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Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) - Bank of Montreal, Canada's fourth- largest lender by assets, awarded Chief Executive Officer William Downe C$9.54 million ($9.76...
 
 
 
Google is targeting content farms with an algorithmic improvement aimed at improving search results and weeding out web sites that offer low quality ...
 
 
 
Canada’s currency touched its strongest level in almost three years against the greenback as crude oil, the nation’s biggest export, headed for its biggest...
 
 
 
The U.S. economy grew slower than initially estimated in the fourth quarter as government investment contracted more sharply and consumer spending was...
 
 
 
Encana Corp, Canada’s largest natural gas producer, has agreed to a joint venture at its Jonah natural gas field in Wyoming, its partner, Northwest Natural...
 
 
 
Target Corp., the second-largest U.S. discount retailer, said annual sales may top $100 billion U.S. within the next seven years, bolstered by its...
 
 
 
BAAR, SWITZERLAND - On Christmas Eve 2008, in the depths of the global financial crisis, Katanga Mining accepted a lifeline it could not refuse.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Early Retirement of Older Workers Poses Labour Shortage

A labour shortage is looming, yet harsh workplace realities are still rushing many older workers out the door before they are ready to retire.


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71 percent of Japanese girls feel overweight: survey

Nearly three-quarters of Japanese female high-school students see themselves as overweight, despite being thinner on average than their peers in the United States, China and South Korea, a survey showed.


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B.C. film sector gets $1.4-million lift

Capilano University and the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia will receive $1,479,000 in funding from Western Economic Diversification to strengthen B.C.'s film industry, Lynne Yelich, minister of state for Western Economic Diversification announced Thursday.


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