - | |
| Moody's downgrades Manulife subsidiaries - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Earthtimes (press release)- Moody's downgrades Manulife subsidiaries- Globe and Mail, Canada- Moody's downgraded the insurance financial strength ratings of Manulife's subsidiaries including Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., John Hancock Life Insurance Co. and John Hancock Life Insurance Co. (USA) to Aa3 from Aa1. The debt ratings of Manulife's ...- John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Reports Second Quarter Earnings Stockhouse- Moody's downgrades Manulife after Q4 loss Financial Post- Market slump hits Manulife ratings Globe and Mail- all 64 news articles - | |
| Two paycheques from poverty - Straight Goods | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Two paycheques from poverty- Straight Goods, Canada- Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc reaches more than 70 million customers around the world and MetLife is the largest life insurer in the United States (based on life insurance in-force). The MetLife companies offer life insurance, ... - | |
| Last Annual Meeting For Heartland Credit Union - Portage Online | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Last Annual Meeting For Heartland Credit Union- Portage Online, Canada- For the final time last night members of the Heartland Credit Union gathered for their annual meeting and to get a status report of how the financial institute is doing. On July 1st Heartland will amalgamate with the Agassiz, Dufferin and Altona credit ... - | |
| Take Your Pets for a Ride and Relax Knowing They're Covered - Stockh... | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Take Your Pets for a Ride and Relax Knowing They're Covered- Stockhouse, Canada- Does your pet love car rides? Or are Fido and Fluffy afraid of the car because they know that getting in means a trip to the vet? Either way, if you have car insurance from Progressive, your canine and feline four-legged friends are protected. ... - | |
| Toyota and Kia offer job-loss insurance - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Toyota and Kia offer job-loss insurance- Globe and Mail, Canada- Dubbed the Kia Integrity Advantage, it will protect buyers for one year after a new vehicle is purchased or leased, and will essentially cover the difference between what is owed on the car and what the car is worth when it is returned to the dealer. ... - | |
| What tears the social fabric - The Gazette (Montreal) | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| What tears the social fabric- The Gazette (Montreal), Canada- Which is where volunteerism, local agencies, and the like come in: It's the charitable groups, religious institutions, counsellors, voluntary groups - what we call civil society - and even government departments with an ear to the ground, ... - | |
| Dropout rate: critical, fixable - The Gazette (Montreal) | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| Dropout rate: critical, fixable- The Gazette (Montreal), Canada- Students in Finnish schools get individual counselling twice a week. Course programs are flexible enough to allow at-risk kids to catch up, and the teaching profession is valued and respected. In the US, the corporate sector has became involved in ... - | |
| Sita sings the copyright blues - CBC.ca | As of: 2009-03-18 |
| CBC.ca- Sita sings the copyright blues- CBC.ca, Canada- Under that scheme, if someone does make money with Sita Sings the Blues or related merchandise and decides to share their profits with Paley, they can stick a "creator-endorsed " logo on the product to show customers they support the artist. ... - | |
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