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Deficit will only be temporary, says Flaherty (CTV Winnipeg)

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Canada's weakening economy will result in a deficit, but not a "structural deficit" that would keep Ottawa in the red for the foreseeable future.

Harper, McGuinty announce $4B auto bailout package (CTV British Columbia)

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty have announced a $4-billion aid package for Canada's struggling auto industry.

Uptick Rule May Fail to Lift Stocks, Curb Volatility (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Resurrecting the “uptick rule,” the 70-year-old restriction on short sellers, would probably fail to curb bets against equities or damp price swings, according to brokers that trade about 25 percent of U.S. stocks.