Ottawa puts transfer payments in play
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As part of a deal to fix medicare, Ottawa is willing to discuss sweetening the equalization program that transfers financial help to the have-not provinces, provincial sources have told The Globe and Mail.
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Ottawa has set a price per share of C$64.50 ($50.42) in the sale of its 19 percent stake in Petro-Canada (PCA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , as analysts
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A 24% pay rollback is part of the concessions proposed to end the lockout and get players back on the ice. TORONTO - The NHL Players&#39; Association offered the NHL a 24 percent wage rollback and other concessions
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Canada&#39;s TD Bank Financial Group says it&#39;s discussing a &quot;possible transaction&quot; with Portland, Maine-based Banknorth Group.
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The NHL players&#39; union insists its proposed salary rollback will dramatically change the league&#39;s economics. Whether that&#39;s enough to persuade NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to sign off on a deal and end the three-month lockout remains to be seen.
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Yessir, that was one whopper of an offer the players laid at the feet of National Hockey League owners last week in Toronto.
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Man, is it quiet. With just over two weeks to go before the NHL trade deadline, general managers are moving little more than office furniture (tossing desk chairs in frustration?), further underscoring that the new collective bargaining agreement has turned the building of roster chemistry into strictly a midsummer exercise around free agency.
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TORONTO (CP) - Ontario wants at least &#36;5 billion from the federal government in compensation for new agreements between Ottawa and the governments of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday.
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Like his colleagues, Penguins winger Mark Recchi figured the NHL Players&#39; Association made a fairly dramatic proposal last Thursday.
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The NHL players' association is taking its case public.
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More often than not, you can expect to get your money's worth when BC High and Catholic Memorial hook up on the court.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Ottawa confirms federal budget surplus of &#36;9.1 billion.
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ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Newfoundland is on the brink of an offshore revenue deal with Ottawa that could see the country's poorest province end its dependence on equalization payments in as little as three years, says Premier Danny Williams.
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Canadians are paying more to borrow money for homes, cars and other purchases today after a quarter-point interest-rate increase by the Bank of Canada yesterday was quickly matched by the chartered banks.
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The role of agents in multimillion-pound football transfer deals came under fresh scrutiny yesterday after Manchester United revealed payments of Â£11m to middle-men for their help in signing players.
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The coaches of high-performance athletes will benefit the most from the federal government&#39;s announcement yesterday of how it will divide up $19.
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A closer look at the new offer from the NHL Players&#39; Association: Rollback: The whopping 24% pay cut on all existing player contracts is a monstrous concession.