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Stores pull CAT boots to support Electro-Motive workers

Mark's Work Wearhouse has pulled Caterpillar-brand boots off the shelves of its London, Ont.,-area stores in support of hundreds of local Electro-Motive workers who are losing their jobs.
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Waterloo, Ont., stands by RIM despite market turmoil

The markets may be hitting RIM hard after its most recent restructuring, but the Ontario community considered synonymous with the BlackBerry isn't letting bad news get it down.
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Harper confirms changes to Old Age Security possible

The Conservative government is considering increasing the age of eligibility for Canada's Old Age Security system, Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed Friday.
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Alberta, Canada launch joint oilsands monitoring system

Monthly water testing is part of a new $50 million 'world class' federal-provincial environmental monitoring plan for the Alberta oilsands.
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Why job growth in U.S. is outpacing Canada

Job numbers suggest Canada's economy has stalled while its American counterpart is gaining momentum.
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Rogers promises to end internet throttling

Rogers has promised to stop "throttling" internet traffic on its network by the end of this year, in response to an investigation by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
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B.C. premier plans liquefied natural gas exports

British Columbia is putting its energy future into exports of liquefied natural gas to Asia, Premier Christy Clark announced on Friday morning.
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Nortel trial focuses on manipulation question

External auditors at Nortel Networks approved the release of outdated cash reserves onto earnings statements in early 2003, even though they knew there was no "trigger," a former employee told a Toronto court hearing the fraud trial of three ex-executives Friday.
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Where the jobs are: job gains, losses by province and sector

New job numbers released by Statistics Canada show that the biggest job gains between January 2011 and 2012 were in natural resources while the biggest drop in employment was in the finance, insurance, real estate and leasing sector. We take a look at how various industries fared in the 10 provinces.
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Canada's jobless rate hits 9-month high

Canada's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 per cent in January according to Statistics Canada, a 0.1 per cent increase, as 23,700 more people searched for work.
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