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Employment fell in June for the first time this year, reflecting a drop in federal census workers and a smaller-than-forecast gain in private hiring
 
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Canadians became slightly more positive about the economy in June, but were worried about personal savings and rising interest rates, a consumer confidence survey released by Royal Bank of Canada on Friday showed.
 
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MONTREAL - Shell Canada Ltd. says it will begin converting its 130,000 barrels daily from its Montreal East oil refinery into a distribution terminal for gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel in September after the last of three potential bidders dropped out.
 
 
 
The pharmaceutical industry is a major spoke in Montreal's industrial wheel, providing thousands of jobs and substantial investments in research and development.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sylvester Calin offers a personal touch for his dedicated customers at his eclectic bicycle shop that features a barber’s chair and art on the wall. He opened the business in 2008 with his wife and it has seen increasing sales every quarter.

Bike shop a cozy club for 'fixies'

Mile End's Brakeless specializes in fixed-gear bicycles that can be ridden without brakes

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A teller counts yuan banknotes at a China Merchants Bank branch in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, June 21, 2010.  Global markets celebrated on Monday at the merest hint that China would let its currency appreciate, showing just how badly the Middle Kingdom is needed to drive a recovery in the sagging world economy.   REUTERS/Bobby Yip   (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

All those bucks inflate Chinese real estate bubble

On June 19th China's central bank, called The People's Bank of China, announced that it will "increase...


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Grading the mutual fund industry

Jonathan Chevreau launches a series on trends in the financial services industry to provide a safer ...


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Ford tops Canadian sales -- again

For the first time in over half a century, the Ford Motor Company of Canada has been the country’s top...

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