Prepared Canadian companies could see growth under new parity reality
Sunny Freeman, THE CANADIAN PRESS
21 Mar, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - Parity preparations that began at Craig McIntosh's small Manitoba plastics business a decade ago have positioned the company to gain from a soaring loonie because it now buys more from the U.S. than it sells there.
After returning from a cross-border fact-finding mission 10 years ago,
Construction company in Guelph, Ont. laying off 80 workers
THE CANADIAN PRESS
20 Mar, 2010 1 0
GUELPH, Ont. - A construction company in Guelph, Ont. is laying off over 80 employees.
Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing says it is laying off workers due to reduced demands for its dump trucks.
The company says the workforce will be reduced by 20 per cent at the Woodlawn Road plant, l
Britain's opposition Conservative Party pledges to impose unilateral bank tax
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
20 Mar, 2010 0 0
LONDON - Britain's main opposition Conservative Party says it will impose a new tax on banks to avoid taxpayers bearing the cost of any future bailouts if the party wins upcoming general elections.
Conservative leader David Cameron says in prepared comments for a speech on Saturday that he will
TMX Group to reduce fees for securities trading at $1 or higher on TSX
THE CANADIAN PRESS
19 Mar, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - TMX Group Inc. (TSX:X) says it will reduce its trading fees for securities trading at $1 or higher on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange.
The changes, which will take effect April 1, will replace the current three-tier fee structure with a simpler two-tier structur
AbitibiBowater inches towards restructuring with initial approval of union deal
Ross Marowits, THE CANADIAN PRESS
19 Mar, 2010 0 0
MONTREAL - AbitibiBowater is inching closer towards an exit from creditor protection after some union workers in Quebec approved concession-filled tentative agreements and the newsprint giant moved to sell a B.C. wood and paper mill.
About 1,000 workers at three Quebec mills voted at least 85 pe
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