Last updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 7:19 PM ET
- $1.3-trillion U.S. budget deficit expected
- This year's U.S. federal budget deficit will surpass $1.3 trillion US, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says. more »
- The foreign ownership debate renewed
- The possibility that Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan could fall into foreign hands is renewing the debate over the potential loss of resource industries in Canada. more »
- U.S. workplace deaths drop with recession
- The number of Americans who died on the job fell to the lowest level since 1992 last year, dropping 17 per cent to 4,340 across the country in 2009. more »
- U.S. initial jobless claims hit 500,000
- The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits increased by 12,000 last week, pushing the total number above the half-million mark. more »
- Caisse continues recovery from 2008 loss
- The Caisse de depot et placements du Quebec said Thursday it added $4.1 billion in assets during the first three months of 2010. more »
- Quebec gets C for entrepreneurship
- Quebec gets only a passing grade in wealth creation and must act quickly to maintain social programs, the Quebec Employers Council says. more »
- Chinese Yukon mine investment finalized
- Selwyn Resources Ltd. says it has ambitious plans to open a lead-zinc mine on the Yukon-Northwest Territories border now that it has finalized a $100-million deal with a Chinese mining firm. more »
- Salary hikes eyed for 2011, survey finds
- Canada's salary freeze for many non-union workers last year appears to have thawed as employers say they plan to award base pay increases averaging 2.9 per cent in 2011. more »
- B.C. deficit underestimated by $73M: AG
- B.C. Auditor General John Doyle says the province's budget deficit should be $73 million higher than reported after his review of financial statements for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. more »
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