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Banking on big nickel deposit

Victory Nickel CEO Rene Galipeau (right), vice-president Paul Jones are looking to develop open-pit Minago nickel mine.

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Victory Nickel CEO Rene Galipeau (right), vice-president Paul Jones are looking to develop open-pit Minago nickel mine.

Bond amount increased to US$100K for man accused in videos taken of reporter Erin Andrews

LOS ANGELES - An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted US$100,000 bond on Friday - a much larger amount than previously imposed. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 8:52 PM | 0

  1. A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it crosses 10,000 Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.

    Economic concerns, rising U.S. currency push stock markets, crude oil lower

    TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed slightly lower Friday, pressured by falling energy stocks as demand concerns and a rising U.S. dollar pushed crude prices down. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 4:18 PM | 1

  2. Pro-government mob hits, shouts down husband of top Cuban dissident blogger

    HAVANA, Cuba - The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 7:54 PM | 0

  3. An oil rig is seen at sunset in the desert oil field of Sakhir, Bahrain recently.

    Oil edges down toward US$76 amid economic uncertainty, rising U.S. dollar

    NEW YORK - Oil prices fell below US$77 a barrel on Friday on a stronger U.S. dollar and amid concern about the strength of the global economic recovery. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 4:20 PM | 14

  4. Cossette says Cosmos willing to go to $8.10 per share, depending on review

    QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Cossette Inc. (TSX:KOS) said Friday that hostile bidder Cosmos Capital Inc. is prepared to pay $8.10 per share, topping a friendly deal the advertising agency has signed with a U.S. private equity investor, depending on the outcome of a review of the company's books. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 7:32 PM | 0


Today’s Business

  1. Rising bankruptcies cloud recovery

    OTTAWA -- After withstanding reces­sionary headwinds for most the past year, Canadian businesses are now suc­cumbing to the same economic malaise that has already sent tens of thousands of individual Canadians to the bank­ruptcy office. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 21/11/2009 8:50 AM | 0

  2. Prices plummet on some, not all, electronics

    MONTREAL -- Prices for the latest gadgets and TVs haven't fallen dramatically, but enough to allow consumers to trade up at lower prices, says the research firm NDP Group Canada. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  3. Banking on big nickel deposit

    The Manitoba mining industry got a sneak peak at a potential new nickel mine on Friday, and it could be a big one -- on the same scale, according to some, as the half-billion-dollar mine being developed at Lalor Lake. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  4. Abitibi tiptoes around tax bill

    MONTREAL -- A $250-million loan between Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries of AbitibiBowater is forcing the company to juggle its corporate structure to avoid a big tax bill. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  5. Shelterbelts' removal ominous

    There's a story sometimes told about a Prairie person who comments after seeing mountains for the first time that he liked them just fine, except they kept getting in the way of the view. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  6. Foiled carjacking way of the future

    In the early hours of the morning two men are robbed at gunpoint and ordered out of their Chevrolet Tahoe. The thief jumps in and roars off, but he does not get far. The vehicle is fitted with a telemetry system that provides a data link to a control centre. Soon after being reported stolen, the Tahoe is located by an operator who interrogates its satellite-navigation device. A signal is then sent to the engine-management system to prevent it restarting once stopped. Finally, once a police car has the Tahoe in view and the road ahead is clear, a second signal slows the engine down. The vehicle stops and the thief tries to run for it, but he is apprehended. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  7. Sports coaching model for leadership development

    Everyone is familiar with sports coaching -- from Olympic athletes to parent coaches for five-year-old hockey players and infant swimming programs. Yet it has taken quite some time for coaching to enter the business world as a recognized and accepted strategy for leadership development. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  8. Diamond standard Ben Moss Jewellers relies on staff to build, and keep, customer loyalty

    If there is a golden rule in the retail jewelery business, it is likely, "Do unto your employees as you would have them do unto your customers." Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  9. Business Watch

    Fertilizer merger slows Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Agriculture

  1. Smoke from a stubble fire passes over Highway 3 in southern Manitoba on Wednesday. An unusually warm, dry fall allowed burning later than usual this year.

    Permits needed again to burn stubble: province

    WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government today extended the requirement for farmers to get permits before burning stubble on their fields. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 19/11/2009 4:02 PM | 14

Personal Finance

  1. Neil and Anne are in a cash crunch despite huge assets.

    Money Makeover: Irony in motion

    Neil and Anne are in a financial position most people would envy. Thanks to an inheritance, the mid-40s couple has more than $700,000 in assets, including about $427,000 in registered and non-registered savings. Winnipeg Free PressONLINE | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  2. Investments that rev up portfolios

    TORONTO -- It might be tremendously satisfying to pick just the right stock or beat the composite index, but investing is not usually on most people's list of fun things to do. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

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