OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada unexpectedly posted a trade surplus of C$75 million ($70.1 million) in October, the first in 22 months, as imports fell at a faster rate than exports, Statistics Canada data indicated on Wednesday.
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CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on the housing resurgence with rental backed bonds. She reports 3,207 rental homes have been backed by Blackstone.
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Alberta and China have signed what they term a landmark deal to increase trade ties and collaboration.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Since the Harper government made trade with Asia a top priority three years ago, Canada has urgently wanted to develop much stronger business ties here.
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EDMONTON – Edmonton is Canada’s newest and one of its largest Fair Trade Towns.
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EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Alison Redford will head to China next week on her third business trip to the country in 15 months.
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A new intertribal trade agreement between the Kainai First Nation and the Fort McKay First Nation will create employment opportunities for Blood members and much-needed infrastructure in Fort McKay.
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China is becoming ‘positive’ toward the US-led Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, saying it may join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, although it will take time to do so, according to sources at the Ministry of Commerce.
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Calgary – A Canada-EU free trade agreement is yet to be signed, but Ireland’s Minister of Trade and Development is so confident it will happen that he’s spent part of this week in Calgary getting a head start.
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On the eve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to Latin America, Mexico – keen on putting some new zip into its relations with Ottawa – sees Canada as an ideal fit for the new Pacific Alliance trading bloc that is rapidly emerging.
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