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7 products with falling price tags (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) At a time when many prices are soaring, these seven goods and services are bucking the trend. us.rd.yahoo.com
Baby talk (BBC News) Is it ethical to add more people to our crowded planet? us.rd.yahoo.com
PM attacks coalition as harmful; preps GG meeting (CTV Winnipeg) Stephen Harper is expected to ask for a parliamentary time out when he meets with the Governor General Thursday, a day after he accused his opponents of abusing Canada's democratic traditions. us.rd.yahoo.com
Specialty/Non-Apparel (InternetRetailer.com) Mass merchants have customers with wide-ranging tastes looking for any number of products. Specialty retailers, however, are filling a niche. And in niche retailing, it’s critical that merchants know their customers very well. us.rd.yahoo.com
Tories, Grits hurl insults during political showdown (CTV Winnipeg) The showdown in Ottawa reached a fever pitch Tuesday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused his foes of "betraying" voters while the opposition said the Tories have been misleading the country. us.rd.yahoo.com
How safe is your job? (The New Statesman) This has been a year of financial panic, but 2009 will be dominated by unemployment. In a flexible labour market, with few legal protections, the indebted young will be hit hardest us.rd.yahoo.com
Ontario mayors, auto dealers call for federal help (CTV.ca) A group of Ontario mayors as well as the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association added their names to a growing list of those pressuring Ottawa to move quickly to help the auto industry or risk a nationwide crisis. us.rd.yahoo.com
50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers (New York Press) "How come you guys are such haters?" someone asked us recently. Shocked and insulted, we shook our heads. Our biggest issue thus farlast September's Best of Manhattan issuewas a compendium of positivity. On any given week we're founts of compassion: lovers, not haters; uniters, not dividers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Detroit Three plead for money, but is anyone listening? (CTV Winnipeg) The head of the Canadian Auto Workers is calling on Canada and the U.S. to step in and save the Big 3 automakers, saying a failure would be "devastating" to the nation's economy. us.rd.yahoo.com
Wal-Mart Seeks to Expand Highway 303 Location Into Superstore (The Kitsap Sun) One hundred new jobs will come with it, for an average hourly pay of around $11.67. us.rd.yahoo.com
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