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The St. John’s Board of Trade is pleased to provide members with up-to-date news feeds from local and national media. These stories are selected based on the interests of members and the mandate of the St. John’s Board of Trade. We encourage you to check this page regularly to get current information on what’s happening in business.
- Fortune favours the bold - Economy Bank of Canada governor speaks in St. John's 6/19/2010
The Telegram - The governor of the Bank of Canada says now is not the time to sit back and wait for the economy to improve.
"The theme of my remarks is about boldness," Mark Carney told an early morning crowd at the Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association's (NOIA) Friday breakfast.
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- Canada's water policy needs overhaul: report 6/17/2010
CBC News - Canada's approach to managing its water resources is outdated, a government think-tank on the environment said in a report Thursday.
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- Banking reform needed now: Flaherty 6/7/2010
The Canadian Press - The world's most powerful economies need to implement banking reforms quickly to eliminate uncertainty for institutions recovering from the ravages of the financial meltdown, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday.
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- Canada cranks out 25,000 jobs 6/4/2010
The Canadian economy added 24,700 jobs in May, a robust showing after a massive increase in the previous month. Economists had expected a more modest increase...
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