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Population boom spurs economy
Saskatoon :: Canada | 2 months ago
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Population growth in Saskatoon and Regina is double the national average and is one of the keys in propelling economic growth, says a Conference Board of Canada report. Strong economic performance in Western Canada has propelled population growth in
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Who's regulating the regulators? Small businesses want to know
Calgary :: Canada | 2 months ago
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A major drop in the price of oil could lower the standard of living in Canada, so the federal and provincial governments should increase productivity to make economic growth less dependent on commodity prices, says Peter Jarrett, head of Canadian
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MLS Whitecaps expand Academy into Saskatoon
Vancouver :: Canada | 2 months ago
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Bryce Chapman was wearing Vancouver Whitecaps colors Tuesday, but his new role suits him just fine. Chapman who is head coach of the University of Saskatchewan men's soccer program will head up a brand-new Whitecaps FC Saskatchewan Academy Centre in
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Iron man of banking Larry Pollock steps down
Edmonton :: Canada | 2 months ago
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The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Mar. 06 2013, 6:58 PM EST Last updated Wednesday, Mar. 06 2013, 6:58 PM EST The heads of Canada's two largest banks have held their jobs for more than a decade, but Gord Nixon and Ed Clark have nothing on Larry
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Calgary startup makes it easy to buy and sell cloud applications
Calgary :: Canada | 3 months ago
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Vancouver-based studio, Go 2 Productions Inside Jobs Brendan Charters, co-owner of Eurodale Developments Retirement Duncan Hill and Robin Axon, founders of Toronto-based Mantella Venture Partners The Globe and Mail The Amazing Space Organizations
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Labatt rolls out an ad in the shape of a feature-length movie
Toronto :: Canada | 3 months ago
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Ltd. 's Kokanee brand has financed The Movie Out Here , a buddy comedy that will premiere in theatres in Western Canada on Friday. The film is the result of a nine-month marketing blitz that was designed to increase awareness of the brand, get fans
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Alberta: A restaurant entrepreneur's heaven
Edmonton :: Canada | 3 months ago
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Story People stand in front of a poster of KFC and Pizza Hut in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province in this file photo...A 2005 Cornell University study found that just over half of restaurants fail within the first three years,
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The sobre outlook for Canada's grocery chains
Toronto :: Canada | 3 months ago
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Competition from the U.S. giants will eventually erode the grocers' profit margins and share prices...The sombre outlook stems from an inescapable fact of the grocery business: Size matters. As a chain grows bigger, it can command better prices from
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Pipelines are the ticket to North American energy independence
Quebec :: Canada | 3 months ago
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Earnings The Keystone pipeline, shown here under construction Energy Editorial cartoon Canada currently exports about 2.2 million barrels of crude oil a day to the U.S., an amount that could easily double if additional pipeline capacity were
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Mastermind's secret formula—smart toys
Nuremberg :: Germany | 3 months ago
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Jessica Leeder Special to The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Feb. 21 2013, 4:11 PM EST Last updated Thursday, Feb. 21 2013, 4:11 PM EST It is impossible to pass by the windows of Mastermind Toys without getting an urge to go in and play. A near-
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