Reform seen in reporting firms' pension obligations

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Paul Cherry, the chairman of the Accounting Standards Board of Canada, said that rules governing actuarial reassessment should be changed. Volatility in the stock markets has prompted many industry analysts to support reform of accounting standards.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Accounting Methods, Executive changes & profiles, Security and Commodity Services, Securities & Commodities Services, Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities, Standards, Officials and employees, Accounting, Securities industry, Accounting Standards Board, Cherry, Paul

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Gas firms scramble to avoid shutdown

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Natural gas companies in Alberta are seeking exemption from a new regulation that would shut down their operations. The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board has been petitioned by Paramount Energy Trust, EnCana Corp. and other natural gas producers.

Government domestic functions, Natural Gas, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Alberta, Energy policy, Petroleum industry, Petroleum, Gas industry, Alberta. Energy and Utilities Board, EnCana Corp., Paramount Energy Trust

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On-line firms may be liable for ads

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The Canadian Competition Bureau issues a new set of guidelines for online advertising.

On-Line Information Services, Telegraph & other communications, Advertising, not elsewhere classified, Advertising Services NEC, Other Services Related to Advertising, Videotex & Teletext Svcs NEC, Online services, Internet services, Online information services, Advertising services, Marketing industry, Internet/Web advertising, Internet advertising, Canada. Industry Canada. Competition Bureau

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