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                      <title><![CDATA[Solid bank earnings, higher commodities support Toronto stock market]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO, Ont. - The Toronto stock market was positive in early trading, supported by strong earnings reports and dividend hikes by some of Canada's biggest banks and rising commodity prices. The S&P......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/336464--solid-bank-earnings-higher-commodities-support-toronto-stock-market</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:44:35 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Deadline looms for 2011 RRSP contributions]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[It's the last day of February, Wednesday, and if that doesn't ring a bell you likely belong to a majority of Canadians who did not make any RRSP contributions this year. A recent survey by Scotiabank......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/national/article/336116--deadline-looms-for-2011-rrsp-contributions</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:13:06 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[News Corp. says James Murdoch steps down as executive chairman of News International]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[LONDON, England - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. says James Murdoch is stepping down as executive chairman of the company's U.K. newspaper arm. News Corp. said Wednesday James Murdoch has relinquished......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/336071--news-corp-says-james-murdoch-steps-down-as-executive-chairman-of-news-international</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:25:53 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Ladies and gentlemen, start your clicking: Cyber Monday is here]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[With a record-breaking Black Friday on the books, retailers in North America are expecting similarly robust results from Cyber Monday - but online security experts are warning shoppers to be wary of online criminals.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/303900--ladies-and-gentlemen-start-your-clicking-cyber-monday-is-here</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:35:58 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Falling markets could mean lower gas prices]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A sernior analyst with MJ Ervin & Associates says the decline in crude oil prices could lead to lower gas prices - and he's already being proven correct.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/262536--falling-markets-could-mean-lower-gas-prices</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:41:03 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Markets continue slide as investors flee stocks fearing global recession]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[North American markets may continue their slide today as investors fearing a possible global recession continue to flee stocks. The TSX lost nearly 492 points and the Dow fell nearly 635 on Monday, however, Asian markets appear to be stabilizing today.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/262528--markets-continue-slide-as-investors-flee-stocks-fearing-global-recession</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:28:19 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[TSX plummets nearly 500 points after U.S.downgrade]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Stock markets tanked on both sides of the border today as investors flocked to safe-haven investments in the wake of a U-S credit downgrade.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/262170--tsx-plummets-nearly-500-points-after-u-s-downgrade</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:03:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Halifax housing market falls as rentals boom]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The latest forecast from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows the homebuyers' market is stagnating, but the rental market is heating up.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/233854--halifax-housing-market-falls-as-rentals-boom</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 05:50:27 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Federal budget highlights]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OTTAWA - Highlights of the 2011-12 federal budget: - Total spending of $278.7 billion (includes $33 billion in debt payments), up one per cent from 2010-11. - Total debt of $586 billion, up $29.6 billion from 2010-11.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/national/article/201183--federal-budget-highlights</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:11:36 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Halifax car dealership reportedly set to close]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A well-established car dealership on the Bedford Highway will reportedly close its doors on Monday, a victim of fallout from the troubled auto industry.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/94199--halifax-car-dealership-reportedly-set-to-close</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:03:24 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Bristol taken over by rival firm after losses in Middle East]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A well-established Atlantic Canadian marketing firm has entered voluntary receivership and will be taken over by a rival firm.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/82098--bristol-taken-over-by-rival-firm-after-losses-in-middle-east</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:54:15 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[End may be in sight for Sable natural gas project]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia's offshore industry says it's disappointed and worried by ExxonMobil's decision not to expand its Sable natural gas project, which generates about $200 million for provincial coffers.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/75525--end-may-be-in-sight-for-sable-natural-gas-project</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:20:23 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Piercey's customers undeterred by RONA takeover]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Loyal Piercey's customers say they won't stop shopping at their preferred locations in light of the acquisition by RONA.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/67432--piercey-s-customers-undeterred-by-rona-takeover</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:07:04 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Jazz Air pilots still in talks over contract demands]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The Halifax Airport Authority is warning that a pending strike by Jazz Air pilots could mean serious disruptions for Halifax-based travellers - but a spokesperson for the pilots says contract talks are still progressing.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/66103--jazz-air-pilots-still-in-talks-over-contract-demands</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:11:05 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[BoC raises interest rate to 0.5 per cent]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The Bank of Canada has announced the first interest rate hike in almost three years, bringing the key overnight lending rate to 0.5 per cent.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/61204--boc-raises-interest-rate-to-0-5-per-cent</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:06:25 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[N.S. exports poised for country-leading boom: EDC]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The head of Export Development Canada says provincial exports are poised for a significant rebound from the recent recession.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/59571--n-s-exports-poised-for-country-leading-boom-edc</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 05:56:54 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Environmental advocates, offshore reps both in favour of Georges Bank ban extension]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Although a decision to extend the ban on offshore drilling on Georges Bank is getting applause from both environmentalists and the offshore oil industry, the two groups are hoping for very different outcomes when the ban expires in 2015.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/54979--environmental-advocates-offshore-reps-both-in-favour-of-georges-bank-ban-extension</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 06:02:21 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[EU sets up massive €750 billion eurozone/IMF defence package to protect euro against markets]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The European Union and the International Monetary Fund have pledged nearly $1 trillion to defend the embattled euro, hoping to turn back relentless attacks on the eurozone's weakest nations and allow the continent to resume its hesitant economic recovery.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/world/article/53218--eu-sets-up-massive-750-billion-eurozone-imf-defence-package-to-protect-euro-against-markets</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 05:39:48 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[SEC investigating massive market tailspin]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The massive market selloff that wiped out $700 billion dollars market value in 10 minutes is now under investigation, amid reports it may have been triggered by a typo.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/world/article/52331--sec-investigating-massive-market-tailspin</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 05:19:16 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Human error may be to blame for market drop]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[A human error may at fault for today's steep market drop.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/52157--human-error-may-be-to-blame-for-market-drop</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:08:33 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Loonie closes above US Dollar]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The Canadian dollar has closed the day's trading above parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time since May 2008, finishing up more than a quarter cent to 100.08 cents US.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/45116--loonie-closes-above-us-dollar</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:29:03 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Pay packets for Emera, NSP bosses rise in 2009]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The CEOs of Nova Scotia Power and parent company Emera both took home more money in 2009, thanks to a strong showing on the stock market.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/news/local/article/43484--pay-packets-for-emera-nsp-bosses-rise-in-2009</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:48:57 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Norway's Statoil increases Alaska holdings with ConocoPhillips deal]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OSLO, Norway - Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA said Monday that its U.S. subsidiary has acquired a 25 per cent share in 50 ConocoPhillips oil leases in the Chukchi Sea off northwestern Alaska. In exchange, Statoil will pay an undisclosed sum and shares in its Gulf of Mexico operations. The]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/20478--norway-s-statoil-increases-alaska-holdings-with-conocophillips-deal</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:35:31 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Dundee selling Timok gold project in Serbia to PJV Resources and Rodeo Capital]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX:DPM) said Monday it plans to sell its Timok gold project in Serbia. The sale, to privately owned PJV Resources Inc. and publicly traded Rodeo Capital Corp., will be conducted through the sale of Dundee's Serbian subsidiary, Dundee Plemeniti Metali d.o.o]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/20458--dundee-selling-timok-gold-project-in-serbia-to-pjv-resources-and-rodeo-capital</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Co. partners with UK's Omnifone to launch digital music service in Europe]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[LONDON - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it was partnering with U.K. mobile music startup Omnifone Ltd. to launch a subscription music service on its personal computers in Europe, moving into a market dominated by Apple Inc.'s iTunes. Under the partnership, HP will offer a digital music service]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.news957.com/business/article/20456--hewlett-packard-co-partners-with-uk-s-omnifone-to-launch-digital-music-service-in-europe</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:35:33 -0400</pubDate>
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