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  • Canadian convicted of lying in Air India bomb case

    Reuters – Sat Sep 18, 5:55 pm ET  

    VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian man who admitted helping make the bomb that destroyed Air India Flight 182 was found guilty of perjury on Saturday during the trial of two other men accused of history's deadliest airline bombing. Full Story »

  • Unpopular BC sales tax deal upheld by court

    Reuters – Fri Sep 17, 6:14 pm ET  

    VANCOUVER (Reuters) - British Columbia's unpopular agreement to merge its provincial sales tax with Canada's federal goods and services tax was legal, a judge ruled on Friday. Full Story »

  • Enbridge reopens key Canada-U.S. crude pipeline

    Reuters – Fri Sep 17, 4:36 pm ET  

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc said it reopened its key oil pipeline that carries nearly one-third of Canadian crude shipped to the United States on Friday after a leak shut it for more than a week. Full Story »

  • Conservatives have narrow lead: poll

    Reuters – Thu Sep 16, 10:47 am ET  

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Conservatives, who suffered a series of political reverses over the summer, have recovered slightly but only enjoy a narrow lead in popular support over their main rivals, according to a poll released on Thursday. Full Story »

  • Toronto looks to take a hard right in mayoral race

    Reuters – Thu Sep 16, 12:48 pm ET  

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Liberal Toronto looks set to deny its recent history with vengeful voters drawn to a penny-pinching, politically incorrect right-winger in a scrappy campaign leading to October's mayoral election. Full Story »

  • Analysts contrast RIM's U.S. slowdown, global growth

    Reuters – Fri Sep 17, 10:11 am ET  

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Analysts scrambled to update their estimates for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Friday, and some cut share price targets despite results that beat estimates and forecasts that were stronger than the market had expected. Full Story »

  • Lehman seeks to delay lawsuits as settlements eyed

    Reuters – Thu Sep 16, 1:01 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc asked a judge on Thursday to delay 50 lawsuits it has filed while it tries to reach settlements and focus on other parts of its record bankruptcy. Full Story »

  • Western Canada avoids killing frost overnight

    Reuters – Thu Sep 16, 10:09 am ET  

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Western Canada escaped killing frost overnight into Thursday morning, but temperatures cold enough to end crop growth were on the way for Thursday night, an Environment Canada meteorologist said. Full Story »

  • Bell Canada puts CTV business channel on wireless

    Reuters – Thu Sep 16, 2:39 pm ET  

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Bell Canada made a mobile version of a CTV financial television channel available on its wireless network on Thursday, the first such launch since Bell's parent, BCE Inc, said last week it would buy CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster. Full Story »

  • Canada home resales rise for first time since March

    Reuters – Wed Sep 15, 10:30 am ET  

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Sales of existing homes in Canada in August rose 4.1 percent from July, the first monthly increase since March, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Wednesday. Full Story »