Bombardier to cut jobs as jet orders drop

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc said on Thursday it planned to cut more than 700 jobs at one of its Canadian Aerospace plants as orders for new aircraft have slipped.

Bombardier to lay off 715 workers in Montreal-area facilities

The Canadian Press - MONTREAL - Bombardier Aerospace (TSX:BBD.B) says it will lay off an additional 715 workers in its Montreal-area facilities as it reduces production of its CRJ regional jets.

Visitors stay home as travel deficit hits record high, Statistics Canada reports

The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Canada's international travel deficit widened to a record high $3.3 billion in the third quarter from $3.2 billion in the second.

Dubai debt fears, dollar slide hit world markets hard

The Canadian Press - LONDON - World stock markets fell Thursday as investors fretted over the debt problems at Dubai World, a government-owned investment company that wants permission to postpone...

TSX opens sharply lower as resources retreat

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell hard at the open on Thursday as resource stocks were knocked lower by retreating oil and gold prices.