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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:39:00 GMT

Ontario will help Nortel pensioners

Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan has announced what he calls peace of mind for future and current Nortel pensioners. If Nortel decides to file a claim against its pension fund, the Ontario government will step in with cash to keep pensions flowing.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:39:00 GMT

Physician assistants to take growing role in health care across Canada

Sheryl Ubelacker, Health Reporter, THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press, 2010 TORONTO - Susi Schoeley knew she wanted to work in medicine, but nursing didn't appeal to her and becoming a doctor would require too much of a time commitment, both for
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:34:00 GMT

Veteran rockers April Wine to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame

TORONTO - Veteran rockers April Wine will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame this spring. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced Monday that April Wine will receive the honour on April 18 during the 2010 Juno Awards
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:31:00 GMT

Canada: Air Force Official Charged

The commander of the largest air force base in eastern Canada has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women from eastern Ontario and with the sexual assault of two others. Col. Russell Williams, 46, commander of Canadian Forces
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:28:00 GMT

World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: Air Force Official Charged

Canada: Air Force Official Charged The commander of the largest air force base in eastern Canada has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women from eastern Ontario and with the sexual assault of two others. Col. Russell Williams,
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:27:00 GMT

Canada Law - Leading Financial Services Lawyer J Michael McIntosh Joins Blakes

Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP LawFuel.com - Adding further strength to the Financial Services Group in Calgary TORONTO/CALGARY (February 8, 2010) – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, today
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:27:00 GMT

Canada's Men's Hockey Team may lose centre

Getzlaf has sprained an ankle ANAHEIM (NEWS1130) - A big question mark looms over Team Canada. The Olympic Canadian Men's Hockey Team may lose Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks' centre sprained his ankle during the second period of the game against the L.A. Kings
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:24:00 GMT

US Dollar / Canadian Dollar - 2010-02-09 07:47:04 GMT

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:24:00 GMT

Blaze guts Ottawa TV landmark

A cultural and broadcasting landmark went up in smoke early Sunday morning. The fire appears to have started in or near the newsroom of CTV Ottawa on the second floor around 4:15 a.m. The fire ramped up to a four-alarm blaze, with a total of 16 fire
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:22:00 GMT

Nucryst's amalgamation with 1499642 Alberta complete

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. today is pleased to announce the completion of the previously announced amalgamation (the "Amalgamation") of Nucryst with 1499642 Alberta Ltd. ("1499642"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Westaim Corporation ("Westaim"),
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:21:00 GMT

Canadian Killed in Connecticut Explosion

Josh Pringle A Hamilton man is among five people killed in Sunday’s explosion at a power plant in Connecticut. Roy Rushton was inside the Kleen Energy Systems Plant in Middletown at the time of the explosion. Workers were installing insulation at the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:15:00 GMT

Inclusion of Canada in Buy American drawing cheers, jeers

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:13:00 GMT

Vancouver hotel rooms still available through tour operators during 2010 Winter Games

VANCOUVER, Feb. 8 VANCOUVER, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ - If you're thinking about making a last-minute trek to attend the Vancouver 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games in the next few weeks, you could still be in luck for tickets and accommodations. Local
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:10:00 GMT

Stratic Energy Corporation - Business Update and 2010 Outlook

- West Don 2009 gross production 1.89 mmbbls (equivalent to an annualised average of 5,151 bopd, 892 bopd net to Stratic) - Water injection operational issues resolved, reservoir pressure showing signs of recovery
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:04:00 GMT

ICE Canada Review: CBOT soyoil bolsters canola

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:04:00 GMT

Giguere beaten for the first time as a Maple Leaf, Toronto falls to San Jose

TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere will try to pay attention to the Olympic hockey tournament in Vancouver, but admits he might not try very hard, saying before Monday night’s game that he planned to 'watch it from the pool
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:03:00 GMT

Infanticide charge possible after newborn's body found in Vancouver-area dump

RICHMOND, B.C. - A 20-year-old Vancouver-area woman could face several charges related to the death of a newborn baby whose body was found in a landfill. RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say as many as 35 officers from several Lower Mainland police agencies
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:59:00 GMT

Ontario government to launch $1.6M ad campaign on tax changes, including HST

OTTAWA - Ontario's controversial move to harmonize sales taxes will be part of a new $1.6-million government ad campaign that's poised to hit newsstands on Thursday. The print ads, which highlight an income tax cut that took effect Jan. 1, will invite
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:59:00 GMT

Prime minister meets with business leaders, Alberta caucus in Calgary

CALGARY - Energy and economic recovery topped the agenda when Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Calgary business leaders Monday ahead of the federal budget. Harper projected optimism in a short statement he made for reporters before closing the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:58:00 GMT

Ottawa pulls funding for embattled First Nations University of Canada

REGINA - Some say the federal government's decision to pull funding from the First Nations University of Canada over ongoing concerns with finances and governance will be the 'nail in the coffin' for the school. Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl said
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:58:00 GMT

Novelist Wahei Tatematsu dies at 62

TOKYO, Feb. 9 KYODO Award-winning novelist Wahei Tatematsu, who is also known for his recent environmental nonprofit work, died Monday afternoon of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital, his family said Tuesday. He was 62. Award-winning novelist
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:58:00 GMT

Acumatica Brings Cloud ERP To Canada Through Partnerships With CoRealize And SIPD

BETHESDA, MD.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acumatica, a provider of cloud ERP software, today announced a partnership with solutions integrators CoRealize and Les services SIPD to deliver Acumatica's innovative ERP software to the Canadian market. Acumatica
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:57:00 GMT

Euro / Canadian Dollar - 2010-02-09 07:35:09 GMT

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:57:00 GMT

Canadian Churches gear up to welcome a world of guests for 2010 Winter Olympics

ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service VANCOUVER, BC (ANS) -- As the Winter Olympics are fast approaching,
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:56:00 GMT

Harper heads for B.C. legislature

VICTORIA Before the B.C. legislature joins the House of Commons in an Olympic recess until March, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the chamber on Thursday. It's the first-ever speech by a sitting prime minister in the B.C. legislature, as the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:56:00 GMT

Acumatica Brings Cloud ERP To Canada Through Partnerships With CoRealize And SIPD

Acumatica, a provider of cloud ERP software, today announced a partnership with solutions integrators CoRealize and Les services SIPD to deliver Acumatica's innovative ERP software to the Canadian market. Acumatica allows mid-sized businesses to work
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:53:00 GMT

Alberta budget will ask all to 'give up a little'

Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton says the budget he will bring down Tuesday won't expect any one group to carry the economic burden. (CBC) 'Twelve months from now, hopefully I'll have a nice brand new pair of cowboy boots,' Ted Morton said Monday.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:43:00 GMT

Advocis calls on Ontario to ensure smaller planning firms remain competitive

The Government of Ontario's 2010 budget should include measures to better ensure that Ontarians meet their financial goals and objectives, according to Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada. In its pre-budget submission to the Standing
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:36:00 GMT

Welcome to Canada: Hockey country: Hockey captivates the people of Canada, where the sport was born and where nothing less than a gold medal in the Vancouver Games will be tolerated.

It is a Saturday night in 1973 in Red Deer, Alberta, and 10-year-old Randy Moller is doing what just about every little kid is doing. He is sitting in front of the TV with his family, wearing a hockey sweater, watching Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC for
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:33:00 GMT

Huge Pot Bust On Trans-Canada

~photo courtesy Swift Current RCMP Swift Current RCMP got more than they bargained for when they stopped a vehicle for speeding on Saturday along the Trans Canada Highway. Sergeat Rob Ruiters explains in a news release that a vehicle was pulled over just
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:31:00 GMT