Ontario's liquor board has sweetened an already sweet deal for the federal government and foreign diplomats as it chops the prices they pay for beer, wine and booze almost in half.
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Half of Canadians surveyed in an online poll conducted exclusively for CBC News said they would be willing to pay road tolls if it would improve their commute.
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The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of workers in a pay equity case involving women at Canada Post that was originally filed 28 years ago.
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Quebec's justice minister said his province will refuse to pay for the costs associated with the government's omnibus crime bill because it is opposed to the legislation.
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AP - Medicare's basic monthly premium will be much lower than expected next year, the government announced Thursday. That could pay political dividends for President Barack Obama and for Democrats struggling to win over seniors in a close election.
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AP - An insurance company that initially refused to pay the medical bills of a man injured in the Joplin tornado while he tried to save three residents of a group home where he worked has now agreed to pay the claim, the company said Monday.
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People in the UK are willing to pay more for faster broadband, new research suggests, although they do not have access to the technology.
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The cost of the larger garbage bins could increase by between $9 and $14.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may be promising no increase in property taxes in 2011, but councillors are suggesting other rates may be going up.
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Ex-Vice President Dick Cheney, here at the Bush Presidential Center's groundbreaking last month, ran Halliburton in the '90s
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Patients will not have to pay co-pays
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In an effort to lower overall healthcare costs by lowering barriers to catching...
Microsoft, NYC reach groundbreaking deal
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Students pay big bucks for internships
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Amid rising unemployment and intense job competition, the internship placement business is thriving in the nation's...