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Oilsands Critics put Spotlight on Foreign Ownership
Anti-oilsands activists hit back at recent criticism of foreign funding of environmental charities Thursday by releasing a report showing oilsands companies are overwhelmingly foreign-owned. ForestEthics Advocacy — a spin-off of ForestEthics, which is a registered charity — released a shareholder... (Continue reading)
Apple tops BlackBerry in Canadian sales
Research in Motion’s home-country advantage has worn off amongst Canadian consumers. For the first time, its BlackBerry is no longer the top selling smartphone in the country, according to data compiled by research firm IDC and Bloomberg. Apple’s wildly popular... (Continue reading)
Canadian Economic Growth Slows to Crawl
The growth rate of the Canadian economy slowed to a crawl in the fourth quarter of 2011, Statistics Canada reported Friday. At an annual rate, real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.8 per cent in the fourth quarter, after a... (Continue reading)
Oil Crosses $109 US on rising Concerns about Iran
Oil prices closed above $109 US a barrel Friday on fresh concerns about Iran’s nuclear program and despite evidence that demand remains weak. Retail gasoline prices in Canada and the U.S. also rose. Crude for April delivery closed at $109.77... (Continue reading)
Plunging Gas Prices Lower Inflation
A combination of Christmas sales and falling gasoline and food prices contributed to one of the biggest one-month drop in consumer prices in years in December, Statistics Canada said Friday. The 0.6 per cent overall decline in prices from November... (Continue reading)
Canadian Businesses Sit on Cash Despite More Tax Cuts
Profitable Canadian businesses are set to reap $2.85 billion in additional income tax savings in 2012, even as Prime Minister Stephen Harper complains about all the private “money sitting on the sidelines.” The last of five annual corporate tax cuts... (Continue reading)
Canada Loses Jobs in November
Canada shed another 19,000 jobs in November on the heels of a steep drop in October, edging the national unemployment rate to 7.4%. The economy lost 53,000 part-time jobs, offset by a gain of 35,000 full-time jobs, according to labour... (Continue reading)
Debt Worries May Put Damper on Holiday Buying
Feelings of financial insecurity could overwhelm the Christmas giving spirit, making Canadians less likely to splurge on holiday shopping this season, according to a survey released Tuesday by Deloitte Canada. With a growing number of respondents pessimistic about the economy... (Continue reading)
Fed-up Clients Ditch Banks for ‘Transfer Day’
The social media-organized protest against big banks crescendoed Saturday, with hundreds of thousands of fed-up customers yanking their money from large corporate institutions to dump it into credit unions. Smaller community banks across the United States were recording an uptick... (Continue reading)
Job Prospects Poor, Study Predicts
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 its monthly help-wanted index survey suggests hiring prospects will... (Continue reading)
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