McGill under fire for corporate-funded asbestos research - McGill Daily
CBC.caMcGill under fire for corporate-funded asbestos researchMcGill DailyA letter signed by 76 international health experts and academics makes two requests of three senior members of McGill's Board of Governors (BoG): that they cease inviting Roshi Chadha – who is involved in exporting asbestos from Canada – to sit on the ...Prominent scientists question Quebec university's ties to asbestos industryGlobal Montrealall 30 news articles »
February 4, 2012

Canadian Dollar Gains on Risk Appetite in Longest Win Streak Since October - Bloomberg
Business RecorderCanadian Dollar Gains on Risk Appetite in Longest Win Streak Since OctoberBloombergStronger manufacturing data from China to Europe to America also stoked demand for higher- yielding assets. Yields on Canada's two-year government notes rose before the government sells C$3.5 billion ($3.5 billion) of the securities next week.Canada, US headed in opposite directionsEdmonton JournalClosing Bell: Loonie closes above par on positive international dataFinancial Post (blog)Canadian Dollar Weakens After Dismal Jobs DataNASDAQNational Post (registration)all 125 news articles »
February 4, 2012

Closure of Caterpillar plant signals change for Canadian manufacturing - Montreal Gazette
Globe and MailClosure of Caterpillar plant signals change for Canadian manufacturingMontreal GazetteThe closure Friday of Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., paints a bleak picture for the future of the Canadian manufacturing industry, one expert says, adding the "writing was on the wall" for the southwestern Ontario plant long before the closure ...Industrial heartland faces tough slog as locomotive plant closure hitsWinnipeg Free PressCaterpillar Closes Plant in Canada After LockoutWall Street JournalCaterpillar shutdown: US company bails from London, Ont.'s Electro-Motive ...Toronto StarGlobe and Mail -MarketWatchall 342 news articles »
February 3, 2012

Flash from the Past: Clever entrepreneur set up Daisy Canada in Preston - Guelph Mercury
Flash from the Past: Clever entrepreneur set up Daisy Canada in PrestonGuelph MercuryBy Jon Fear, Record staff What Canadian boy growing up in the 1960s didn't want a Daisy air gun — or at least want to try one? And if they looked closely at ads for the Daisy Manufacturing Co., they would see the firm had a Canadian plant in Preston, ...and more »
February 3, 2012

Canadian-speak crossing the border - Toronto Sun
Canadian-speak crossing the borderToronto SunWhile some Canadians fear a bombardment of US media means an erosion of the way we communicate, there's evidence we're preserving many of our English language traits -- and exporting a few. "The most obvious one is double-double -- pretty common now," ...and more »
February 3, 2012

Refinery Closures Lead to Rising Gas Prices and Job Losses - Energy Tribune
Energy TribuneRefinery Closures Lead to Rising Gas Prices and Job LossesEnergy TribuneHe was “profoundly disappointed” that US President Barack Obama rejected the Texas Keystone XL option but also spoke of the need to diversify Canada's oil industry. Ninety-seven percent of Canadian oil exports now go to the US “I think what's happened ...and more »
February 3, 2012

Quebec icewine: Frozen out of national standard? - Montreal Gazette
Quebec icewine: Frozen out of national standard?Montreal GazetteQuebec produces only a tiny portion of Canada's icewine, exporting only a couple thousand bottles a year. The fear could be that changing the regulations would allow for other countries, with looser controls, to flood the world market with icewine ...and more »
February 3, 2012

Canada Jobless Rate Rose to Nine-Month High 7.6% in January - BusinessWeek
Financial PostCanada Jobless Rate Rose to Nine-Month High 7.6% in JanuaryBusinessWeekOne Canadian dollar buys $1.0066. It touched 99.28 cents, the strongest since Oct. 31. The yield on the 2- year government bond rose 5 basis points to 1.04 percent. The challenge facing Canadian manufacturers was highlighted by Caterpillar's ...Canada's jobless rate risesFinancial PostCanada Jobless Rate Rises UnexpectedlyWall Street JournalJobless in Canada: the new unemployed may surprise you (think Bay Street, real ...Toronto Starall 186 news articles »
February 3, 2012