Dollar jumps almost a cent as Canada adds another 20,900 jobs
Julian Beltrame, THE CANADIAN PRESS
12 Mar, 2010 0 0
OTTAWA - The loonie jumped to its highest level since mid-2008 on Friday following news that the Canadian economy created thousands of full-time jobs last month - helping push the unemployment rate down.
Although remarkably strong growth in full-time work for men aged 55 or more was partially of
Police officers expected to turn out in droves to pay tribute to slain Ont. cop
The Canadian Press and 680News staff
12 Mar, 2010 1 0
WINGHAM, Ont. -- Police officers from across Ontario, Canada and even the U.S. are expected to turn out in droves Friday as a show of support at the funeral for an Ontario provincial police officer.
Const. Vu Pham was shot and killed Monday after pulling over a pickup truck on a rural southwestern Ontario road.
N.L. premier calls offshore chopper crash sad day in province's history
THE CANADIAN PRESS
12 Mar, 2010 0 0
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams says it's a sad day in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador as people mark the first anniversary of a horrific helicopter crash.
Seventeen people died when Cougar Flight 491 slammed into the ocean off the province's east coast on March 12, 2009. In a
Inspection agency issues 2 food recalls over listeria, salmonella concerns
THE CANADIAN PRESS
12 Mar, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a pair of food recalls because of concerns about Listeria monocytogenes and salmonella.
The agency and Siena Foods Ltd. say a brand of Prosciutto Cotto Cooked Ham may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was sold to foo
February unemployment rate falls to 8.2 per cent, 21,000 jobs created
The Canadian Press
12 Mar, 2010 0 0
Canada's unemployment rate fell to 8.2 per cent in February from 8.3 per cent the previous month. The economy created 21,000 jobs in the month.
Economists had generally expected the economy would add 15,000 jobs, although some predicted it could be closer to January's advance of 43,000.
Police officers expected to turn out in droves to pay tribute to slain Ont. cop
THE CANADIAN PRESS
12 Mar, 2010 0 0
WINGHAM, Ont. - Police officers from across Ontario, Canada and even the U.S. are expected to turn out in droves today as a show of support at the funeral for an Ontario provincial police officers.
Const. Vu Pham was shot and killed Monday after pulling over a pickup truck on a rural southwester
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