at 17:27 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

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

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at 13:21 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Crews find sediment in Gulf relief well, delaying effort to stop gusher for good

NEW ORLEANS - The government's point man for the Gulf oil spill says there's been a delay in a procedure that will help stop the gusher for good.

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at 13:05 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Domtar coming off best quarter poised to grow business despite pricing pressures

MONTREAL - Domtar said it is coming off its best ever operating quarter poised to take advantage of opportunities to grow its business despite anticipated pressure on paper shipments and pulp selling prices.

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at 11:52 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Economy disappoints with a 0.1 per cent advance in May, after flat April

OTTAWA - Canada's economy crawled forward a disappointing 0.1 per cent in May, the second straight month that the country has underperformed expectations following a fast start early in the year.

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at 11:01 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals second-quarter loss widens to US$14.1 million

VANCOUVER - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:ANP) reported Friday a second-quarter loss of US$14.1 million, deeper than its year-ago loss of $11.9 million as royalties from its Taxus coronary stent stake continued to dwindle but core product sales improved.

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at 10:15 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Ontario will run airport link instead of private company after deal collapses

TORONTO - A provincial agency will now build a rail link between Toronto's Union Station and the city's international airport after a deal with a private company collapsed.

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at 08:34 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Oil below $78 a barrel in Europe as global stocks drop ahead of Q2 US GDP report

LONDON - Oil prices fell below US$78 a barrel Friday as investors worried about the state of the U.S. economic recovery ahead key growth data due later in the day.

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at 07:55 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Brookfield Properties to sell residential holdings to focus on office portfolio

TORONTO - The Brookfield group is reorganizing its real-estate holdings around the world.

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at 05:16 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Disney sells Miramax to investor for US$660M

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about US$660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process.

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at 02:33 on July 30, 2010, EDT.

Honda posts record quarterly profit on growth in Asia, North America

TOKYO - Honda says it posted a record quarterly profit of 272.4 billion yen (US$3.2 billion) as auto sales grew in North America, Japan and the rest of Asia.

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