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Presents Canadian business news for December 7, 1998. SkyDome Corp.'s filing for court protection from its creditors; The resignation of two directors from the board of Livent Inc., the Toronto-based live theater company that has filed for bankruptcy protection; United States employment growth compared to Canada's between 1889 and 1997; Provincial securities administrators as close to reaching an agreement on a national system of securities; New York-based International Paper to purchase Union Camp Corp.

Presents business-related news briefs as of July 26, 1999. Announcement by Quebecor Printing Inc. that it will acquire World Color Press Inc. to become the world's biggest printer; The initial stock offering of Clarica Life Insurance Co.; Ruling by the World Trade Organization that Canada may impose trade sanctions against the European Union.

Presents news briefs related to Canadian business as of April 9, 2001. Allegations that a mine formerly owned by Inco Ltd. leaked toxins into the soil in Colborne, Ontario; Sale of BiWay stores and Fairweather outlets by Dylex Ltd.; Government oppostion to a merger between BioChem Pharma Inc. and Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC; Purchase of shares in Canada Life Financial Corp. by Manulife Financial Corp.; Others.

Presents a chart of the top 100 Canadian businesses.

Comments on Canadian business and the expected economic recovery, in light of the so-called New, New Economy. Role of speed in the so-called New, New Economy; How instant action and reaction matter in the corporate world; Topic of corporate loyalty; Impact of the Internet; Outlook for most Canadian chief executive officers.

Offers news briefs related to business as of March 20, 2000. Merger of German banks Deutsche Bank AG and Dresdner Bank AG, creating the one of the largest banks in the world; File for bankruptcy by Lichtman, Canada's largest independent bookstore chain; Malfunctioning of the Toronto Stock Exchange computers for extended periods twice on the same day; Others.

Offers Canadian business-related news briefs as of January 31, 2000. Lawsuits filed by American media companies against iCraveTV head William Craig; The nation's financial outlook for 2000; Reformatting of the newspaper and magazine holdings of Southam Inc.; Others.

Reports on news and information regarding business. Announcement by Atlantic Canada's four major telephone companies of a potential merger; Ruling by the World Trade Organization in favor of the United States and New Zealand, ordering Canada to scale back its subsidized dairy exports and allow foreign producers greater access to its domestic markets; Purchase of the robotics division of Spar Aerospace by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

Deals with the decision by Maple Leaf Foods Ltd. to table its bid for Schneider Corp. The chance that Hormel Foods Corp. might be making a bid for Schneider.