Canada dodges economic bullet
Canada dodged a recession in the first half of 2008 as Statistics Canada announced on Friday morning that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.3% during the second quarter of the year.

Canada squeaks past recession
OTTAWA — Canada’s economy limped ahead by an annualized 0.3 per cent in the second quarter, but a revision of the first quarter contraction to 0.8 per cent confirmed that the economy narrowly avoided sliding into recession.

Air Canada shaves fuel costs by eliminating life-jackets
Air Canada continues its race to the top of the list of the world's shittiest airlines by removing life-vests from its regional carrier Jazz, saving money on fuel in the process. In the event of a water crash, passengers can use their ...

Red Herring Canada 2008: GN
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Canada’s current food-safety crisis
First, Maple Leaf Foods, Canada’s largest food processor, has announced that some of their products contain a strain of listeria bacteria. There have been many illnesses and several deaths. My email inbox, which receives updates on all ...

O, Canada!
The other America nation may often be overlooked but Canada performs exceptionally well in the world rankings but are cracks are forming in the Canadians performance. YGO Online International takes a look at the True North’s past and ...

United States versus Canada
The border between the United States of America and Canada is the longest unprotected border in the world. Too many people the similarities between the two countries make them seem like one for all practical purposes. ...

Blinded by Obama, Uninspired by Harper
Back at home on Canadian soil, the media seem less than impressed with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who, it appears, is ready to catapult Canada into its own election, but is neither able to make a good of show of himself nor express ...

Greenpeace Canada blasts Syncrude lawsuit
TORONTO (Reuters) - Greenpeace Canada blasted alawsuit brought against it by Syncrude Canada Ltd, saying themove was designed to intimidate critics of the sprawling oilsands developments in northern Alberta. ...

Royal Bank of Canada Posts Higher-Than-Expected Earnings
Royal Bank of Canada reported higher-than-expected earnings Thursday, in an outcome that contrasts with the banking sector in the United States. Royal Bank said its third-quarter net income was $1.26 billion Canadian dollars ($1.2 ...

Canada dodges recession
Canada dodged a recession in the first half of 2008, but just barely. Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.3% during the second quarter of the year. The agency also issued revised data that ...

Self-Determination for Some
The legislation would expand Canada’s Arctic jurisdiction for pollution enforcement from within one hundred nautical miles of the coastline to two hundred. This would bring Canadian law into line with an existing UN convention, ...

Check Out Line: Wal-Mart cuts prices in Canada
The world’s top discount retailer said that besides cutting prices for those staple food items in its Ontario stores, it will also slash prices on hundreds of products across Canada in September, after a round of different price cuts in ...

Check Out Line: Wal-Mart cuts prices in Canada
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