Japan nuclear reactors need 30-year fix The Associated Press- A Japanese government panel says it will take at least 30 years to safely close the tsunami-hobbled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, even though the facility is leaking ...
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TMX board backs $3.8B Maple Group takeover bid The Canadian Press- TMX Group's board of directors has decided to support a $3.8-billion takeover bid from Maple Group Acquisition Corp. TMX chairman Wayne Fox said in a statement late Sunday that...
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U.S. incomes inch 0.1% higher CBC News- U.S. personal income crept 0.1 per cent higher to $17.3 billion in September, official government data showed Friday. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the share of U.S. inco...
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Qantas flights resume after contract dispute The Associated Press- Qantas Airways planes have returned to the skies after an Australian court ruled on a bitter contract dispute that had prompted the world's 10th-largest airline to ground its ...
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Looking to buy a condo? Get to the back of the line The Toronto Star- By Susan Pigg For three years now, Efrem Rone has been keeping a close eye on an Adelaide St. E. parking lot, watching for a condo sales centre to rise from the asphalt. “I know...
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'Racist' Halloween costumes stir debate By Marlene Habib, CBC News- An Ohio student group's campaign has started a firestorm of debate in Canada and abroad over whether wearing Arab, Spanish and other ethnically inspired garb is prolifer...
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Halloween costume prices should drop, next year CBC News- It's not just you. Those Halloween costumes really are more expensive in Canada than they are in the United States. Relief could be on the way after some large retailers lobbied to get a...
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Federal deficit shrinks in August The Canadian Press- The federal government's fiscal picture is continuing to brighten, with Ottawa reporting Friday that its deficit for August was more than $2 billion smaller than last year. The...
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Job prospects poor, study predicts The Canadian Press- A new report from The Conference Board of Canada suggests job seekers may be in for a tough time in the next few months. The Ottawa-based economic research group said Friday it...
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Fee irks Greyhound customers CBC News- Some Greyhound customers are balking about a fee they have to pay whenever they buy a ticket for someone else by phone or online. “I've never heard of such a thing,” said Laura Sherret w...
This was published on 10/30/2011