Should the new $50 bill show an Arctic research boat instead... CBC News An arctic research vessel will replace the "Famous Five," who won full political rights for Canadian women in 1930, on the $50 bill as part of a redesign. The current $50 note features th...
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Gadhafi's Mexican escape plot may involve Canadian The Associated Press Mexico said Wednesday it had broken up an international plot led by a Canadian woman to smuggle a son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi into Mexico under false names and ...
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U.S. Arctic drilling target of TV ads The Associated Press As the U.S. government takes testimony on proposed offshore petroleum lease sales in the Arctic, a national non-profit organization is buying U.S. television ads that question ...
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Bill Gates, China jointly developing nuclear reactor The Associated Press Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed Wednesday he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new and safer kind of nuclear reactor. "The idea is to be very low cos...
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Pesticides found in Canadian organic produce CBC News Some organic produce in Canada contain pesticides, according to government inspection documents obtained by CBC News. Records released to CBC News by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency s...
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Canada-U.S. border deal marks 'significant step' By Laura Payton, CBC News A new perimeter security and trade agreement between Canada and the U.S. aims to make everything from travel to cross-border business easier, co-ordinating regulations to ...
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6 things to expect in new Canada-U.S. border deal By Laura Payton, CBC News Canada and the U.S. are expected to announce a new agreement Wednesday to ease border congestion and better co-ordinate security between the two countries. Prime Minister...
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Wal-Mart must wait to get into India CBC News India's government has suspended its plans to throw open its huge retail sector to foreign companies such as Wal-Mart in a decision seen as a major capitulation to political opponents that...
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Big banks made $22.4B in 2011 CBC News Canada's big five banks made a record combined profit of $6.1 billion in the three months ended in November, with the full-year earning at $22.4 billion, a sharp rise over the previous yea...
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Bank of Canada stays in neutral CBC News The Bank of Canada on Tuesday held its benchmark interest rate steady at one per cent, with the central bank warning that the country's economy is performing slightly better than expected ...
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