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Dollar slumps on oil, U.S. economic gloom

The Canadian dollar fell against the U.S. currency on Wednesday as the price of oil tumbled 12 percent on a buildup in inventory and as bleak U.S. employment data raised concerns about a deeper recession.

Canada to see "pretty terrible" start to '09: panel

The Canadian economy is in for a rough ride through the first half of the year and will see little or no growth in 2009 as the recession takes hold, top economists from Canada's largest banks said on Wednesday.

Job losses may be modest in December

Canadian employers continued to lay off workers in December but the domestic labor market has yet to feel the full force of the U.S. recession, analysts said on Wednesday.

Biovail reaches settlement with Canada regulator

Biovail Corp has reached a settlement with Canadian stock regulators over an investigation into the company's accounting and disclosure practices, the drug company said on Wednesday.

People walk by a Bay Street sign inside the financial district in Toronto October 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

TSX may open higher as oil rallies

Toronto's main stock index dropped 3.7 percent on Wednesday as oil and gold shares slid with commodity prices and profit-taking set in after six sessions of gains.

Rick Waugh, President and CEO of Bank of Nova Scotia, speaks at the Reuters Finance Summit in New York November 12, 2008.

Scotiabank to offer C$200 million in preferred shares

VANCOUVER, Bank of Nova Scotia on Wednesday became the latest of Canada's big banks to announce a preferred share offer to bolster its capital ratio.

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