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Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for cash savings
Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. The bank updated its code of conduct on Friday, after facing intense criticism last month for its hiring policies.
RBC Says Housing Less Affordable in Vancouver, Toronto  Bloomberg
After backlash, RBC pledges to not send work offshore just to cut costs  CTV News
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Canada threatens retaliation over US meat-labelling rules
The federal government is threatening "retaliatory measures" against the United States in a dispute over meat-labelling rules that Ottawa and the World Trade Organization consider discriminatory.
Mexico eyeing retaliatory measures in US meat labeling dispute  Reuters
Canada Not Cool with COOL  Wall Street Journal
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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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Chile's Indians Take on World's Largest Gold Miner
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water ...
Chile freezes Barrick's Pascua-Lama, orders 'urgent measures'  Globe and Mail
Barrick hit with $16-million fine over Pascua-Lama gold mine  Toronto Star
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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 ...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals eyes Bausch & Lomb  Globe and Mail
Bausch & Lomb Said to Be Near $9 Billion Sale to Valeant  New York Times
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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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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.
Sawiris's Accelero to Buy Allstream for $503 Million  Bloomberg
Manitoba Telecom Reaches Deal to Sell Allstream Unit  Wall Street Journal
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Regina mayor takes steps towards expansion
The City of Regina wants to get bigger and that could means extending it's borders to include a neighbouring rural municipality.
Annexation of RM's land seen as spur to city growth  Regina Leader-Post
City announces plan for regional economic development  CTV News
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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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'Detailed analysis' of water underway: Montreal official
MONTREAL - Municipal officials expect to have a detailed analysis in hand next week explaining what went wrong Wednesday at the Atwater filtration plant, city spokesperson Jacques-Alain Lavall�e said Friday.
Montreal's boil-water warning inflames an already simmering city  Globe and Mail
1.3 million Montrealers face boil water advisory  CBC.ca
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