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Hydro Ottawa requests rate increase
September 7th, 2010 - 16 h 49
Hydro Ottawa is seeking to increase its monthly delivery charges by 2.5 per cent on “general service” customers. That works out to $1.82 and would bring the average monthly delivery charge on a small business to $75.93, according to...
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Record high gold not enough to offset TSX loss
September 7th, 2010 - 16 h 47
The S&P/TSX composite index lost 42.94 points to 12,101.98. The gold sector helped to moderate weakness in other areas of the market as the price of bullion gained $8.20 to an all-time high of US$1,259.30 an ounce. Oil lost 51 cents...
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Ottawa cap rates decline in Q2
September 7th, 2010 - 13 h 11
The quarterly survey by Colliers International found cap rates for class-A downtown office buildings in Ottawa ranged from 6.75 per cent and 7.5 per cent. That’s down from a first-quarter range of 7.25 per cent and 7.75 per cent and puts...
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UPDATE: Watson proposes spending restraints
September 7th, 2010 - 12 h 32
The proposal was one of several spending restraint policies unveiled by Mr. Watson at a morning press conference. “People are fed up with every new priority translating into a deeper reach into their wallet. They want to see a real...
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UPDATE: Videotron to launch wireless network Thursday
September 7th, 2010 - 12 h 28
Quebecor chief executive officer Pierre Karl Peladeau and Videotron chief executive Robert Depatie will hold a news conference on Thursday in Montreal and Quebec City to introduce its new mobile services. What remains to be seen is how...
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LandEx wins $450K contract for Hog's Back improvements
September 7th, 2010 - 9 h 55
The National Capital Commission contract concerns rehabilitation to the pavilion as well as other buildings, as well as the pathways and roads on the site. Late last month, LandEx won $1 million of work spanning several other local projects,...
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Energate, OPA team up for energy-use tracking
September 7th, 2010 - 9 h 29
The Ottawa-based firm will provide smart thermostats and load-control switches for water heaters and pool pumps, as well as in-home energy displays for some customers in Peterborough, Cambridge, Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo....
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End of fiscal year causes caution in local hiring: Manpower
September 7th, 2010 - 9 h 17
The quarterly outlook on employer intentions, released in 36 countries and territories, showed 18 per cent of employers in Ottawa are expected to hire in the coming three months, compared with 27 per cent last quarter. "Normally, I see that at...
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WestJet and Air Canada record increases in passenger traffic in August
September 7th, 2010 - 9 h 00
Montreal-based Air Canada, which includes traffic results from regional airline Jazz (TSX:JAZ.UN) from which it buys capacity, reported Tuesday that traffic for the month as measured in revenue passenger miles, rose 7.1 per cent. That gave the...
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Stock markets set to open lower amid concerns about health of European banks
September 7th, 2010 - 8 h 32
European markets took a hit after a report in the Wall Street Journal said the continent's major banks have more potentially risky government debt on their books than was disclosed during stress tests earlier this year. Meanwhile, the...
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- September 3rd, 2010 TSX closes up amid encouraging jobs data
- September 3rd, 2010 Postmedia confirms job cuts at some newspapers
- September 3rd, 2010 Mitel shares recover after overnight slump
- September 3rd, 2010 S.i. Systems buys Datalist Inc.
- September 3rd, 2010 BlackBerry a spy device, says Dubai police chief
- September 3rd, 2010 Consumer confidence falls for second straight quarter in August: poll
- September 3rd, 2010 Air Transat, pilots reach tentative 48-month contract deal
- September 3rd, 2010 Ottawa residential sales stay low after HST implementation
- September 3rd, 2010 Staff cuts at Postmedia newspapers 'appalling', says union
- September 3rd, 2010 U.S. companies add 67K workers in August; unemployment rate climbs to 9.6 per cent
- September 3rd, 2010 Mitel CEO steps down amid restructuring change
- September 3rd, 2010 Investors set for key U.S. jobs data, take in major dealmaking in gold sector
- September 3rd, 2010 Com Dev slashes jobs as part of plan to return to profitability
- September 2nd, 2010 3G takes a $3.2B bite out of Burger King
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- September 2nd, 2010 TSX heads for lower open after strong advance; TD profit up 29%, misses forecast
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- September 2nd, 2010 Canadian workers feel more secure in their jobs and economic recovery: poll
- September 2nd, 2010 TD Bank third quarter net profit rises 29 per cent to $1.18 billion
- September 2nd, 2010 Alcatel-Lucent buys app firm OpenPlug
- September 1st, 2010 TSX gets boost from commodities
- September 1st, 2010 Com Dev jettisons CEO amid falling revenues
- September 1st, 2010 MARKET REPORT: Dollar strengthens as pessimism dissipates
- September 1st, 2010 Ontario premier urges Bank of Canada not to hike key interest rate in September
- September 1st, 2010 Mass exodus at PSP in wake of CFO's resignation
- September 1st, 2010 'Faint hope' keeps Nortel pensioner working for last-minute deal
- September 1st, 2010 TSX set for higher open, commodities rise on strong Chinese manufacturing data
- September 1st, 2010 Enablence ships $6M in equipment to China
- September 1st, 2010 GDP growth slows in Q2 as consumers, governments rein in spending
- August 31st, 2010 Calypso exceeds attendance expectations by 25%
- August 31st, 2010 TSX little changed after positive U.S. consumer news
- August 31st, 2010 Local federal contracts fall 62%
- August 31st, 2010 Canada's economy slows in Q2
- August 31st, 2010 Housing starts to moderate for rest of year; to stabilizing in 2011
- August 31st, 2010 Cullen bows out of Ottawa mayoral race
- August 31st, 2010 NRC, U of O-invented cornea gains positive clinical-results trials
- August 31st, 2010 Halogen tapped by Massachusetts connections company
- August 31st, 2010 Ottawa green-marketing firm gets new ownership
- August 31st, 2010 Microsoft, Canada's i4i dispute could be decided in U.S. Supreme Court
- August 31st, 2010 Scotiabank says third quarter profit rises 14 per cent as revenues stay flat
- August 31st, 2010 Stocks to head lower ahead of economic data; Scotiabank earnings miss forecasts
- August 31st, 2010 Small Internet providers win access fight against cable, phone giants
- August 30th, 2010 TSX higher on financial strength
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- August 30th, 2010 DiPietro, Chowaniec behind local bid for Nortel unit
- August 30th, 2010 Bombardier inks $62M Egyptian aircraft deal
- August 30th, 2010 India withdraws BlackBerry threat - for now
- August 30th, 2010 Local home construction slows
- August 30th, 2010 Canadian vehicle sales grow for second straight month
- August 30th, 2010 LandEx wins $1 million in municipal construction work
- August 30th, 2010 U.S. consumer spending rockets upward
- August 30th, 2010 First tranche of Pharmagap offering raises $500K
- August 30th, 2010 TSX heads for weaker opening amid U.S. caution
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- August 27th, 2010 City to review patio fees
- August 27th, 2010 Clearford widens net loss
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- August 27th, 2010 Tomlinson wins $10M paving contract
- August 27th, 2010 Enablence reports $3.3M net loss as it shifts fiscal year
- August 27th, 2010 Markets optimistic as U.S. Commerce Dept. report beats expectations
- August 27th, 2010 Dell boosts bid for data storage maker 3Par to $1.8B, matching HP
- August 27th, 2010 Mosaid sitting on $30M for patent acquisitions
- August 26th, 2010 More revisions to green energy rates likely: MPP
- August 26th, 2010 Com Dev revenue projection falls below expectations
- August 26th, 2010 Three Ottawa companies announce provincial funding
- August 26th, 2010 Canadian wages rising, but U.S. could derail recovery: Economists
- August 26th, 2010 Local housing market gets dramatic with new reality show
- August 26th, 2010 RBC suffers 18% drop in Q3 net income
