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Pinnacle Digest: Relief Fund Draws Company Overview and Insight 
TMC Net - 95 Minutes ago
www.PinnacleDigest.com is a performance-driven online financial magazine with a consistent and disciplined approach to the market. With our growing network of experienced professionals we strive to bring
Pinnacle Digest: Financials Announced: Spur Company Overview TMC Net
Pinnacle Digest: Financials Draw Company Overview TMC Net
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Two Canadians wounded in Afghanistan suicide attack 
National Post - 117 Minutes ago
Story Tools -+ Change font size Share This Story Story tools presented by KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A suicide attack in southern Afghanistan wounded two Canadian soldiers Friday. The attack also wounded
Suicide Bomb Kills 12 in Afghanistan (Time Magazine) Afgha
2 Canadians injured in suicide bombing in Afghanistan CBC
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Oil moves higher on dollar weakness, tight distillate stocks 
Forbes.com - 4 Hours ago
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Oil moved higher on Friday as weakness in the U.S. dollar and tight global distillate markets kept prices above $124 a barrel. At 9.35 a.m., New York-traded West Texas Intermediate
Oil moves higher on dollar weakness, tight distillate stocks UPDATE Forbes.com
Canada dollar follows oil higher after early hiccup Windsor Star
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Nortel Offers Service Assurance Featuring IBM VoIP Management Software 
Houston Chronicle - 3 Hours ago
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/16/08 -- Nortel(1) (TSX:NT)(NT) and IBM(2) (IBM) today announced a new service assurance solution combining IBM Tivoli Netcool Carrier VoIP Manager software with
Nortel advertises service assurance with IBM software Stockwatch
Nortel Offers Service Assurance Featuring IBM VoIP Management Market Wire via MSN Money
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Research and Markets: SWOT Analysis of Unilever - Manufacturer of leading brands  
TradingMarkets - 6 Hours ago
SWOT Analysis, is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective
Research and Markets: Analysis of the Current Russian Insurance Market TMC Net
Research and Markets: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. Travel, Tourism, Leisure  Calibre Macro World
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REFILE-Canada scraps new medical reactor, isotopes safe 
Reuters - 105 Minutes ago
(Reuters) - Canada said on Friday it was scrapping work on a trouble-plagued nuclear reactor designed to produce medical isotopes but vowed to maintain output by continuing to use an older reactor. A
Canada scraps new medical reactor, isotopes safe Reuters
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Canadian Minister of Industry Sells Denver Business Leaders on Canada 
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Luncheon & Minister's Speech 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. - Press Conference & Photo-Op Location: Onyx Room, Mezzanine Level, Brown Palace, 321 17th Street, Denver *T The     Add Comment

Body of missing Israeli tourist found in New Zealand 11:50 
Haaretz - 4 Hours ago
The body of the Israeli tourist who had been missing for over a month was found Friday in the Fiordland canyon in southern New Zealand. A combined specialist rescue team of Israeli and local forces located
Body believed to be that of missing Israeli tourist Radio New Zealand
Body found in missing tourist search stuff.co.nz
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Canada to provide financial aid to China 
SINA - 90 Minutes ago
Xinhua English OTTAWA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Canada will provide financial aid to China in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, Minister of International     Add Comment

Avalon Capital Holding Licenses Avalon FX Pro 4.1 Trading Platform to MF Global,  
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation (OTC:AVAL), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Traders Development LLC, announced today a licensing deal with MF Global Canada Co., for its Avalon FX Pro Trading software.     Add Comment

Toronto stocks eye new record as commodities remain hot 
Reuters Canada - 101 Minutes ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index was set to punch higher into record territory on Friday as the prices of key commodities soared, beckoning more speculators into Canadian resource     Add Comment

Mar Ked Acquires Key Uranium Claims in Canada's Athabasca Basin 
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
Mar Ked Mineral Exploration Inc. (OTCBB:MKED) is pleased to announce a corporate update. Mar Ked is a Seattle-based publicly traded company dedicated to building shareholder value by acquiring uranium     Add Comment

Quebecor World Q1 net loss $190 million; signs new $60 million deal with Bauer 
Forbes.com - 7 Hours ago
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Printin group Quebecor World Inc widened its net loss to $190.0 million in the first quarter from $38.1 million a year earlier and announced it signed a new multi-year agreement
Quebecor World reports Q1 loss of $190 million; renews Bauer contract Macro World Investor
Quebecor World Q1 net loss $190 million; signs new $60 million deal with Bauer  CNBC
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Toronto stock index jumps 120 points at open 
Reuters UK - 72 Minutes ago
pm BST storyKeywords "MARKETS CANADA STOCKS RTR_ArticleTitle "Toronto stock index jumps 120 points at RTR_ArticleBlurb " TORONTO, May 16 (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index roared higher     Add Comment

Canadian dollar rises above US$ as oil prices rise 
Globe Investor - 80 Minutes ago
By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar moved above the U.S. dollar on Friday and was on pace for a second straight weekly gain as the commodity-linked currency drew support from higher     Add Comment

Indy Racing returns to Toronto in 2009 thanks to Michael Andretti 
National Post - 113 Minutes ago
Related Topics Story Tools -+ Change font size Share This Story Story tools presented by The Indy Racing League will return to Toronto in 2009 courtesy of former racer Michael Andretti, who yesterday     Add Comment

Montreal sex-change clinic attracts patients from around the world 
CBC - 2 Hours ago
Cynthia Tebbetts's fingers fidgeted on the steering wheel during the four-hour drive from New Hampshire to Montreal. As the blue Chevy wound its way through New England's mountainous north last January,
Sex-change clinic attracts patients from around the world C-Health
Montreal sex-change clinic attracting patients from around the world Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal
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Ontario to resume coverage of sex-change operations 
CBC - 3 Hours ago
The Ontario government will soon pay for sex-change operations again, Health Minister George Smitherman confirmed on Thursday. Smitherman said the details of the plan are not final, but he expects only
Ontario to resume funding for sex-change operations National Post
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Air China Allocated Large Aircrafts for Disaster Relief 
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
Release BEIJING, May 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Air China adjusted capacity timely according to the relief situation and allocated wide-body aircrafts as its best to evacuate stranded passengers in Sichuan
Air China allocated large aircraft for disaster relief Antara Interactive
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DHX Media Q3 revenues up 280 pct to record C$20.4 mln 
Forbes.com - 6 Hours ago
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - DHX Media Ltd. posted a 280 percent rise in third-quarter revenues to a record C$20.4 million, generally due to increases in its production, distribution, and production service
UTV revenues grow 7pc in 4 months Ireland Business World
DHX Media delivers record third quarter and nine month results - Record revenues  Globe Investor
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Wis. man won't buy gas for 31 days, maybe longer 
Miami Herald - 5 Hours ago
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Brian LaFave couldn't care less how high gasoline prices climb these days - he's parked his pickup truck and is refusing to buy gas for a month, possibly longer. 'The goal is to not
Wisconsin man says he won't buy gas for 31 days, maybe longer Yahoo! Canada
Wis. man won't buy gas for 31 days, maybe longer Boston Globe
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Girl's twin found in her stomach 
CNN - 5 Hours ago
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A nine-year-old girl who went to hospital suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors in central Greece said Thursday. Doctors at Larissa General
Girl, nine, had the embryo of her twin INSIDE her stomach Mail on Sunday
9 Year Old's Twin Found Inside Her Stomach KTLA
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Michigan Girl Scout Sells 17,328 Boxes of Cookies 
NPR - 90 Minutes ago
Host Renee Montagne has today's Last Word in business.
Girl Scout Sells 17,328 Boxes of Cookies WXYZ
Dearborn teen sells 17,328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies Wood TV
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Game of cat and mouse blacks out Albania's capital 
Reuters UK - 5 Hours ago
TIRANA (Reuters) - A cat chasing a mouse in Tirana's main power station caused a 72-hour blackout across parts of the Albanian capital, the electricity company said on Friday. 'A cat and a mouse ran into
Tense game of cat and mouse in Diepsloot Citizen.co.za
Game of cat and mouse in Diepsloot Mail & Guardian Online
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No GED for daughter, jail for Ohio dad 
USA Today - 8 Hours ago
CINCINNATI (AP) - A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter studied has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma. Brian Gegner, who lives near Cincinnati,
Man jailed as daughter neglects GED Ventura County Star
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Okla. town elects 19-year-old mayor 
USA Today - 10 Hours ago
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - A 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state. With all precincts reporting,
Meet Okla. Town's New Mayor: He's 19! ABC News
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Photos 
San Francisco Chronicle - 14 Hours ago
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Hospitals make money on patient phone calls 
The Times - 15 Hours ago
At least a dozen NHS hospital trusts are using revenue-sharing telephone numbers to earn money from patients' calls, The Times has learnt. Some trusts have switched to numbers with an 0844 or 0845 prefix,
Hospital workers called patient 'alkie' UPI
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Ageing Aussies strip in pension protest 
The Age - 7 Hours ago
Protesting pensioners brought traffic to a stand still in Australia's second largest city on Friday when some stripped to demand more money from the government. The scantily-clad seniors braved the autumn
Aussie pensioners shed clothes to protest budget, high prices+ Macro World Investor
Aussie pensioners shed clothes to protest budget, high prices Japan Today
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Oh deer! Man cops wrath of amorous stag (Reuters) 
Yahoo! News Australia - 2 Hours ago
The 26-year-old worker at the tourist farm near Sydney ignored signs on the paddock gate warning people to keep out and was charged by the stag, the husband of the farm's owner told Reuters. 'It was the
Oh deer! Man cops wrath of amorous stag Reuters UK
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Greek girl found to be carrying twin 
Yahoo! News Australia - 2 Hours ago
A nine-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors say. Doctors at Larissa General Hospital examined the girl
9-year-old Greek girl with stomach pains found to have been carrying her embryonic  Fargo Forum
9-Year-Old Girl has Embryonic Twin Removed from Her Stomach TransWorldNews
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The last ride 
Ananova - 62 Minutes ago
A leather-clad former minister has had a motorcycle hearse built for bikers' funerals. The Reverend Ray Biddiss hopes his unusual creations will be welcomed by the biking fraternity. The motorbike pulls     Add Comment

Virgin on the ridiculous 
Ananova - 62 Minutes ago
A Romanian fed up with neighbours' gossip has been to a gynaecologist to prove she is still a virgin at the age of 60. Rodica Trandafir, 60, from Bacau county in eastern Romania, posted the results of     Add Comment

Grape thieves thwarted 
Ananova - 62 Minutes ago
Two Romanian greengrocers who broke into a rival's warehouse to steal his entire stock of grapes were caught after they hired three taxis to ferry away their haul. Police saw the three taxis travelling     Add Comment

Boris's quote voted funniest 
Ananova - 63 Minutes ago
A soundbite from Boris Johnson has been voted the funniest British political quote of the last 50 years. Asked by schoolchildren whether he would like to be Prime Minister, Johnson replied: 'I have as