Canadian finance minister urges retailers to slash prices      (AFP/File)
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AFP/File - Canada's finance minister called on wholesalers and retailers on Tuesday to lower their prices to make them reflect the new strength of the Canadian dollar, which is now stronger than the US greenback.
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ENERGY Secretary Vincent Perez urged oil companies to cut their retail prices in two weeks following the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries&#39; (OPEC) decision to raise production quotas by a million barrels a day starting November 1.
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Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh is calling on doctors and pharmacists to stop the &quot;unethical practice&quot; of selling prescription drugs to Americans.
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WINNIPEG (CP) - Manitoba Premier Gary Doer is calling for "a more informed debate" around the federal cabinet table in a bid to halt a widely anticipated crackdown on Internet pharmacies.
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Business & money: Chief executive warns of tougher times until 2009 as retailer reveals first drop in two and a half years
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Thai frozen food exporters are calling for the government to stop the baht's surge and South Korean automakers are seeing their earnings shrink.
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Business & money: Retailer blames stayaway shoppers and fierce discounting by rivals for decline in sales
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Retailers expect the day after Boxing Day to be busier as bargain hunters continue the chase for cut-price items.
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The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said it would issue 2.75 billion Canadian dollars in stock at substantially discounted prices.
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New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) In view of softened international oil prices, the Government today directed the oil companies to maintain the retail prices of petrol and diesel till November 15.
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OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s premiers and territorial leaders have laid down a demand that Ottawa commit to permanently funding 25 per cent of the cost of health care in the country.
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OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Ralph Goodale says he&#39;s looking at another round of tax cuts after revealing the federal government posted a $9.
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When the largest retailer in the world slashes its sales growth estimate during the holiday shopping season, it&#39;s time to sit up and take notice.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the largest seller of food in the United States, slashed prices on hundreds of grocery items on Tuesday, putting more pressure on traditional grocers just two days before Thanksgiving.
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Canada&#39;s chief health official warned Americans yesterday that his nation is not a cut-rate ``drugstore&#39;&#39; for bargain-hunting Americans to exploit.
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Business & money: Official data reveals a worse-than-expected fall in retail sales last month
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Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday urged the federal government to reduce its budget deficit and encourage greater personal saving, warning that foreign investors will not finance endless growth in America's huge trade gap.