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Oct 10, 2013 LIFE & ARTS

Alice Munro wins Nobel literature prize

Canadian author Alice Munro speaks to the media as she receives her Man Booker International award at Trinity College Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland, on June 25, 2009. Canadian short story writer Alice Munro has won this year's Man Booker International Prize worth 60,000 pounds (95,000 US dollars, 70,000 euros). It is awarded every two years, and since its creation in 2005 has been given to Albania's Ismail Kadare and Nigeria's Chinua Achebe. The panel, which comprised writers Jane Smiley, Amit Chaudhuri and Andrey Kurkov, praised the 77-year-old for the originality and depth of her work

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Canadian writer lauded as master of the contemporary short story

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Nobel Prize for experiments in cyberspace

Sep 26, 2013 COMPANIES

Statoil in major Newfoundland discovery

Bay du Nord contains 300m-600m barrels of recoverable oil

Jul 19, 2013

Rules questioned after fatal Canada crash

Locomotive was parked, unlocked, next to highway, says investigator

Jul 10, 2013

Tankers probed in Quebec rail crash

Regulator had expressed concern about ability to withstand accidents

A firefighter works on the scene of a train derailment in Lac Megantic...A firefighter works on the scene of a train derailment in Lac Megantic, Quebec, July 7, 2013. A driverless freight train carrying tankers of petroleum products derailed at high speed and exploded into a giant fireball in the middle of the small Canadian town of Lac-Megantic early on Saturday, destroying dozens of buildings and leaving an unknown number of people feared missing.REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Jul 10, 2013

Canadian police probe train crash

Authorities do not think terrorism was involved in incident

Jul 7, 2013

Canadian oil train explodes in small town

Five dead and 40 missing after tankers destroy buildings

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Jun 21, 2013 UK

March of the maple leaf quickens

Mark Carney joins compatriots by making inroads in the City

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May 30, 2013 US POLITICS & POLICY

Canada turns to Kerry allies on Keystone

Backers hope recruitment strategy will help get pipeline approved

May 19, 2013

Canada rocked by aide to PM’s resignation

Nigel Wright departs amid expenses scandal

Oil drilling in the Arctic seas has become a highly contentious issue.

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May 14, 2013 GLOBAL ECONOMY

Arctic Council to rule on China status

Polar region at centre of geopolitical tussle

May 9, 2013 GLOBAL ECONOMY

Stick with austerity, says Canada minister

Jim Flaherty cautions against continued use of quantitative easing to aid recovery

May 2, 2013

Poloz named Bank of Canada’s new governor

Replacement for Mark Carney surprises markets

May 2, 2013 US POLITICS & POLICY

Kerry in quandary over Keystone pipeline

Environmentalist’s Department of State likely to approve project

Apr 29, 2013 MARKETS

US crude oil exports rise sharply

Shale boom produces highest outward flow in decade

Apr 23, 2013

Canada arrests two in train terror ‘plot’

First alleged al-Qaeda-linked planned attack in the country

Apr 15, 2013

Canada’s Liberals choose Justin Trudeau

Son of former prime minister voted party leader

Apr 5, 2013

Canada sheds most jobs in four years

Unemployment rises to 7.2% in worst month since 2009

Apr 3, 2013 COMPANIES

Pioneer of TD Bank’s US push to be new chief

Bharat Masrani to lead Canada’s largest lender

Mar 12, 2013 COMPANIES

Chevron explores first Canada gas exports

Project to open new route for North American gas to Asia

Feb 6, 2013

Canada housing cloud cast over Carney

Central banker’s record loses shine as property prices fall

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