![]() Global BC | Rising bankruptcies cloud recovery Winnipeg Free Press OTTAWA -- After withstanding recessionary headwinds for most the past year, Canadian businesses are now succumbing to the same economic malaise that has already sent tens of thousands of individual Canadians to the bankruptcy office. ... Bankruptcies to remain high? Roubini calls for 'U' recovery Consumer bankruptcies continue their climb Canadian bankruptcies soar in September |
![]() Globe and Mail | Weak growth delays Flaherty attack on deficit Globe and Mail Toronto — Globe and Mail Update Published on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 7:55PM EST Last updated on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 7:56PM EST As Canada's economy struggles to gain momentum, Jim Flaherty faces a delicate balancing act. On one side, he says the economy ... UPDATE 1-Canada budget to stay course on stimulus- Flaherty Canada's debt set to pass the half-trillion mark Flaherty Says He Won't Take Measures That Hurt Growth |
![]() Financial Post | TSX edges lower as the US dollar gains Toronto Star The Toronto stock market closed slightly lower Friday, pressured by falling energy stocks as demand concerns and a rising US dollar pushed crude prices down. The S&P/TSX composite index shed 20.97 points to 11579.33, down for a second day amid concern ... Trading Day: TSX closes Friday up 50 per cent from a year ago TSX down for the day Friday, up for the week CANADA STOCKS-Resources seen weighing on TSX |
Readers tune in to CRTC debate over cable fees Toronto Star A smaller, but cheaper version of packages currently available through cable providers is not a viable solution. The solution is to sell user-selected channels individually, or bundled for a better deal. While I understand the need to package together ... Order cable firms to come to table, Canwest asks CRTC CRTC hearings highlight absurdity [ Jim Shaw says he's tired of CRTC hearings ] |
![]() CTV.ca | Hudak not our HST saviour Belleville Intelligencer Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak is a pretty smart guy. The MPP from Niagara West-Glanbrook knows what makes people tick. And he is making sure anyone listening to him knows the harmonized sales tax (HST) being proposed by the Dalton mcguinty Liberals will ... The ins and outs of the new HST mcguinty could extend sitting to pass HST before Christmas Make yourself heard on HST |
![]() Globe and Mail | MANDRYK: Finances in the fertilizer: potash forecast evaporates Regina Leader-Post Slumping potash prices and sales have left the Saskatchewan government short of a pile of cash. What was most disturbing about Thursday's mid-year Saskatchewan budget update wasn't the bungled ... Potash slump seen hitting Western Canada province Saskatchewan deficit projected to reach $1.05 billion Sask. economy shrinking: mid-year report |
![]() Market Wire (press release) | BC student wins entrepreneurs contest Globe and Mail From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 3:01AM EST A British Columbia student who runs the Internet's most popular song lyrics website has won an international young ... Burnaby student wins grand prize; Milun Tesovic, who co-founded metrolyrics ... BC student wins global entrepreneur contest BC university student takes top award at global entrepreneur competition |
![]() Daily Mail | Economic Crime Up In Tough Times Forbes As the economy has turned down, accounting fraud has turned sharply higher. That's the conclusion of an annual survey on economic crime by accountants at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Behind the trend are corporate executives under mounting pressure to fudge ... Economic crime on the rise Canadian economic crime at six-year high: PwC Global corporate accounting fraud up sharply: survey |
![]() Globe and Mail | Flaherty holds hammer Toronto Star Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, with Revenue Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn, uses his bank card to make purchase in Ottawa Nov. 19, 2009. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty warned card companies and banks if they don't comply with a proposed ... Payment processing code unveiled Credit companies may be hit with regulations: Flaherty Voluntary code of conduct for credit and debit won't protect consumers |
![]() CBC.ca | Squeaky wheel gets the grease in HST fight The Province Thursday's tax break for new-homebuyers shows there's an old saying that's highly applicable in BC politics these days: the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Or, in this case, a reduction in your ... Housing gets break on HST HST rebate increased for new homes BC eases off on HST for consumers |