12/03/2008
Total weighs 16 billion dollar offer for Canada's Nexen (AFP via Yahoo! News)
French petroleum giant Total is considering making a 16 billion dollar (US) offer for Canada's Nexen oil company, the online edition of Financial Times said Tuesday.
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12/03/2008
Global economic woes trigger Canada political crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Canada's Conservative government on Tuesday vowed to fight an opposition bid to topple it and take over without new elections, saying it is an attack on democracy.
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12/03/2008
Canada’s Dollar Depreciates as Harper Moves to Thwart Ouster (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s dollar fell the most in almost two weeks as the prime minister threatened to suspend Parliament to stave off defeat at the hands of a united opposition.
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12/03/2008
Canada’s Dollar Weakens on Drop in Stocks, ‘Political Noise’ (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s currency declined the most in almost two weeks as stocks in the world’s eighth-largest economy fell and the prime minister threatened to suspend Parliament to stave off defeat at the hands of a united opposition.
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12/03/2008
Head of state tackles crisis in Canada (International Herald Tribune)
The governor general of Canada said that she would cut short a state visit to Europe and return here as a coalition of opposition parties sought to unseat the Conservative government.
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12/03/2008
Canada: Seed of the Year announces Kyle, a durum wheat variety, as the winner of Seed of the Year - West (SeedQuest)
Seed of the Year is proud to announce Kyle, a durum wheat variety, as the winner of Seed of the Year - West. Congratulations go out to Dr. Fred Townley-Smith and the research team responsible for Kyle, and the phenomenal footprint this variety has left on agriculture in western Canada.
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12/03/2008
Global economic woes trigger Canada political crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Canada's Conservative government vowed to fight an opposition bid to topple it and take over without new elections, saying it is an attack on democracy.
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12/03/2008
Canada head weighs crisis options (BBC News)
Governor General Michaelle Jean cuts short an overseas trip to return to Canada to deal with a growing political crisis.
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12/03/2008
Canada’s Dollar Weakens on Drop in Stocks, ‘Political Noise’ (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s currency depreciated against its U.S. counterpart as stock markets in Europe fell and the prime minister threatened to suspend Parliament to stave off defeat at the hands of a united opposition.
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12/03/2008
Canada’s Fortis to Sell C$300M in Stock, Pay Down Borrowings (Bloomberg)
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Fortis Inc ., the owner of utilities in Canada and the Caribbean, said that it’s raising C$300.1 million ($240.3 million) by selling shares to a group of brokerages.
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