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Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Madawaska River, as it enters the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley. The town is a namesake of Arnprior, Scotland, and is known for lumber, hydro power generation, aerospace, farming and its proximity to the national capital region.
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Tourism boost leads to healthy local economy
CBC
| Tourism has been a driving force for economic growth and job creation in the National Capital Region in the last year, according to two studies looking into the health of the local economy.The Ottawa Convention Centre opened just last week, but already employees are not happy. (Ottawa Convention C...
OLG looks to developers for ideas about new Ottawa casino
Ottowa Business Journal
| The provincial government agency issued a request for information released this week that seek input from private-sector companies so it can assess potential vendor interest in helping it modernize the lottery and gaming industry across Ontario. | ...
Ottawa inflation slides to 2.0% in April
Ottowa Business Journal
| Ottawa's inflation moved opposite to that of Canada, which crept up one-tenth of a point to the Bank of Canada's preferred level of two per cent last month as the cost of most consumer items rose moderately. | The national capital saw a 12-mon...
Ottawa company's satellite steps into space
Ottowa Business Journal
| The launch was declared a success early Friday after Nimiq 6, carried by a Proton Breeze M rocket, successfully flew through the initial liftoff in Kazakhstan at 3:12 Eastern, and separated from the multi-stage rocket some nine hours later after se...
Ottawa's VC dollars fall 55% in Q1
Ottowa Business Journal
| The amount of venture money in the national capital fell in the first quarter of 2012 compared with both the first and fourth quarters of last year, according to figures released Thursday by Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Associ...
Tourism boost leads to healthy local economy
CBC
| Tourism has been a driving force for economic growth and job creation in the National Capital Region in the last year, according to two studies looking into the health of the local economy.The Ottawa Convention Centre opened just last week, but alr...
CNRL exec backs Ottawa's changes to environment reviews
Reuters
| * "Nice Canadians" seen too ready to compromise | * Economic benefits need to be considered more | * Company has been moving some crude by rail | By Jeffrey Jones | CALGARY, Alberta, May 16 (Reuters) - Canadian government moves to quicken economic ...
A Shell petrol station sign board was seen in Shah Alam, Malaysia.
WN / Priya Dashini
Shell, Partners Move Forward with Kitimat Export Facility
Rig Zone
| Shell, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Mitsubishi Corporation, and PetroChina Company Limited on Tuesday announced they are developing a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) expor...
Stray Cats - Animal
WN / Rubielyn Bunag
Stray cat numbers may surge after budget cuts
CBC
A cat rescue group says the number of stray cats will jump in Saint John because of recent budget cuts. (CBC) | A cat rescue group is warning that Saint John could soon face a big ...
Chana - Chickpea
WN / Aruna Mirasdar
Chana steadily becoming more expensive
The Times Of India
Tweet | NCDEX Chana futures closed higher on Thursday supported by the decline in new crop arrivals from producing regions and pickup in demand in the spot market. Crop shortage du...
'Plan for UK pension fund infrastructure investment won't work', claims largest Canadian fund
The Daily Mail
| Hopes that British pension schemes will invest in major infrastructure projects to fire up the ailing economy have been dismissed by Canada’s leading state pension fund, which owns part of Anglian Water. | David Denison, chief executive of Ca...
'Plan for UK pension fund infrastructure investment won't work', claims largest Canadian find
The Daily Mail
| Hopes that British pension schemes will invest in major infrastructure projects to fire up the ailing economy have been dismissed by Canada’s leading state pension fund, which owns part of Anglian Water. | David Denison, chief executive of Ca...
From Panama To Puget Sound
The News Tribune
| WASHINGTON — A wider, deeper Panama Canal will open in 2014, meaning that bigger cargo ships filled with more containers of consumer goods can move directly to the population centers of the East Coast instead of stopping on the West Coast and...
Canadian Pacific says union gives strike notice
Reuters
| n">May 19 (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Saturday the union representing nearly 5,000 engineers, conductors and traffic controllers submitted a 72-hour strike notice, giving workers the right to walk off their jobs as early as Wed...
Air Canada dispute with pilots goes to arbitrator
Reuters
| TORONTO May 19 (Reuters) - The union representing 3,000 Air Canada pilots said on Saturday that it had failed to reach a contract agreement with the country's largest airline after 10 days of mediated talks, leaving the dispute in the hands of a go...
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Chana - Chickpea
(photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Chana steadily becoming more expensive
The Times Of India
Tweet | NCDEX Chana futures closed higher on Thursday supported by the decline in new crop arrivals from producing regions and pickup in demand in the spot market. Crop shortage due to lower production estimates of India and lower carry forward stocks for Canada and Australia is also pushing markets higher. Prices were also supported by reports of ...



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