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Ring of Fire coordinator never been at site, says energy critic
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Azilda couple finds success with magnet therapy productsPosted: 1/27/2012 10:10:54 AMEntrepreneur cultivates way to extend the harvestPosted: 1/26/2012 2:12:49 PMModular home builder eyes First Nation partnershipsPosted: 1/25/2012 10:26:38 AMSuspension bridge part of 11/17 four-laningPosted: 1/23/2012 11:08:13 AMPellet maker looks overseasPosted: 1/18/2012 11:08:23 AMApproval expected this week for sale of St. Marys PaperPosted: 1/16/2012 1:17:57 PMPro-development bylaw clears path for business Posted: 1/10/2012 11:22:08 AM
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Hearst greenhouse grower installs geothermal heating systemPosted: 1/27/2012 10:15:05 AMTimmins nickel miner seeks redemption in company overhaulPosted: 1/25/2012 11:20:32 AMAccreditation enhancing employment in mining engineeringPosted: 1/24/2012 1:58:11 PMNew technology reduces organic wastePosted: 1/19/2012 3:06:37 PMMining supply and service innovators honoured by industry peersPosted: 1/17/2012 2:36:21 PMNorthern Ontario needs to develop a design culturePosted: 1/12/2012 3:33:48 PMFunding options available for mining ingenuityPosted: 1/9/2012 4:18:20 PM
Around the North
Micro loans program launched on First Nation reserve
Posted: 1/27/2012 1:54:22 PMThe Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) is teaming up with Lac...
Posted: 1/27/2012 1:54:22 PMThe Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) is teaming up with Lac...
Terrace Bay Pulp mill under creditor protection Posted: 1/27/2012 1:53:27 PMErnst and Young was appointed the receiver for the bankrupt Terra...
Get energized at First Nation conference Posted: 1/27/2012 1:52:31 PMFirst Nation chiefs and representatives from the Nishnawbe Aski N...
Funds for Nipigon waterfront plan Posted: 1/27/2012 1:50:52 PMNipigon's plan to revitalize its waterfront received a positive n...
Gold digger plans prodigious drill program Posted: 1/27/2012 1:51:40 PMProdigy Gold is launching a 60,000-metre drilling program at its ...
Boréal board approves Toronto campus investmentPosted: 1/26/2012 2:28:02 PMThe board of directors for Collège Boréal has approved an investm...
Lockerby Mine headed for full production in 2012Posted: 1/26/2012 2:25:24 PMAfter promising results from production in its fourth quarter of ...
Ursa Major board members resignPosted: 1/26/2012 2:26:40 PMThree members of Ursa Major Minerals' board of directors have res...
Lumber deal extension hyped by industry, trashed by unionPosted: 1/25/2012 2:57:54 PMThe two-year extension of the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreeme...
CAW, CEP talk about super unionPosted: 1/25/2012 2:58:43 PMTwo major industry unions are exploring the possibility of mergin...
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Facebook may file for IPO Wednesday
Reports emerged Friday that Facebook Inc. will begin the process of selling shares to the public as early as next week.
Fitch downgrades 5 eurozone countriesRatings agency Fitch downgraded the credit ratings of five eurozone nations Friday, including economic heavyweights Italy and Spain.
Federal deficit $17B and fallingThe federal budget deficit now stands at $17.3 billion, eight months into the fiscal year, the Finance Department reports.
Retirement income changes won't be sudden, government saysWhatever changes the government makes to retirement income won't happen overnight, Minister of State for Finance Ted Menzies said Friday.
Drilling forecast cut on labour shortageAn oil and gas industry group is scaling back its drilling activity forecast for 2012, in part because there aren't enough workers who have the know-how necessary to drill big,
complicated wells.
Greek debt deal close, Rehn saysA debt relief deal for Greece could come this weekend, a senior European Union official says.
Energy projects benefit all Canadians, Oliver arguesJoe Oliver made a pitch Friday to convince Canadians to support oilsands and other projects, while distancing himself from documents portraying environmental and aboriginal groups as "adversaries."
Small internet providers getting new wholesale ratesNew wholesale rates for independent Internet service providers will be implemented on Feb. 1, the federal broadcast regulator said Friday.
Online economy expected to double by 2016The size and value of the business conducted online is forecast to almost double by 2016, a report from a major consultancy says.
WestJet, Porter take aim at New YorkCalgary-based WestJet unveiled details of its new service into New York City on Friday and rival Porter Airlines countered by announcing increased service into nearby Newark, New Jersey.
