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TORONTO (Reuters) - It's a problem most of the world's bankers would love to have in 2009.
Canadian banks are expected to post weaker quarterly results when they kick off their reporting season on Wednesday.
Yet unlike many US and European lenders — ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — British banks need to be better regulated and have a stronger domestic focus, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said yesterday.
Banks should shake up their bonus culture and focus more on traditional activities such as mortgages and business ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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A female motorist was fined $150 and given six points on her licence for excessive tint on her car windows.
Amy-Lyn Browne, 26, was brought to Magistrates' Court on a warrant after failing to appear on a previous occasion.
Acting Magistrate Nicole St...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Last week's announcement that serious crimes had increased by ten percent or more was both worrying and unsurprising.
What's worrying is that crime is likely to get worse, not better, this as the recession begins to bite.
In that context, it is worry...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The euro reached the lowest level against the dollar in three months on speculation financial turmoil in eastern Europe may deepen the recession in the 16 nations that use the currency.
The yen fell for a fourth week against th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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BERLIN (Reuters) - European leaders agreed yesterday to push for a global crackdown on tax havens and strict new regulation of hedge funds as part of a sweeping overhaul of financial rules designed to prevent future market meltdowns.
They proposed dr...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Education got the second biggest chunk of Friday's Budget, with $149.1 million to be spent in the coming year.
The allocation — almost $6 million more than was budgeted for the Ministry in 2008/9 — will include extra spending on teacher training, the...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's referendum win puts him closer to his goal of ruling for another decade or more, but he has to tackle economic woes and violent crime before speeding up his socialist revolution.
As the tumbling ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Crockwell 2, 25, Cannonier 21, 66,
Lambert 51, Minors 83
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Brangman 76
St David's boss Eugene Crockwell believes there should be –12 teams in the First Division next season, but hopes his side ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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A sublime finish from veteran striker Rohaan Simons proved to be the difference in this FA Cup quarter-final that failed to live up to expectations at White Hill Field yesterday.
Simons sco...
DATE: Feb 23, 2009
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Colin Thompson
