12/01/2008
Canada's opposition agrees to coalition outline (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canada's three opposition parties have reached a tentative deal to defeat the minority Conservative government and then put together a coalition, a senior politician said on Monday.
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12/01/2008
Canada's economy rebounds, but recession seen (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canada's economy grew at a faster clip than expected in the third quarter, just before the global financial crisis intensified, as a rebound in goods-producing industries offset weak exports and consumer spending.
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12/01/2008
Canada opposition agrees to coalition outline: TV (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canada's three opposition parties have reached a tentative deal to defeat the minority Conservative government and then put together a coalition to rule for 2-1/2 years, television networks said on Monday.
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12/01/2008
Canada’s Economy Grew at 1.3% Pace in Third Quarter (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s economy grew faster than economists anticipated in the third quarter, and had a greater expansion from April through June than first estimated, as goods production expanded for the first time in five quarters.
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12/01/2008
Canada’s Dollar Weakens on ‘Political Uncertainty,’ Drop in Oil (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s currency depreciated for a second day as the nation’s opposition parties threatened to unseat the government, and stock markets and commodities tumbled.
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12/01/2008
Canada’s Opposition Agree on Terms of Coalition, Globe Reports (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s opposition parties agreed to form a coalition to bring down the governing Conservative Party and replace it with a government that would last 30 months, the Globe and Mail reported.
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12/01/2008
Canada’s Bonds Rise on Risk Aversion, Fear of Global Recession (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s bonds rose for a fifth day as investors sought the relative safety of government debt amid a faltering worldwide economy.
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12/01/2008
Canada's GDP edges up 0.3% (CBC Manitoba)
Canada's gross domestic product posted a slight gain in the third quarter of this year, rising 0.3 per cent, with most of the increase coming in July, Statistics Canada reported Monday.
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12/01/2008
Air Canada getting $70 million in accelerated payments from Aeroplan (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MONTREAL - Air Canada (TSX:AC.A) is getting a $70-million financial fill-up this month from Groupe Aeroplan Inc. (TSX:AER).
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11/30/2008
Canada says seeks to avoid U.S. stimulus mistakes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canada's minority Conservative government will focus on long-term ways of stimulating the economy rather than repeating the U.S. mistake of sending out one-time tax rebate checks, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Sunday.
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