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YEAR IN REVIEW

2009

Most-read money stories of 2009

Bailouts, Ponzi schemes, surging loonie and economic recovery dominate list

Last Updated: Monday, January 4, 2010 | 5:20 PM ET

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2009

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The stories you clicked on the most in our Canadian news, World, Money, Consumer, Health, Technology & Science and Arts & Entertainment sections

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ECONOMYNortel bankrupt
Nortel Networks files in Delaware for bankruptcy protection
ECONOMIC RECOVERYCar bailouts
Chrysler, G.M. announce restructuring and refinancing plans
ECONOMIC RECOVERYAIG outrage
Obama vows battle to block $165-million AIG payout bonuses
ECONOMYTravel bankruptcy
Conquest Vacations goes under, holiday trips spoiled
ECONOMYG.M. dealers closed
General Motors plans to close dealerships, shrink network
CRIMEMadoff sentence
Bernie Madoff gets 150 years for fraud in giant scam scheme
ECONOMIC RECOVERYRecession over?
Bank of Canada predicts economic growth, not shrinkage
ECONOMIC RECOVERYStock sell-off
TSX hit by widespread sell-off amid global recovery fears
ECONOMYGreyhound's bark
Bus giant demands $15M bailout to avoid route cuts
FINANCEBuck up
Loonie continues its stunning gain against U.S. dollar
ECONOMYDubai bye
Emirate's debt woes jolt world financial markets
ECONOMIC RECOVERYRecession really over?
Toronto-Dominion Bank calls the recession over

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Quebec's university student federation has confirmed negotiations between student leaders and the provincial government will resume Monday afternoon. Video more »
Raitt closer to ending CP Rail strike Video
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt is prepared to end the Canadian Pacific Rail strike if necessary, after both CP Rail and the union rejected a proposal for voluntary arbitration by the government-appointed negotiator on Sunday. Raitt tells CBC News she is "extremely disappointed." more »
Syrian regime denies role in Houla massacre Video
The UN Security Council condemned the Syrian regime at an emergency meeting Sunday, holding president Bashar al-Assad's military responsible for the massacre of more than 100 people, dozens of whom were children younger than 10 years old. more »
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Victoria, B.C., native Ryder Hesjedal has become the first Canadian to win one of the cycling world's three Grand Tour events, wrapping up the 2012 Giro d'Italia with an excellent performance in the final stage in Milan. more »
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Bankia asks Spain for €19B Video
The board of directors of Spain's troubled bank, Bankia, has asked the Spanish government for €19 billion ($24.5 billion Cdn) in financial support. more »
EI reforms aim to boost employment, Flaherty says
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty defended his government's proposals to change employment insurance, saying the aim is to remove "disincentives to employment." more »
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