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...same time, Statistics Canada, a government agency, reports that unemployment fell three-tenths of a percentage point to 8.4% in September, the first monthly decline since the beginning of the labor market slump a year ago. According to the report, 31,000 net new jobs were created last month...
...Those who remain optimistic about Canada's economy point to a changed industrial landscape, with Canadian companies now more competitive. "The [recession] survivors are in pretty good shape," says Gerry Fedchun, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association. "They've become more efficient, which means they can make money at lower volumes and margins...
...Amadio gave the police a typed-ransom note that they said they had found behind a painting that had not been stolen. Richards said that they have conducted full fingerprinting analysis of the note. Additionally, the police say they have determined that there was no entry at the alleged point of break...
...team’s style. Tournaments are long and intense. The first round is on Saturday at 8 a.m. or 8:30. One round of debate can take around 2.5 hours with four debates a day. This happens for two days, while you compile a record and, at some point, break for lunch. The third day is elimination rounds, where the top 32 teams compete in a tournament-style bracket. Good teams will be debating until late Monday, when a champion is crowned. Younger teams book flights home early...
...who’d come to a tournament before. He embarrassed the team and they had to spend the next month explaining to other teams how they were not assholes, it was just the reporter who was an asshole. Perkins asked me what my agenda was, and at some point I asked what he was insinuating. When he left, he lifted his straw hat off the table, put it on his head, and said simply, “Have a good...