OECD hawkish on Bank of canada rate hikes
22 May 2012, 9:57 am
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of canada should resume raising interest rates this autumn to help cool the country's hot housing market and allow the bank to reach its inflation target, the Paris-based OECD said on Tuesday in a report more hawkish than most market players. "It is assumed here that the first policy rate increase will be implemented in autumn 2012, which is a few months ahead of ...

Government of canada Announces New Business Innovation Money
22 May 2012, 8:00 am
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Canadian companies specializing in everything from natural resources to information technology are turning to researchers at local colleges to grow their businesses and create high-quality ...

canada urged to hike rates this fall to cool housing market
22 May 2012, 7:55 am
Stiffer lending rules surrounding mortgages have helped reduce risk, but Ottawa should still be worried about overheated markets such as Toronto, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development warns

Analysis: Ackman's CP Rail win puts canada boards on notice
22 May 2012, 7:28 am
TORONTO (Reuters) - The unprecedented boardroom rout that storied Canadian Pacific Railway suffered this week at the hands of a brash New York hedge fund is a flashing warning signal for other members of the Canadian corporate establishment. If a blue-chip bastion like CP Rail, canada's second-largest railroad, can succumb to an activist's push for change, companies of all stripes best prepare ...

canada Dollar Fluctuates on Japan’s Downgrade, EU Summit
22 May 2012, 7:07 am
canada’s dollar fluctuated against its U.S. counterpart amid reduced appetite for higher-yielding assets after Fitch Ratings downgraded Japan’s debt and ahead of a European Union summit tomorrow.

Sears canada Announces New Appointment to Board of Directors
22 May 2012, 6:00 am
TORONTO, May 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Sears canada Inc. (TSX: SCC) announced today the appointment of Don Ross to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Mr. Ross is a partner at a prominent law firm in ...

canada offers cash -- not troops -- post-2014 Afghanistan
21 May 2012, 4:11 pm
canada will send $110 million a year to Afghanistan starting in 2015 to help keep its fledging army well stocked as they begin fighting the Taliban on their alone. But there will be no more Canadian troops in the war-torn country after the current training mission ends in 2014, period.[...]

canada Approves Osiris' Prochymal
21 May 2012, 3:50 pm
Health canada granted approval to Prochymal for the treatment of acute graft-vs-host disease in children who do not respond to steroids.

Pratt & Whitney canada Signs 5-Year Service Agreement with Pacific Royale Airways
21 May 2012, 9:00 am
RAA - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA-- - Pratt & Whitney canada SEA , located in Singapore, has signed a five-year Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul agreement with Pacific Royale Airways, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based ...

canada set to join other NATO countries in providing funding Afghan military
20 May 2012, 6:30 pm
CHICAGO - canada is preparing to announce ongoing funding for the Afghanistan military in line with contributions already pledged by other NATO countries.