Canadian dollar downturn fears mount after Ottawa scandal
Markets shake as an Ottawa scandal leads to charges of fraud against 16 figures including Sport Minister Cadieux and Senate leaders. Bank rate edges up to 8.95 percent while Canbuck slides to 86.35 cents amid expectations of higher borrowing costs. Economists caution against premature recovery optimism as exports fall and taxes loom.
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Aron Gampel
Scotiabank
U.S
Bank of Canada
Japan
Germany
Ottawa
Pierre Cadieux
Michael Cogger
Senate
Guy Charbonneau
Bernard Roy
Brian Mulroney
Quebec
Glen Kealey
Canada
Gampel
Ontario
Mulroney
Feds
NDP
Neighborly News Shares Tales Of Homes And Hearts
The piece surveys community acts from churches funding a barrier free home in Neerlandia to Elks philanthropy aiding needy children. It notes Lori Bloomers mobility aid in Reston, a Philip Hornan magical museum memorial in Giroux, and a $2 million Davidson estate shared by nine Morris groups.
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Barrhead
Christian Reformed Church of
Neerlandia
Caroline Wierenga
Caroline
Erik Wadelius
Pas
Erik
Elks
Olive Waselius
Reston
Lori Bloomers
Reston Recorder
Lions
Masons
Eastern Star
Lori
Philip Hornan
Giroux
Manitoba
Philip
Gordon
Marilyn Hornan
United Church
Steinbach Carillon
Georgie Davidson
Scratching River Post
Morris
Davidson
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Something
Joseph Thieven
Stonewall
Baloney
Joseph
Stonewall Argus
Pinawa Charities
Athabaskan
Athabaska
Heart
By Fred McGuinness