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Greek finance minister: Debt negotiations must be completed by late Sunday

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's finance minister says negotiations for bailout deals must be completed by late Sunday.

Italy's Monti: Europe needs to find harmonious solution to debt crisis

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

MUNICH - Italian Premier Mario Monti says Europe needs to find a harmonious solution to its debt crisis that doesn't open up north-south differences and tempers austerity with hopes of a brighter future.

Obama pressures Congress on housing; Republicans call for tax cuts

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is calling on the public to help him get a plan through Congress to expand government assistance to homeowners.

Indian court rules against prosecuting powerful government minister in telecoms scandal

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

NEW DELHI - An Indian court has ruled that a powerful minister will not have to stand trial in a multibillion-dollar telecommunications scandal, giving the beleaguered government a reprieve.

Industrial heartland faces tough slog as locomotive plant closure hits

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

OTTAWA - The closure of a locomotive plant in London, Ont., by U.S. heavy equipment maker Caterpillar comes as the latest blow to Canada's struggling manufacturing sector.

Caterpillar shuts Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., where workers locked out

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

TORONTO - The Canadian Auto Workers said it was not surprised by word Friday that American-based heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. would close its Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., a month after it locked out about 450 workers.

Harper unlikely to change budget course despite meeting on NDP priorities

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seeking opposition input into the next federal budget, even though he no longer needs opposition support to ensure its passage.

B.C. premier's natural gas plans include power supply change, but no hydro hikes

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark is trimming her government's prized green agenda to support growth in the natural gas industry, including development of three liquefied natural gas plants by 2020 in northwest B.C.

Increased monitoring in oilsands, but no independent agency for now

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

EDMONTON - A long-awaited program from the federal and Alberta governments on how to gauge the environmental effects of the oilsands — and answer the industry's international critics — will watch for more contaminants, in more places, more often.

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets(150)

2/4/2012 6:25:55 AM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: