Closed Listowel, Ont., soup factory to make hot dogs, employ up to 500 people
Keith Leslie, THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
LISTOWEL, Ont. - A $3-million grant from the Ontario government - along with $40 million in private funds - will help turn a closed Campbell's Soup plant in this small southwestern community into a "very large hot dog factory," opening the shuttered doors to hundreds of new jobs.
The old soup pl
MPs accuse Transport Canada of inaction over Toyota safety concerns
Julian Beltrame, THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
OTTAWA - Transport Canada came under fire from MPs on Thursday over its handling of safety concerns with Toyota vehicles after disclosing that authorities had received 17 acceleration-related complaints before last fall's recall.
Department officials were called on the carpet by opposition MPs a
Quebec, Vermont utilities sign accord which could boost power exports
THE CANADIAN PRESSs
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
QUEBEC - Vermont's two biggest utilities signed a deal Thursday aimed at increasing the amount of power the state gets from Quebec.
"Reaching a new long-term agreement with Hydro-Quebec is a good deal for ratepayers and strengthens the state's economic future," Gov. James Douglas said. "This new
NDP demand to know details of dinner between McGuinty and developers
Keith Leslie, THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
LISTOWEL, Ont. - The opposition parties can take all the shots they want, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Thursday, as long as people know he would never betray their trust by giving special favours to those who make donations to the Liberal Party.
For the second day in a row, the New Democrats dem
Agrium drops hostile takeover offer for U.S. company CF Industries
THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
CALGARY - Fertilizer producer Agrium Inc. is dropping its hostile takeover bid for U.S. company CF Industries Holdings Inc..
The Calgary-based company says it will let its offer expire later this month after being refuffed for more than a year.
Agrium (TSX:AGU) had offered US$45 in cash plus
National Energy Board give OK to TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline project
THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
CALGARY - The National Energy Board approved Thursday an application by TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) to build its Keystone XL pipeline project, an expansion of its Keystone pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The approval by the federal energy regulator includes 22 conditions regarding safety, prote
Imax reports $4 million profit in fourth quarter, revenue up helped by ?Avatar?
THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - Massive-screen movie company Imax Corp. rose to profitability in the fourth quarter with help from Hollywood mega-blockbuster "Avatar."
The Toronto-based company, which operates theatres around the world, reported a profit of $4 million, or six cents per diluted share for the quarter e
Late day gain in financial, gold stocks takes stock markets higher
Malcolm Morrison, THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 1 26
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Thursday thanks to a late-day gain in financial and gold stocks that sent the S&P/TSX composite index up 18.64 points to 11,979.7.
The TSX financial sector gained 0.38 per cent after the CEO of U.S. banking giant Citigroup, Vikram Pandit,
Com Dev reports Q1 profit down from year ago mark, revenue creeps up
THE CANADIAN PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Com Dev International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) said Thursday it earned $2.2 million, down sharply from $4.4 million a year ago, as revenue crept higher.
"In the first quarter we maintained revenue levels from last year despite currency headwinds, but a number of additional factors contri
Lawmakers to probe government safety agency's handling of Toyota recalls, auto industry
Ken Thomas,Stephen Manning, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
11 Mar, 2010 0 0
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government may require automakers to include brake systems that can override the gas pedal in response to Toyota's massive recalls, auto safety officials told Congress on Thursday.
David Strickland, the administrator of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio
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