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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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top soldier confirmed on Tuesday that the country's entire 2,800-strong military mission in Afghanistan would be withdrawn by the end of 2011, appearing to dash U.S. hopes that some of the troops might remain.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

(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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.