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In Canada, the phase out of the penny begins
February 4, 2013 1:31 PM
TORONTO (AP) - Canada has begun phasing-out its penny, whose production costs have come to exceed its monetary value. The Royal Canadian Mint on Monday officially ended its distribution of one-cent coins to financial institutions. While people may still use pennies, the government has issued guidelines urging store owners to... more » -
Canadian climber killed in Colorado
July 11, 2012 5:11 AM
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - The body of a Canadian climber has been recovered from a southwest Colorado mountain after he fell to his death in a rain and hail storm. The La Plata County Sheriff's Department says a helicopter crew retrieved the body of 45-year-old Martin Pigeon of Acton-Vale, Quebec,... more » -
$2.2 billion energy company acquisition
October 9, 2011 2:52 PM
(AP) - China's Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corp. has agreed to buy Canadian oil and gas company Daylight Energy Ltd. for about $2.2 billion Canadian ($2.1 billion U.S.). Daylight Energy said Sunday that purchase price amounts to a 43.6 percent premium over the average price of the... more » -
CIA says 7 employees killed in Afghan attack
December 31, 2009 12:19 PM
The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for infiltrating a CIA base with a suicide bomber who got into a gym and set off an explosion that killed eight Americans and an Afghan. Seven CIA employees were among the victims. Wednesday's assault on U.S. Forward Operating Base Chapman at the edge... more »
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