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6 Feb

CBC-TV head criticizes cable companies

The head of CBC-TV yesterday criticized two of Canada’s leading cable companies for their refusal to pay into the Canadian Television Fund. Richard Stursberg, executive vice president of CBC-TV, said […]

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5 Feb

Canadian admits book passages were not attributed

Canadian writer Paul William Roberts has admitted passages in his 2004 best-selling book A War Against Truth: An Intimate Account of the Invasion of Iraq are similar to those that […]

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5 Feb

Journalists get seal tour

The Canadian government has acted as host toa group of European journalists on a tour of communities that depend on the controversial seal hunt, CBC.ca reports. Loyola Sullivan, Canada’s ambassadorfor […]

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1 Feb

Investopedia: a business encyclopedia and dictionary

Investopedia is a free online dictionary and encyclopedia with more than 5,000 entries related to business, investment and finance. Provides definitions, explanations, examples, links and related terms. Search alphabetically, by […]

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1 Feb

“Country Briefings”

Profiles for each country’s economical, political and financial structure as well as other general topics and factsheets. The Economist provides links to some relevant websites from each country, and recent […]

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1 Feb

Industry Canada

Industry Canada’s website for businesses and consumers. The site offers information about various subjects, such as economic analysis, financing, company directories and trade. Industry Canada provides thorough guides for starting […]

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1 Feb

Department of Finance Canada

Information about how Finance Canada operates, how it regulates and manages the economy, and monitors and helps Canadian financial institutions. The site offers informations in these categories: “Budget info,” “economic […]

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1 Feb

The Bank of Canada

Canada’s central bank is a Crown corporation responsible for monetary policy, bank notes, the financial system and funds management. Their mission is to “promote the economic and financial welfare of […]

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31 Jan

Babel Fish: free translation of text and web sites

Babel Fish translates words, sentences, blocks of text, and websites. The tool translates from Chinese, English, Dutch, French, German, Greek and Italian into various languages.

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31 Jan

Wikileaks website for posting government secrets

The Wikileaks website is envisioned as a resource for the anonymous leaking of confidential government documents on a global scale. As of January 2007, the site boasted over 1.2 million […]

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