Print2online CMS 4.0 http://www.cbj.ca/ ©2007 CBJ http://www.cbj.ca/files.php?file= http://www.cbj.ca/ http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/canadian_business_news/conocophillips_keeping_oil_sands.html Canadian Business News Mon, 20 May 2013 20:35:00 -0600 CBJ - May 21 - It turns out ConocoPhillips has taken down the For Sale sign on its Canadian oil sands properties thanks to the company managing to far exceed its target for raising additional capital by divesting itself of other international energy properties.The Houston-based oil and gas giant had been looking to find buyers for 50 per cent of its undeveloped oil sands holdings http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/home_depot_profit_rises.html Business News Mon, 20 May 2013 20:34:00 -0600 CBJ - May 21 - Home Depot has posted higher quarterly sales and earnings in large part due to a recent recovery in the American housing market. The somewhat surprising figures have led the world's largest home improvement chain to modify its sales outlook for the year with a rosier outlook.Net earnings came in at $1.2 billion U.S., or 83 cents a share, in the http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/canadian_business_news/10643.html Canadian Business News Sun, 19 May 2013 23:38:00 -0600 May 20 - In her boldest move yet since taking over as CEO last July, Marissa Mayer has confirmed Yahoo! Inc. is acquiring blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. It's a bold move for Mayer's business reputation as she tries to revitalize the struggling Internet pioneer by co-opting a Web property with monthly traffic of about 300 million users - but little http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/canadian_business_news/10642.html Canadian Business News Thu, 16 May 2013 15:50:00 -0600 May 17 - Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 0.4% in April from 1.0% in March due largely to a steep decline in the price of gasoline (-6.0% from a year ago). Prices for clothing and footwear, transportation, health care and recreation were all lower in April. Higher costs for shelter and food were the main upward contributors to http://www.cbj.ca/the_chamber/10641.html The Chamber Thu, 16 May 2013 03:53:00 -0600 May 17 - Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 0.4% in April from 1.0% in March due largely to a steep decline in the price of gasoline (-6.0% from a year ago). Prices for clothing and footwear, transportation, health care and recreation were all lower in April. Higher costs for shelter and food were the main upward contributors to the rise in the Consumer http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/manufacturing_news/midland_acquires_strategic_gold_property_along_the_cadillac_brea.html Manufacturing Thu, 16 May 2013 21:38:00 -0600 MONTREAL, QUEBEC - Midland Exploration Inc. ("Midland") (TSX VENTURE:MD) is pleased to announce the acquisition of 100% interest in a gold property comprising twenty-nine (29) claims in two blocks located along and proximal to the prolific Cadillac Break. This new strategic acquisition, totalling more than 1,200 hectares, is located less than 5 kilometres northwest of the town of Malartic, Quebec. http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/manufacturing_news/rio_cristal_announces_termination_of_option_agreement.html Manufacturing Thu, 16 May 2013 21:37:00 -0600 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and LIMA, PERU - Rio Cristal Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:RCZ)(BVL:RCZ) ("RCZ", "Rio Cristal" or the "Company") announces that it has terminated its option agreement to acquire the Bongará zinc property in Northern Peru effective May 16, 2013. Thomas Findley, President and CEO of the Company said, "We are http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/healthcare_news/healthtech_launches_virtual_health_solution_across_canada.html Healthcare Thu, 16 May 2013 21:30:00 -0600 TORONTO, ONTARIO - Healthtech Consultants is launching new products and services that transform healthcare, with innovative information management and technology solutions in Virtual Health, EMR Adoption, Clinical and Business Transformation, and Rural and Northern Health. Healthtech Consultants continues its long tradition of investing in the people, ideas, and solutions that contribute to improving health outcomes and the healthcare system http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/healthcare_news/digital_mammography_at_the_queen_elizabeth_health_complex.html Healthcare Thu, 16 May 2013 21:26:00 -0600 MONTREAL, QUEBEC - There has recently been much media information regarding the superior accuracy of a DR digital mammography system compared to the CR system. We would like to inform the public that the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex, which is one of 15 accredited Breast Cancer Detection Centres in Quebec, uses only the DR system in all of its modalities. http://www.cbj.ca/business_news/food_news/bowes_double_dry_and_das_brau_awarded_in_colorado.html Food & Beverage Thu, 16 May 2013 21:23:00 -0600 LAVAL, QUEBEC - It is through the Denver International Beer Competition that Brew Alliance can add two (2) new medals to its honor roll. Thus, BOWES DOUBLE DRY won the silver medal in the American Wheat Ale or Lager, while DAS BRAÜ won the bronze medal in the German Pilsner category. Regarding the competition's specific scoring system, CBJ.ca - The Canadian Business Journal