Last updated: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 | 6:20 PM ET
- Bank of Canada hikes interest rates
- The Bank of Canada boosts its key interest rate by one-quarter of a percentage point Wednesday, pushing the target for the overnight rate to one per cent. more »
- Canada's housing market to slow, not stop: Conference Board
- Canada's housing market will stall in the coming months but not tumble anywhere close to what occurred in the United States during the recent recession, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. more »
- 7-Eleven vies with Couche-Tard for Casey's
- America's largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, was identified Wednesday as the mystery suitor eyeing Casey's General Stores, pitting it against Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard. more »
- BP spreads blame for Gulf spill
- BP says a "sequence of failures" involving "multiple companies" led to the explosion and fire that killed 11 people and caused a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. more »
- Canwest creditor protection extended
- Canwest Global Communications Corp. says the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has extended the company's protection from creditors until Nov. 5. more »
- Group RESPs: reading the fine print
- Group RESPs charge heavy penalties for early withdrawal — something that has led to a push for clearer disclosure of the plans' risks, costs and benefits. more »
- Canadian building permits tumble in July
- The amount of new building permits across the country reached $6.4 billion in July, down from $6.6 billion one month earlier, Statistics Canada reports. more »
- Don't overhaul N.L. oil regulator: companies
- The organization representing Canadian oil companies urged an offshore helicopter safety inquiry not to recommend major changes to the body that regulates Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil industry. more »
- PotashCorp could see other suitors: CEO
- The head of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. believes BHP Billiton Ltd will not be the only bidder for the Canadian company. more »
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