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Nortel Networks (TSX:NT) is cutting 2,100 more jobs and transferring 1,000 after posting a fourth-quarter loss of US$844 million.It's just the latest staff cut at the Toronto-based telecommunications network company, which has slashed tens of thousands of jobs since the dot-com balloon broke and ...
03/05/2008
Oil prices briefly surpassed US$103 a barrel for the first time Friday as persistent weakness in the U.S. dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market.Light, sweet crude for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange jumped to a new trading recor...
03/05/2008
Canada's real gross domestic product grew 2.7 per cent in 2007 but the economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter, brought on by a rising dollar, auto shutdowns and a squeeze on exports to the weakening American economy. The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.8 per cent in the fou...
03/05/2008
Canada's real gross domestic product grew 2.7 per cent in 2007 but the economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter, brought on by a rising dollar, auto shutdowns and a squeeze on exports to the weakening American economy. The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.8 per cent in the fou...
03/05/2008
SUMMERSIDE - Renovations to improve security and work flow in the triage area of the Emergency Department at the Prince County Hospital (PCH) are moving to the next phase of development. Security incidents are becoming more prevalent in health care settings across the country, a trend that is now...
03/05/2008
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Another round of winter weather is taking aim at eastern Canada Wednesday as snow, high winds and freezing rain sweep across Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.Plows are out on the major highways across southern Ontario, which has reported close to 20 centimetres of snow in Windsor. Toronto has ...
03/05/2008
Aliant disconnected telephone service to Deborah J. Hawkes in 2003 because her bill was past due but five years later it is Aliant that must do the paying up to her.Now known as Deborah Kelly, she went to court numerous times in the ensuing years, representing herself with arguments and documents...
02/10/2008
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Housing starts will decline slightly in 2008 for Atlantic Canada after a surge of activity was recorded in the second half of 2007 but the recent trend in activity is forecast to support a greater level of activity in 2008 than had previously been expected. The strongest market for growth in 2008...
02/07/2008
Day by day, smoking is becoming a thing of the past in Canada. The number of smokers declines every year, going hand in hand with an increase in efforts by government and health activists to tighten up restrictions on the sale and use of tobacco. Smoking has been banned from most offices for some...
02/07/2008
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Change is constant at the East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference.The four-day celebration of East Coast music changes from year to year, from city to city and from province to province. Each one has its own distinct flavour and personality. And each has its own legacy.Change has certain...
02/07/2008