| Wet weather hits farm equipment sales Rainy weather on the prairies cut into farm equipment sales in May, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. cbc.ca |
Energy firm to search off Newfoundland coast A Canadian-based energy company may soon get the green light to begin drilling for oil off Newfoundland's southwest coast. cbc.ca |
Fate of anti-HST petition to be decided The head of a B.C. legislative committee says the 10-member all-party committee will meet for the first time on Wednesday to debate the fate of the anti-HST petition - and he expects a quick decision. cbc.ca |
Taiwan mulls 'rich man's tax' TAIWAN is planning to levy a "rich man's tax" in a bid to narrow a widening gap between the island's haves and have-nots. news.com.au |
Wheat crop poor after dismal Prairie summer A rainy spring followed by a cool, cloudy summer and an early frost has taken a toll on wheat harvests across the Prairies as farmers bring in the last of the crops. cbc.ca |