Jessica Murphy, The Canadian Press June 28, 2008 - 7:34 p.m. MONTREAL - Store owners in Montreal are hoping to utility from tourist dollars admitting that the large extent allows longer weekend retail hours. City supplies are commonly forced to close at 5 p.m. on weekends. But last week, Montreal City Hall made a request to Quebec's minister of economic development, Raymond Bachand, asking that traffic hours be extended to 8 p.m. "We need to attract more tourists, the ...
AECL and SNC-Lavalin sign MOU on nuclear collaboration with Jordan
Jun 29 2008
The Canadian Press June 28, 2008 - 11:21 a.m. MISSISSAUGA, Ont - Atomic Energy of Canada and SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) have signed a memorandum of understanding attached nuclear collaboration with Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission. The memorandum, signed Saturday in Amman, runs for three years and is designed to help Jordan assess the feasibility of a Candu nuclear power program based on the Enhanced Candu 6 reactor. Dr. Ken Petrunik, president of Candu Reactor Division AECL, says the federal crown corporation is pleased ...
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‘Made in Canada’ a rare sight, yes, but Canadian manufacturing not totally in dark
Jun 28 2008
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press June 28, 2008 - 10:03 a.m. OTTAWA - Hugh Thompson knows he's part of a dying breed, a Canadian manufacturer who still makes products that arrive with the red-Maple-Leaf emblazoned "Made in Canada" label. The president of Cambridge Towel Corp., specializing in bathroom towels, rugs, shower curtains and other accessories, Thompson sells his Canadian-made products quite through the country end retailers such as Wal-Mart, The Bay, Zellers and Sears. It's not because he's especially ...
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Record crude prices biggest difference from last market downturn in 2002
Jun 28 2008
Joe Bel Bruno June 28, 2008 - 04:22 a.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Investors who remember the stock market's steep and prolonged decline earlier this decade may be wondering if the recovery from Wall Street's current quagmire devise also take various years to accomplish. The dot-com bust, terrorist attacks, recession and corporate wrongdoing combined to send stocks plunging in 2002. Today's market has some like problems, in particular the troubled established order and a ...
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Ainsworth says investors holding 92 per cent of the company support recap plan
Jun 28 2008
The Canadian Press June 27, 2008 - 9:54 p.m. VANCOUVER - Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (TSX:ANS) said Friday that investors holding 92 per cent of its shares have agreed to support its recapitalization sketch out. As well, the company said the required lenders under its remaining term debt facilities have agreed to allow the recapitalization and to amend their credit agreements. Last week, the Vancouver-based company, which is 58-per-cent owned by members of the founding Ainsworth family, announced a plan that ...
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