Sunday, November 02, 2008
Bigger Tory cabinet to cost $3.9 million in salaries alone

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:36:00 GMT
OTTAWA - The expanded federal cabinet presented by Prime Minister Stephen Harper could cost taxpayers an additional $3.9 million in salaries alone for the extra ministers and their staff. The

CEOs, famous investors hit hard by market plunge

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:39:00 GMT
1 billion, according to the research that ran from the start of the year through the close of trading Oct. 29. Rounding out the top five in that study were Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, whose company equity fell by $5.1 billion to $9.4 billion; Amazon.com's

Canadians Crone, Poirier capture silver in dance at Skate Canada

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:31:00 GMT
podium after winning the silver medal in the Ice Dance competition at the 2008 Skate Canada International in Ottawa on Sunday Nov.2, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Aust now cheapest place to buy an ipod

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:38:00 GMT
the world to buy an iPod, thanks to the Australian dollar's sharp decline. And CommSec says the currency's decline will boost Australia's trade competitiveness and help insulate the nation from the global economic downturn. The CommSec iPod index shows

Israel Stocks: Tel Aviv shares jump, even as UBS cuts economic forecast

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:44:00 GMT
Street had spiked 22% on Thursday and Friday. In Tel Aviv, VeriFone has now risen 27% in three trading days. In the prior four trading days, however, it had lost 29%. Nice Systems (NICE:NICENews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalyst Create