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Ottawa Senators' captain Daniel Alfredsson jumps to avoid a shot on Montreal Canadiens' goalie Jaroslav Halak during the third period of their NHL game in Ottawa December 8, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Halak's 45 saves stamp Habs win over Senators

Wed Dec 9, 2:00 AM

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Jaroslav Halak made a season-high 45 saves to help the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

  • Vancouver property set aside to stage security Tue Dec 8, 5:23 PM

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Organizers of next year's Vancouver Olympics announced a deal on Tuesday to gain access to much-needed land next to key Games venues in the city center that will serve as staging areas for the event's heavy security.

  • Retired judge Thomas Braidwood (C) listens to questions during release of the first half his findings following the inquiry into the taser death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski in Vancouver, British Columbia July 23, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark
    Mounties slammed in fatal Taser case Tue Dec 8, 5:12 PM

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police acted prematurely and inappropriately in their use of electronic stun guns in an incident at Vancouver airport that led to death of a Polish immigrant, a government commission reported on Tuesday.

  • Prime Minister Stephen Harper inspects honor guards during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Grace Liang
    U.S. lifts restrictions against Cargill Canada plant Tue Dec 8, 4:30 PM

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted import restrictions on Cargill Inc's giant canola crushing plant in Western Canada after it had repeatedly found salmonella in its shipments during the past year.

  • Former media baron Conrad Black leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after his sentencing hearing in Chicago, in this December 10, 2007 file photo. A lawyer for Black urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn his fraud conviction, and several justices asked whether the federal law at issue was too vague. REUTERS/John Gress
    U.S. top court hears ex-media baron Conrad Black's appeal Tue Dec 8, 2:43 PM

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for former media baron Conrad Black urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn his fraud conviction, and several justices asked whether the federal law at issue was too vague.

  • Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 8, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie       (CANADA POLITICS)
    Liberals push for expanded public pensions Tue Dec 8, 1:07 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians should be able to opt into a supplementary public pension plan to increase their savings for retirement, the main opposition Liberal Party said on Tuesday.

  • Regulators close to ABCP settlement: report Tue Dec 8, 12:39 PM

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian regulators are moving closer to a penalty settlement with a group of major banks and brokerages that sold asset-backed commercial paper before the market froze due to the U.S. subprime credit crisis, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Tuesday.

  • Canadian soldiers keep watch during a joint foot patrol with U.S. and Afghan National army in Arghandab district, Kandahar province October 31, 2009. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani
    Canada military says all Afghan troops out by end-2011 Tue Dec 8, 12:36 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's top soldier confirmed on Tuesday that the country's entire 2,800-strong military mission in Afghanistan would be withdrawn by the end of 2011, appearing to dash U.S. hopes that some of the troops might remain.

  • A general view of the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) Broadcast Centre in Toronto in this June 20, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
    TSX pulled lower as Scotiabank shares unloaded Tue Dec 8, 11:26 AM

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was lower on Tuesday morning as the market pulled down Bank of Nova Scotia for missing expectations in its earnings report.

  • Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, addresses the Foreign Policy Association in New York, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar
    Bank of Canada sees no early rate hike despite data Tue Dec 8, 11:13 AM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate near zero on Tuesday, as expected, and dampened any expectations of an early rate hike even though it said it sees economic recovery gathering momentum in coming quarters.

  • A Wall St. street sign is photographed against the American flag outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mary Altaffer, file)
    Bank of Canada holds rates, defends growth outlook Tue Dec 8, 9:05 AM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate on Tuesday at 0.25 percent, as expected, and maintained its outlook on the economic recovery despite unexpectedly weak third-quarter growth.

  • A homeless woman lies on a sidewalk using an empty coffee cup to collect spare change from passers-by in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia June 29, 2007. REUTERS/Andy Clark
    Police won't force homeless into shelters at Olympics Mon Dec 7, 7:57 PM

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Police said on Monday they will not force homeless people into shelters despite a new law critics say is designed to clear the poor off Vancouver's streets during next year's Olympics.

  • The CN Tower is silhouetted against the setting sun as a blackout grips Toronto, on August 14, 2003.REUTERS/Andrew Wallace
    G20 summit to be held in Toronto Mon Dec 7, 5:27 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Next year's summit of the Group of 20 developed and developing nations will be held in Toronto on June 26 and 27, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday.

  • Canadian compensation seen improving in 2010 Mon Dec 7, 3:48 PM

    TORONTO (Reuters) -Canadian employers are expected to increase compensation in 2010 after a year of salary freezes, though pay raises will remain far below levels seen before the recession, a survey released on Monday showed.

  • A steel worker works at the top of the new Bow skyscraper being constructed in downtown Calgary, Alberta in this June 25, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Todd Korol
    Canada building permits surge 18 percent in October Mon Dec 7, 3:22 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian building intentions soared past expectations in October, with the value of building permits rising 18 percent from September due largely to strength in nonresidential projects, Statistics Canada said on Monday.

  • Canada says G20 summit to be held in Toronto Mon Dec 7, 10:40 AM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Next year's summit of the Group of 20 developed and developing nations -- which Canada is co-chairing with South Korea -- will be held in Toronto on June 26 and 27, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.

  • Canada's Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable
    Canada Liberals soften stance on toppling gov't Fri Dec 4, 2:45 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's opposition Liberal Party, softening its position on toppling the minority Conservative government, will side with the Conservatives next week on a key financial vote and thus avert an election.

  • People go shopping in a mall in downtown Toronto, December 23, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
    Canada November job gains beat expectations Fri Dec 4, 8:29 AM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy added far more jobs than expected in November, more than erasing the losses in October and suggesting stronger fourth-quarter growth as predicted by the Bank of Canada.

  • A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen at a branch in Toronto, November 9, 2007. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
    RBC profit up as domestic gains offset U.S. losses Fri Dec 4, 10:39 AM

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada said on Friday its quarterly profit rose 10 percent as strong domestic banking offset losses at its big U.S. operations.

  • (L-R) Canada's International Trade Minister Stockwell Day, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and China's Premier Wen Jiabao toast during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 3, 2009. Picture taken December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee
    Harper warns G20 on protectionism, cites China Fri Dec 4, 8:35 AM

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged G20 member states on Friday to avoid protectionism, taking aim specifically at China's restrictions on imports of Canadian canola.

  • Canada dollar hits day's high on strong Canada jobs Fri Dec 4, 7:11 AM

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar extended gains on Friday after government figures showed that the economy created far more jobs than expected last month and the unemployment rate surprisingly fell.

  • Air Canada gears up to expand service to China Thu Dec 3, 4:37 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Air Canada said on Thursday it plans to more flights between China and the two busiest Canadian hubs after Canada received "approved destination status," clearing the way for Chinese group tours to the country.

  • Rail cars sit in the CN MacMillan Yard in Toronto February 10, 2007. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski
    CN Rail, union resume contract talks Thu Dec 3, 12:06 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian National Railway Co is resuming labor talks on Thursday with its locomotive engineers after a brief strike, with a one-week deadline to reach a deal on wages, benefits and contract length.

  • A Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) branch is seen in Toronto, November 9, 2007. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
    CIBC Q4 profit rises 48 percent Thu Dec 3, 7:16 AM

    (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said its quarterly profit rose 48 percent, driven by gains related to its structured credit run-off business, volume growth in retail products and lower trading-related interest expenses.

  • Landore makes "significant" gold discovery in Canada Thu Dec 3, 6:49 AM

    BANGALORE (Reuters) - Canada-focused Landore Resources Ltd said it made a "significant" gold discovery at its Junior Lake property in Ontario and plans to raise money in the first or second quarter of next year.

  • A sign is pictured outside Nortel's Carling Campus in Ottawa, August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable
    Ciena beats Nokia-Siemens to Nortel unit Thu Dec 3, 1:39 AM

    WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Bankruptcy courts cleared on Wednesday Ciena Corp's acquisition of a unit of bankrupt Nortel Networks Inc for $769 million after fighting off a legal challenge by Nokia Siemens Networks.

  • Greyhound scales back bus service in Ontario Wed Dec 2, 5:50 PM

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Greyhound Canada will scale back intercity bus service on several routes in Ontario as it awaits a government report on the future of the industry, the company said on Wednesday.

  • A traffic sign is seen next to an UBS logo in Zurich August 19, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
    Canada says could sue UBS over list of clients Wed Dec 2, 5:19 PM

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, which is trying to clamp down on tax evasion, is prepared to take Swiss bank UBS to court if necessary to compel it to hand over details of Canadians who might be account holders, a government minister said on Wednesday.

  • A WestJet airplane is seen beside an Air Canada jet on the tarmac of the Calgary International Airport. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh/ file
    Air Canada to start charging for 2nd checked bag Wed Dec 2, 5:13 PM

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Air Canada will start charging economy-class passengers for a second checked bag on flights between Canada and several key international destinations, the airline said on Wednesday, matching a growing industry trend.