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• Canada PM vows to ensure key oil pipeline is built
10 Feb 2012 at 5:15am
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Canada's prime minister on Friday made his strongest comments yet in support of a proposed pipeline from oil-rich Alberta to the Pacific coast, saying his government was committed to ensuring the controversial project went ahead. Enbridge Inc's Northern Gateway pipeline, which is strongly opposed by green groups and some aboriginal bands, would allow Canada to send ...

• Canada exports to U.S. at three-year high
10 Feb 2012 at 9:29am
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's trade surplus more than doubled in December from November as exports to a recovering U.S. economy grew to their highest since October 2008 and hit a record for non-U.S. trade partners, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The report was welcome news for the hard-hit export sector and bodes well for growth in the fourth quarter and in 2012. The December trade surplus ...

• Canada-France 1-1 after opening singles
11 Feb 2012 at 1:02am
Canada's Milos Raonic beat France's Julien Benneteau 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 on Friday to leave the two nations locked 1-1 after the opening singles of their Davis Cup series; Canada's first at the World Group level in eight years. "I kept a really good flat line the whole match with not only with my physical (game), but also with my mental," Raonic said.

• Canada: Founded on misery
11 Feb 2012 at 1:17am
Canada was built on the backs of immigrants. Brave pioneers cleared the land, hammered the railroads and forged the cities that make up modern Canada. Many of them did not enjoy it one bit

• Air Canada machinists union reaches tentative deal
10 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
TORONTO (Reuters) - The union representing Air Canada's mechanics, baggage handlers and purchasing agents said on Friday it has reached a tentative labor deal with the country's largest airline, though the threat of a pilots strike as early as next week remains. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said the proposed four-year contract provides wage increases ...

• Canada doubles trade surplus in December
10 Feb 2012 at 11:33am
Canada more than doubled its trade surplus in December to Can$2.7 billion (US$2.7 billion), as exports outpaced imports, the government said Friday.

• Air Canada posts bigger than expected loss
9 Feb 2012 at 4:20pm
(Reuters) - Struggling with higher fuel and maintenance costs, Air Canada reported a bigger than expected quarterly loss on Thursday, disappointing investors in the wake of strong performances from fellow Canadian and U.S. airlines. Revenue growth did not keep pace with surging operating costs, Canada's biggest airline said, and its battered stock fell more than 12 percent to close at C$1.15 on ...

• Harper says China will lend panda pair to Canada
11 Feb 2012 at 3:27am
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has wrapped up a visit to China aimed at boosting oil sales by announcing that Beijing will loan two of the country's prized giant pandas to Canadian zoos.

• Canada Pension eyes Europe for fresh asset buys
10 Feb 2012 at 2:34pm
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, one of the world's top private equity and infrastructure investors, is well positioned to acquire European assets sold off by banks struggling to shore up their balance sheets, its chief executive said on Friday. Speaking to Reuters after the CPPIB reported rising assets under management in the third quarter ended December 31, CEO David ...

• Canada?s Trade Surplus Widens to Three-Year High on Exports of Food, Oil
10 Feb 2012 at 2:37pm
Canada?s merchandise trade surplus widened in December to the largest in more than three years on aircraft exports and record shipments of food and crude oil.

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