Auto jobs falling
The number of people employed by the Canadian auto industry has declined this year despite a recovery in sales, a study released Tuesday suggested. cbc.ca |
Harper rules out more stimulus
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday he's not considering a second round of government economic stimulus - at least not for now - after Statistics Canada reported the country lost 139,000 full-time jobs in July. cbc.ca |
Google acquires social networking startup Angstro (Reuters)
Google Inc has acquired Angstro, a startup that sorts news and information across social networks like Facebook, a spokesman for the leading Web search provider said on Sunday. finance.yahoo.com |
Tallying '1 million acts of innovation'
A group of business people and academics has started counting Canadian "acts of innovation" in the hopes that it will motivate creativity and change among businesses across the country. cbc.ca |
Kill BHP bid for PotashCorp: Jarislowsky
One of the biggest shareholders of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan called Friday for Ottawa to reject BHP Billiton's $38.6-billion US takeover proposal for the Saskatoon-based fertilizer giant. cbc.ca |