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Life after General Motors: communities in crisis rebuild for a bright future
The resurrection of the Chevrolet Camaro remains a sore point for many former General Motors workers near Montreal, but Quebec's last automotive town has discovered it's better off in some ways without the troubled carmaker.
In the markets
In the markets
Credit cards can serve as a blessing or curse for young Canadians
No matter how you swipe them, credit cards are full of pros and cons that weigh heavily on young Canadians and can sometimes be a make-or-break influence on their pocketbooks.
Air Canada's biggest union could vote again on rejected labour contract
Air Canada's biggest union could be asked to vote again on proposed labour contract that would freeze wages until March 31, 2011, after members narrowly rejected it.
Ford Canada shows 24.6 per cent increase in sales last month over June 2008
Ford has claimed top spot in monthly Canadian auto and light truck sales for the first time in decades. Ford Canada says it sold 27,408 vehicles in June, a 24.6 per cent increase over the same month of 2008.
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Former Brookfield partner to lead Abitibi restructuring
Euro zone unemployment hits 10-year high, recovery to take time
Unemployment in the 16 countries that use the euro spiked to a 10-year high in May, reinforcing concerns that any recovery will take time with more than 15 million people out of work.
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FDA requires smoking cessation drug to carry stronger warning.
Twitter's dispatches suggest a new media landscape: rapid and rife with rumours
Cassy Hayes and Jasmine Coleman were among the first fans to arrive outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles where Michael Jackson was brought and later pronounced dead.
Savings come with every flush of a toilet
Shawn Wilkie says our most precious resource is literally running down the drain.
Air Canada's biggest union rejects deal, stalls struggling airline's recovery plan
In a move that puts the brakes on Air Canada's recovery plans, the cash-strapped airline's biggest bargaining unit has narrowly rejected a management proposal for a pension-funding moratorium.
In the markets
In the markets
Sony's pioneering Walkman hits its 30th anniversary
When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979.
Ten others to face federal charges when Madoff probe complete, sources say
American authorities are pressing a probe of 10 associates of Bernard Madoff despite a sentence that means the mastermind of one of the biggest financial frauds in history will spend the rest of his days behind bars, The Associated Press has learned.
Sears Holdings to start buyer protection program
Sears said Tuesday that it plans to offer a buyer protection program for its home appliances to help consumers who lose their jobs during the recession.
Copyright-fighting Pirate Party comes to Canada
After scoring a surprise electoral win in Sweden and getting high-profile support in Germany, The Pirate Party's next port of call may be Canada, where a so-far small band of buccaneers are hoping to send copyright restrictions to Davy Jones's locker.
Recession continues to grip Canada but deterioration slows in April
The Canadian economy showed signs of emerging from the worst two quarters in decades in April, but the light at the end of the tunnel remains faint and distant.
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New wireless networks to put Bell and Telus on same footing as Rogers
New Brunswick entrepreneurs recognized
Several Fredericton companies in the running: this year marks the 16th annual ernst & Young entrepreneur of the Year awards in Canada.
Buy American lives on as Environmental Protection Agency talks tough
Opponents of the Obama administration's so-called Buy American provisions are working furiously this summer under a Canadian deadline, trying to convince legislators to do something about the protectionist measure before a full-fledged trade war erupts.
Bernard Madoff sentenced to maximum 150 years
Historic swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment.
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