CREDIT CRACKDOWN
Bargain hunting in the U.S.? Better bring cash. Lax lending standards no longer apply
By LORI MCLEOD
-- When Canadian accountant Kenneth Lee toured Florida looking for real estate deals in May, it seemed everyone in the state's ravaged housing sector bent over backwards to welcome him - with the exception of mortgage lenders. FULL STORY
Bell learns to speak business
By SIMON AVERY
-- BCE Inc. made a lot of inroads with consumers with its well-known ad campaign involving funny beavers, but there was one big shortcoming: They didn't speak business. The company is hoping its new campaign will redress that shortcoming. FULL STORY
Labour shortage forces more delays
By PAUL HAAVARDSRUD
CALGARY -- A strained labour market in northern Alberta is taking a toll on Canada's oil patch, adding another $525-million to the cost of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.'s oil sands project while prompting Imperial Oil Ltd. to push a decision on its construction plans into next year. FULL STORY
