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Venezuela OKs payment for French retailer Casino
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 5:09pm
Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has approved a $690 million payment to French retailer Casino and other owners of a supermarket chain nationalized earlier this year, state media said on Saturday. ...
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Medvedev picks Khudainatov to head Rosneft
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 4:17pm
AFP - MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday selected Eduard Khudainatov, currently first vice president of Rosneft, as the new president and chief executive of the state-owned oil group. ...
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Earl brings strong winds to P.E.I.
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 3:40pm
Tropical storm Earl hit central and eastern P.E.I. on Saturday afternoon, bringing intense wind and heavy rain. ...
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Air show cancelled because of weather
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 3:36pm
The Toronto Air Show was cancelled Saturday due to the weather, a spokesman for the organization said. ...
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Craigslist removes adult services section after attorneys general urge shutdown
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 3:04pm
The Canadian Press - Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website Saturday, replacing it with a black bar that says "censored," just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren't enough protections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution. ...
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Craigslist removes adult services section after attorneys general urge shutdown
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 3:04pm
Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website Saturday, replacing it with a black bar that says "censored," just over a week after a ...
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French immersion demand doubles in Vancouver
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 2:19pm
Parents hoping to get their children a spot in a French immersion school in the Lower Mainland are finding spots tough to come by, and the problem could get worse, advocates say. ...
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Trichet calls for united EU at the IMF
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:58pm
AFP - CERNOBBIO, Italy (AFP) - European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet called Saturday for Europe to hold a united position on refomin the International Monetary Fund. ...
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EU deal to curb speculative trading close: commissioner
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:42pm
AFP - CERNOBBIO, Italy (AFP) - Brussels should be able to reach agreement on how to regulate speculative hedge funds in the coming weeks, European commissioner Michel Barnier said Saturday. ...
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Collision with moose kills Sask. motorist
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:41pm
A moose on the highway led to a crash that killed one person, police say. ...
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Obama salutes the middle-class worker as Republicans target rules and regs as threat to jobs
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:26pm
The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying tribute to the American worker. ...
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Obama salutes the middle-class worker as Republicans target rules and regs as threat to jobs
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:26pm
WASHINGTON - A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama ...
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Sister fight leaves 1 dead
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:11pm
An 18-year-old woman is dead and her 21-year-old sister is charged with manslaughter after a fight at their Winnipeg home. ...
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Vietnam arrests 4 more senior executives as investigation into state-owned shipbuilder widens
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:39pm
The Canadian Press - HANOI, Vietnam - Police have arrested four more former senior executives of Vietnam's debt-laden, state-owned shipbuilding company as part of widening investigations into mismanagement, state media reported Saturday. ...
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Vietnam arrests 4 more senior executives as investigation into state-owned shipbuilder widens
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:39pm
HANOI, Vietnam - Police have arrested four more former senior executives of Vietnam's debt-laden, state-owned shipbuilding company as part of ...
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Burger King to stop buying palm oil from Indonesian company accused of rain forest destruction
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:37pm
The Canadian Press - JAKARTA, Indonesia - Environmentalists on Saturday praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rain forests.. ...
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Burger King to stop buying palm oil from Indonesian company accused of rain forest destruction
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:37pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Environmentalists on Saturday praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of ...
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Where did all the flooded farmland go?
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:20pm
It's rare to find a grain farmer with anything good to say about Statistics Canada. At best, the field crop production reports are viewed as a waste of time and money. At worst, the reports are viewed as a government plot to manipulate grain prices. ...
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Cirque du Soleil brings culture and cash to city
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:17pm
The comic fantasy Kooza, a Cirque du Soleil production, will add to Calgary's growing reputation as an artistic centre in Western Canada. ...
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Cirque du Soleil brings culture and cash to city
Sat Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:17pm
The comic fantasy Kooza, a Cirque du Soleil production, will add to Calgary's growing reputation as an artistic centre in Western Canada. ...
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