| Retail sales slip in May Retail sales slipped by 0.2 per cent in May compared with the previous month, with more than half of the sectors Statistics Canada tracks reporting declines. cbc.ca |
Police probe possible currency exchange scam Two men in the Greater Toronto Area are out hundreds of thousands of dollars after they said they were duped into giving their money to a man that had set up a bogus foreign exchange service. cbc.ca |
Obama outlines tax cuts Washington plans to institute a series of targeted tax cuts for companies and individuals as a way of jump-starting the economy, U.S. President Barack Obama says. cbc.ca |
Oilsands water concerns focus of panel Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice has announced the appointment of a six-person advisory panel to look into the water-testing regime in the Athabasca River around Alberta's oilsands. cbc.ca |
WiMAX chipmaker Sequans eyes New York IPO-sources * Firm said to ask banks to pitch on possible IPO * Listing could raise $75-80 mln, sources say * Alcatel, Motorola, Swisscom, VC firms among backers us.rd.yahoo.com |