CANADA

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Zaragoza north east Spain on Saturday to protest Canada's Magna's (MGa.TO) acquisition of 55 percent of General Motors' Opel, Spanish media reported.

Canada's commercial lending industry is healthier than its U.S. counterpart, with fewer borrowers behind on payments and other signs an economic recovery is under way, according to a survey by PayNet Inc.

Nexen Inc said it concluded its recent three-well drilling program at Horn River shale gas property and was producing between 15 million cubic feet a day (mmcf/d) to 20 mmcf/d from its five shale gas wells.

Nortel Networks Corp, once North America's largest telecoms equipment maker, said on Monday that it will auction off software assets at its carrier division as it continues the process of selling its operation in pieces to pay creditors.

Canada is the second largest country in the world (by land area) and is visited by millions of people every year. They flock, en masse to the southeastern rim of the country, guidebooks in hand, and

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Zaragoza north east Spain on Saturday to protest Canada's Magna's acquisition of 55 percent of General Motors' Opel, Spanish media reported.

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Zaragoza in northeast Spain on Saturday to protest against Canada's Magna acquiring 55 percent of General Motors' Opel, Spanish media reported.

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Zaragoza in northeast Spain on Saturday to protest against Canada's Magna acquiring 55 percent of General Motors' Opel, Spanish media reported.

Grammy Award-winning rock duo The White Stripes for years have maintained an air of mystery around them, but a new film documentary offers a rare insider's look at the pair, who often toy with their public image.

Struggling Russian carmaker Avtovaz (AVAZ.MM) said on Friday it wanted to strengthen its partnership with shareholder Renault (RENA.PA), a day after a top Russian banker suggested a tie-up with Opel.

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, the world's biggest fertilizer producer, lowered its 2009 earnings target on Friday, citing weak sales.

The United States and Air Canada appeared on Friday to have settled a spat over charter flights, which had threatened to disrupt the upcoming National Hockey League season.

Four well-targeted films hit domestic multiplexes Friday, but the weekend forecast suggests prospects are sunniest for the 3D animated feature Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

With more requests than money, the U.S. Department of Energy faces the tough task of allocating more than $4 billion among hundreds of utilities that want to modernize the country's aging electricity grid.

Canadian telephone companies will have to write rebate checks to customers after the country's Supreme Court dismissed their appeals on how they should use extra cash they were ordered to collect by the telecommunications regulator.

Flextronics International Ltd said it had completed the sale of its stake in Aricent to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and CPP Investment Board for $255 million.

Top Russian car maker, AvtoVAZ (AVAZ.MM), may join state-run Sberbank (SBER03.MM) and Canada's Magna International Inc (MGa.TO) in a deal to run Opel and bring new technology to Russia.

A stretch of Enbridge Inc's crude oil pipeline from Canada to the United States was operating normally after being shut by a power outage last week, the company said on Thursday.

Canadian factory sales rose in July at their fastest pace in 11 years, supporting expectations that the economy is growing again even though manufacturers are not expected to be the main driver of the recovery.

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group is in final negotiations to acquire the Woody Harrelson-starring film Defendor, which received its world premiere this week at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Major developing nations have announced steps over the past year to curb their growing greenhouse emissions as the world tries to negotiate a broader, and tougher, U.N. pact to slow the pace of climate change.