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  Microsoft CEO promises iPad will have Windows-based competitors, but they're not ready yet

  July 29th, 2010 - 18 h 56

  REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft will compete with Apple's iPad, but it isn't saying when. Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer says the company is working with Intel Corp. and computer makers to perfect tablet touch-screen computers. Analysts attending an...

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  Spa retailers in hot water with Competition Bureau over environmental claims

  July 29th, 2010 - 18 h 12

  OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau is cracking down on hot tub and spa retailers who claim their products are good for the environment as well as your body. The bureau said Thursday it has filed an action with the competition tribunal against two...

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  Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

  July 29th, 2010 - 17 h 55

  TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (11,728.64 up 32.01 points): Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K). Miner. Up eight cents, or 0.48 per cent, at...

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  Canadian Oil Sands Trust reports Q2 profit of $237M, up from $46M a year ago

  July 29th, 2010 - 17 h 55

  CALGARY - Canadian Oil Sands Trust (TSX:COS.UN) said Thursday it earned $237 million, or 49 cents per unit, compared with $46 million or 10 cents per unit a year ago. Revenue for the quarter was $842 million, up from $467 million.

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  Canfor reports Q2 profit of $40.4 million, sales total $634.7 million

  July 29th, 2010 - 17 h 23

  VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) said Thursday it earned $40.4 million or 13 cents per share for the second quarter of 2010, compared with $12.1 million or seven cents per share a year ago. Sales totalled $634.7 million, up from $530.3 million.

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  Alberta Insurance Board orders rollback on mandatory auto insurance rates

  July 29th, 2010 - 17 h 22

  EDMONTON - Alberta drivers are to get a bit of a break on their automobile insurance. The government-appointed Insurance Rate Board has ordered insurance companies to reduce premiums on mandatory automobile insurance by five per cent this year. On...

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  Feds, Quebec open offshore oil talks aimed at deal similar to Atlantic provinces

  July 29th, 2010 - 17 h 13

  MONTREAL - Negotiations have been launched between the federal government and Quebec in an attempt to strike an offshore drilling deal similar to those that have enriched Atlantic provinces. Federal Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis...

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  Sierra Wireless reports Q2 loss of US$8.6M, revenue grows to $159.1M

  July 29th, 2010 - 17 h 00

  VANCOUVER - Sierra Wireless Inc. (TSX:SW), which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said Thursday it lost US$8.6 million or 28 cents per share for the quarter ended June 30 compared with a loss of $6.5 million or 19 cents per share a year ago....

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  MTV Canada's Jessi Cruickshank moving to Los Angeles for a 'job opportunity'

  July 29th, 2010 - 16 h 59

  TORONTO - MTV Canada host Jessi Cruickshank is headed for the Hollywood Hills. The comical Calgary native, who satirized the reality series "The Hills" and "The City" with Dan Levy on "The After Show," says she's moving to Los Angeles for a job...

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  Bonavista Energy Trust reports big jump in second quarter earnings

  July 29th, 2010 - 16 h 56

  CALGARY - Bonavista Energy Trust (TSX:BNP.UN) says profits surged to $45.5 million compared to $661,000 a year earlier when it booked a $27.8 million loss under its risk management program. Production revenues increased 37 per cent to $227.7...

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