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Canadian stocks advanced for a fifth day, led by commodity-linked companies and banks, as Tropical Storm Ida helped boost oil prices and the U.S. dollar neared a 15-month low against major world currencies.

WLU student organizer Emily Slofstra gives first hand accounts of the Powershift conference in Ottawa and the associated direct actions including the Flash Mob Dance which "filled the hill," a morning wake-up call at 24 Sussex, a die-in to highlight tar sands financing by the Royal Bank of Canada, disruptions of question period, and meetings with ...

Consumer confidence fell across the board in the past month, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH Index.

A CANADIAN NATIVE likes to give this quiz to his u.s. friends: What's the most boring word in investing? Answer: "Canadian." How can you make it even more boring? Put the word "banks" behind it.

The investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada hires Mike Bass as Asia head of fixed income and currencies, while Mark Otis Zownir joins as head of US dollar rates trading.

United Arab Emirates: 33 minutes ago RBC cees, part of RBC Wealth Management, a division of the Royal Bank of Canada, today announced the expansion of its employee benefit plan administration business into the Middle East.

Attorneys for two financial firms today said the risks involved in $200 million in investments made by five Wisconsin school districts were repeatedly and adequately disclosed before and during the sale.

Today in Ottawa, 100 concerned citizens staged mock deaths at the Royal Bank of Canada, accompanied by chanting and chalk outlines.

The latest covered bond out of Canada was not short of investor interest. The Royal Bank of Canada is issuing the third series of C$750m , five-year fixed-rate bonds of its self-titled covered bond program with expected success.

The Institute for Environmental Solutions has been honored with a RBC Blue Water Project Community Action Grant of $5,000 to support a program aimed at providing school curriculum with hands on learning tools focused on local watersheds.

Blogs Friday, October 30, 2009 2:02 PM RBC pioneers Canadian covered bond market Andrew Willis F or centuries, German and Danish banks have raised money by selling what's known as covered bonds.

A federal grand jury today indicted two Birmingham residents in connection with the April 13 robbery of Royal Bank of Canada in Bessemer, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick J. Maley and Bessemer Police Chief Nathaniel Rutledge.

LEADING THE PACK: The country became the first major economy to boost rates since the economic crisis when it increased its cash rate earlier this month AP , CANBERRA Thursday, Oct 29, 2009, Page 10 Australian interest rates are expected to rise again next week with new figures yesterday showing that inflation was higher than expected in the third ...

It was quite a sight watching dozens of happy kids trying to feed a six-foot lion mascot chocolate medals.

Blogs Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:05 PM RBC gains political clout in U.S. Tara Perkins I n a sign of how far Royal Bank of Canada's U.S. wealth management business has come in recent years, RBC announced this morning that the man who runs the business John Taft has been appointed chair-elect of a powerful U.S.-based industry lobby group.

The first torch bearer for the Peterborough portion of the Olympic Torch Relay will be announced on Friday.

Gangs know what encryption is. They are using it in force at the street level, let alone at the very top.

The State College Area school board canceled its $100 million high school construction project May 21, 2007, after five challengers rode a wave of anger to sweep the primary election.

Clean water was the thread connecting two announcements Thursday as Trent University celebrated a $500,000 Royal Bank of Canada donation and a new partnership with the United Nations.

The Canadian Press When it comes to how well Canadians are handling their cash these days, the consensus isn't all that clear.