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CANADIAN BUSINESS NEWS
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| Monday, 6-Oct-2008 22:40 EDT |
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Canadian building permits fall in August
OTTAWA, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Canadian housing permits issued in August fell 13.5 percent in value in August to $5.6 billion, Statistics Canada reported Monday.
U.S. credit squeeze freezes Canada
TORONTO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Canadian homeowners and business owners are finding that the economic woes of the United States are spilling across the border.
Canadian voters find their debate a yawn
OTTAWA, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Debates among leaders of the parties contesting the Canadian election did little to change voters' minds, a poll indicates.
Cop, joyriding teen have cell phone chat
NORTH BAY, Ontario, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A Canadian police sergeant ended a chase of a joyriding teenager in North Bay, Ontario, by chatting with him on the youth's cell phone.
Economy dominates second Canadian debate
OTTAWA, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The second and final debate among Canada's five political leaders in Ottawa focused again on the economy and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's plan.
Record canola harvest forecast
OTTAWA, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Canadian farmers expect to harvest 10.9 million tons of canola, smashing last year's 9.5-million-ton record, Canada's statistics bureau said Thursday.
2M Canadians register for Do Not Call List
OTTAWA, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Canada's Do Not Call List is back at full speed, registering nearly 2 million people in its first 60 hours, telecommunications regulators said Thursday.
TB fears for Canada-U.S. Greyhound riders
WINDSOR, Ontario, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Canadian health officials in Ontario issued a call Thursday for 27 Greyhound bus passengers who rode with a tuberculosis-infected passenger to come forward.
Canada won't deport students for absences
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- An internal government review of the Canadian student-visa system says foreign students won't be deported even if they don't attend their classes.
Economy dominates Canadian leaders' debate
OTTAWA, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The first of two debates among Canadian political leaders before the Oct. 14 federal election targeted Prime Minister Stephen Harper's economic policies.
Woman arrested over $3.5M lottery prize
WINDSOR, Ontario, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A Canadian woman and her daughter have been arrested by Ontario Provincial Police in connection with cashing a disputed $3.5 million lottery ticket.
Canadian federal candidate: 'Kill gays'
SUDBURY, Ontario, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- An independent Canadian federal candidate in northern Ontario may face hate crime charges for his "execute gays" remarks at a high school, police said.
Volvo moves 500 Canadian jobs to U.S.
GODERICH, Ontario, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Canadian automotive industry is reeling from another plant closure that will put 500 people out of work at Volvo's southwestern Ontario plant in Goderich.
Poll: Canadians anxious over Conservatives
TORONTO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- More than half of Canadian voters polled said they are nervous of a majority Conservative government but not concerned enough to change their vote.
Canadian debates to focus on economy
OTTAWA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Canadian broadcast consortium organizing nationally televised leaders' debates said Tuesday it would increase the time allotted for discussion of the economy.
Canada opposes Alaska refuge oil drilling
OTTAWA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Canada's Conservative government has been lobbying Washington not to drill for oil in Alaska's pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, documents indicate.
Bank of Canada to inject $4B to help banks
OTTAWA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Bank of Canada said Tuesday it would inject $4 billion into short-term money markets in the hope of helping banks cope with the U.S. financial meltdown.
Do Not Call List rush in Canada
OTTAWA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Canadians tired of unsolicited telemarketer phone calls rushed Tuesday to register with a national Do Not Call List, telecommunications regulators said.
Canadian gasoline prices drop 43 cents
TORONTO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Canadian gasoline prices dropped as much as 43 cents a gallon Tuesday.
Canada's economy grows at fast pace
OTTAWA, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Canada's economy grew 0.7 percent in July, its fastest pace in more than four years, as energy production surged, the country's statistics bureau reported.
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