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Valeant deal sparks share jump, helps TSX ends week higher
By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index reversed earlier losses on Friday after several stocks jumped on takeover moves, helping the TSX shrug off uncertainty over U.S.
Toronto Stocks Close Higher; Manitoba Telecom, Valeant Rise  Wall Street Journal
TSX stocks dragged down by falling gold stocks  CTV News
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Royal Bank announces tough new rules on outsourcing
Responding to a public backlash over its outsourcing practices, Royal Bank of Canada has released a new code of conduct that favours hiring Canadian workers and limits what jobs it outsources to other countries.
Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for cash savings  CBC.ca
Royal Bank unveils supplier code of conduct after outsourcing backlash  Toronto Star
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Kinder Morgan files pipeline project description with energy board
Kinder Morgan announced Friday that it has taken another step toward twinning its Trans Mountain pipeline by filing a project description with the National Energy Board.
Kinder Morgan files preliminary plans for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion  Globe and Mail
Kinder Morgan takes next step in its Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion plan  Calgary Herald
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US meat packaging regulations un-'COOL,' Manitoba government says
A trade war may be brewing between the Canadian and U.S. governments over meat packaging regulations, and it could have an impact on your wallet.
Mexico eyeing retaliatory measures in US meat labeling dispute  Reuters
Canada threatens retaliation over US meat-labelling rules  CBC.ca
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Manitoba Tel agrees to sell Allstream to Egyptian billionaire
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris's deal to buy Allstream, sealed after a two-year pursuit, is likely the first step in a larger plan to create a new telecommunications competitor.
Egyptian tycoon to buy MTS fiber network in new Canada push  Reuters Canada
Manitoba Telecom deal to sell Allstream shifts industry landscape once again  Financial Post
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First TD Buyback in 6 Years Seen Helping Stock: Corporate Canada
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)'s first share buyback in more than six years adds to a 10-year high in Canadian capital repurchases as companies try to soften the blow of underperforming stock prices.
US foray set to goose TD profits  Globe and Mail
TD Bank profit rises despite sluggish housing growth  Toronto Sun
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Bausch & Lomb Nears Deal to Sell Itself to Valeant for $9 Billion
Bausch & Lomb Inc. is nearing a deal to sell itself to drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. for about $9 billion, according to people familiar with the matter�a surprise move that highlights a resurgence in private-equity deal making after years ...
Bausch & Lomb Said to Be Near $9 Billion Sale to Valeant  New York Times
Valeant Pharmaceuticals eyes Bausch & Lomb  Globe and Mail
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Canada ranks 3rd last in paid vacations
Canada ranks third last among economically advanced countries in the amount of paid vacation time it guarantees its workers, a new U.S.
Study ranks Canada third-worst among affluent nations for paid vacation  Toronto Star
Are we getting enough vacation? Canada ranks near bottom of list  Globe and Mail
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Man at centre of SNC-Lavalin fraud allegations was key hire by company
MONTREAL - When SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. chief executive Jacques Lamarre met a hot-shot engineer named Sami Bebawi for dinner in mid-1998, he was looking for someone who could help turn around the company's money-losing construction unit after ...
SNC-Lavalin letter says Gadhafi son was offered VP post  CBC.ca
Some of SNC's missing millions found in Montreal real estate, RCMP alleges  Globe and Mail
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Canada Post wants residents to remove no-flyer stickers
MONTREAL - Some Montrealers who have blocked junk mail by affixing no-flyer stickers to their mailboxes are irritated now that Canada Post is begging them to rethink their refusal.
Canada Post tells residents that junk mail is useful  CBC.ca
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