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updated 10:16 am EST, Thursday, November 20, 2008

  1. Canadian corporate pre-crisis profit up

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com1 Hour Ago

    The economy may be in crisis but you'd never know it by third-quarter profits posted by Canadian corporations. Add A Comment »

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  2. CAW not intrested in concessions: Lewenza

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com2 Hours Ago

    The president of the Canadian Auto Workers says the union has "no interest" in the idea of new worker concessions for the struggling auto sector. Add A Comment »

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  3. Michael Grandner, United States - Pipl

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  4. Autos boost Canadian wholesale trade

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com1 Hour Ago

    Wholesale sales increased 1.5 per cent to $46.3 billion in September, boosted largely by a partial recovery in the automotive sector. Add A Comment »

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  5. Pakistan winning, but still missing its ICL players

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com1 Hour Ago

    Two different Pakistan cricket teams lifted trophies on Sunday. The Pakistani national team completed a 3-0 sweep of the West Indies in Abu Dhabi, while in the Indian Cricket League, the Lahore Badshahs (ostensibly the ICL's Pakistan team) won the best of three finals against the Hyderabad Heroes Add A Comment »

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  6. Kinross buys Lobo-Marte in Chile

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com1 Hour Ago

    Kinross Gold Corp. is paying about US$250 million to buy Minera Santa Rosa SCM, owner of the Lobo-Marte gold project in northern Chile, from Teck Cominco Ltd. and Anglo American PLC. Add A Comment »

  7. First snowfall brings cars crashing together

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com4 Hours Ago

    The first snowfall of the winter resulted in almost 400 accidents across south-central Ontario, including one in Grimsby that sent two people to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Add A Comment »

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  8. Carrie Johnson,Olympics,Athlete

    Unstoppable: The Carrie Johnson Story

    Olympics News on USOC Official Website1 Hour Ago

    Typically, Olympic athletes face many obstacles. But leading up to the 2004 Olympics, kayaker Carrie… Read Add A Comment »

  9. United States

    T-Mobile USA Picks Yahoo For Search (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

    Yahoo News2 Hours Ago

    It's not all bad news for Yahoo these days. T-Mobile USA has picked the company's OneSearch platform for its default search engine on mobile phones, InfoWorld reports. The carrier will be placing a OneSearch button on phones under a deal expected to be announced at the Open Mobile Summit in Add A Comment »

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  10. Nokia to customize TD-SCDMA handsets for China Mobile

    Beijing 2008 Olympics News on Silobreaker2 Hours Ago

    (SinoCast China IT Watch via COMTEX) -- China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL and SEHK: 0941), China's biggest mobile telecoms operator, is enhancing its cooperation with telecoms equipment manufactures, which are expected to accelerate the shaping of the Chinese Add A Comment »

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  11. Canada home buyers' market: Scotia Economics

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com2 Hours Ago

    The latest real estate report from Scotia Economics has good news for home buyers and bad news for sellers: Canada is becoming a buyer's market. Add A Comment »

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  12. Nordics pledge $4.6B loans to Iceland

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com2 Hours Ago

    Four Nordic countries and the International Monetary Fund on Thursday pledged a combined $4.6 billion (euro3.64 billion) in loans to help Iceland recover from its economic meltdown. Add A Comment »

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  13. Swiss National Bank cuts interest rate in half

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com2 Hours Ago

    The Swiss National Bank has cut its key interest rate in half to one per cent, its second reduction this month. Add A Comment »

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  14. Beijing

    Heads Up: Beijing Guide

    The China Blog on TIMEToday

    For anyone looking for amusement in the Big Dumpling (alternatives happily accepted on this one: Big Steamed Bun definitely doesn't do it; if it has to be fruit related --Bangkok is the Big Durian--I guess it could be the Big Peach, but that doesn't fly either), please click trough to my somewhat Add A Comment »

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  15. "Critical" Unemployment Problem in China: Take This SeriouslyToday'sad

    The China Blog on TIME4 Hours Ago

    Today's reports that China's social security minister admitted today that unemployment was a critical problem (AFP report here). That this is being admitted publicly so soon says to me that they know the situation is much worse already than has been reported and are trying to spin things Add A Comment »

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  16. Not So Much Gold in China's Scrap

    The China Blog on TIME4 Hours Ago

    Here's a postcard I wrote about the problems recyclers in Beijing are facing due to the falling value of scrap metal, paper, plastic and so on. When I ask the junk men in my neighborhood how business is these days, they all complain about low prices and the blame the U.S. financial crisis. Talk Add A Comment »

  17. Action-packed life of an award-winning choreographer

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com5 Hours Ago

    Crystal Pite must be in need of a trophy case in her Vancouver home to house all the awards she's won. The pileup of accolades is just one indication that the 37-year-old Victoria-born dance artist is one of the most sought-after choreographers, very much on the radar in Europe, the United States Add A Comment »

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  18. MOCCA show is a storm to AGO's calm

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com5 Hours Ago

    The new Art Gallery of Ontario is making a case for itself as the "It" spot in town for contemporary Canadian art, a claim that's put into clearer focus after a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and its new survey show, "Carte Blanche, Volume 2: Painting." Add A Comment »

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  19. The struggle for Democracy

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com5 Hours Ago

    At one point, it looked as though democracy in China would be declared before GN'R's Chinese Democracy was released to the world. Add A Comment »

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  20. Olympic gear helps Vancouver Games

    Beijing 2008 on TheStar.com5 Hours Ago

    Canada is poised to take the world stage as host of the next Winter Olympics, and anything with the Vancouver 2010 logo - featuring the already familiar Inuit inukshuk and rings - are hot gifts this season. Add A Comment »



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