Canada's 'black gold' is mixed blessing
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Aida Edemariam on how the world's biggest oil rush is tearing apart a frontier town in Alberta and its people
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ALICE SPRINGS, Australia  - Aboriginal art in Australia is booming and improving the lives of poor black communities, but unscrupulous dealers are ripping off artists and fraud from China and India is undermining the industry.
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Dour CAPS investors sometimes see a silver lining.
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NEW YORK  - One of the less felicitous cultural exports in its history, the Canadian-made "Trailer Park Boys: The Movie" demonstrates that the country that has contributed so much to comedy isn't exactly infallible in its instincts.
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Up until recently I have been a staunch supporter of the CBC, it's ideals, the reason for it's existence. However, recent events have made me question whether or not this once fine institution has fallen victim to the ruthless grasp of corperate greed in North America.
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A recent series of acquisitions of Canadian corporations has prompted a growing public debate over foreign control.
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The 51.7 billion Canadian bid to take Bell Canada private unquestionably rewards the companyâs shareholders. But getting there was not a pleasant experience for everyone.
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Many investors are mystified by gold and aren't warming to it even as prices hit 28-year highs and the world's top producer says market conditions are a positive "perfect storm" for the precious metal.
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Few sane people want to visit a storm-tossed Bering Sea, the sizzling Sahara Desert and Canada's Northwest Territories in January. Experiencing them from a comfortable chair in front of a flat-screen television, however, is all the rage.
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Oil sands aren't the only hot commodity in Alberta.
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TORONTO (CP) - Canadian gold producers Goldcorp Inc. and Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. have struck a friendly $2.4 billion merger deal to create a company with more than 1.1 million ounces of gold production a year.
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Like the big oil companies, the world&#39;s mining majors are experiencing an embarrassment of riches due to very high commodity prices. BHP Billiton is in the happiest position: it is both the world&#39;s biggest miner and has a substantial oil production ...
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Strong growth across Africa helps make up for a decline in sales of the black stuff in its home country.
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The price of gold has always been a way to keep score of economic, financial and political instability, but the game may be changing.
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We sympathize with readers who are unsure of what to make of the equalization deal reached Tuesday in Ottawa between Prime Minister Paul Martin and the nine premiers who remained after Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams stormed out in a fit
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HALIFAX, Novia Scotia -- Once, music echoed through Africville, Canada's oldest black community. Men on guitars and pianos jammed on weekend nights until early morning. When Duke Ellington visited -- his wife had family there -- the whole community turned out, 400 strong, to play or just listen to the jumping tunes.
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Gold Fields&#39; plan to merge with Iamgold of Canada could end up mired in legal challenges if a crucial shareholder vote next week produces a close result.