Dion’s Support Grows; May Deny Harper a Majority October 8, 2008 In September, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada would NOT fall into recession, but on October 6th, the TSE fell more than 1000…
Encouraging Canadians to take advantage of stock market opportunities created by the world economic crisis October 8, 2008 TORONTO — Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is taking his Conservative rival to task for encouraging Canadians to take advantage of stock market opportunities created…
Open source in a time of recession October 8, 2008 No one questions the fact of recession any more, although we have yet to confirm a single quarter without growth, let alone two. Tech…
British Nationalize the Banks October 8, 2008 The UK government has announced details of a rescue package for the banking system worth up to £50bn ($88bn). It will initially make the…
Sales of Canada Savings Bonds put on hold market meltdown October 7, 2008 Amid worldwide credit market turmoil, the federal government has postponed sales of one of the country’s favourite investments, Canada Savings Bonds. A terse message…
Canada will be in a recession – The fundementals are not sound? October 6, 2008 Posted: October 06, 2008, 8:01 AM by Jonathan Ratner Market Call Declining GDP in the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter…
At one point the TSX falls below 10,000 October 6, 2008 The S&P/TSX composite index has fallen below the psychologically significant 10,000 point mark for the first time in more than three years. The last…
Two Cases of E.Coli in Chatham-Kent Linked to U.S. Outbreak October 6, 2008 Dr. David Williams, Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health is issuing a public alert about two E. coli O157:H7 cases that are thought to…
Election race tightening, poll suggests October 5, 2008 OTTAWA – A new poll suggests the federal election race is tightening as party leaders head into the home stretch. With just over a…
The dangerous politics of intimidation and threats in Canada – Car and home vandals aim at Toronto Liberal supporters October 5, 2008 Brake lines cut, cars damaged at homes. Toronto police patrolled a midtown area overnight, after vandals cut brake lines on at least 10 cars…