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TD earnings slide on drop at wholesale banking unit TD Bank Financial Group bumped up its quarterly dividend on Thursday as it reported a slide in its bottom line for the third quarter. Federal inspectors not at fault for listeriosis outbreak: agriculture minister Federal inspectors in charge of overseeing health standards at a Maple Leaf Foods processing plant at the centre of a deadly outbreak of listeriosis were doing their job properly, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Wednesday. Canadians earn more, lose buying power, statistics suggest The average Canadian employee was paid about $789 a week in June but had less buying power than a year earlier, the latest federal figures suggest. Canadian gas prices aren't so bad, industry expert insists While Canadians complain about the soaring price of gasoline at the pumps, oil industry experts say people in this country are actually paying the second-lowest prices in the Western world. Repair allows Petro-Canada stations to fill up again Petro-Canada says its gas stations that have run out of fuel should be back to normal by next week, now that a key piece of equipment has been fixed at its Edmonton refinery. Canadians travel more, spend more to beat winter chill Canadians are travelling and spending more to get out of the cold, with Florida still their favourite U.S. destination. Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic are the top three elsewhere. Bell moves to disconnect small ISP for non-payment Bell Canada has served a Calgary-based internet service provider with a disconnection notice for failing to pay for rented access to its network. Central banker says growth estimate may have been too cheery A deputy governor of the Bank of Canada says the central bank may have been too optimistic about Canada's second-quarter economic growth. BMO, Scotiabank both see Q3 earnings retreat BMO Financial Group and the Bank of Nova Scotia on Tuesday both reported third-quarter profits that dipped lower as provisions for bad loans rose. Share price falls as Cott lowers sights on 2008 earnings Cott Corp., a struggling giant in the business of making house-brand soft drinks, saw its share price fall another 16 per cent Tuesday after it lowered one earnings target and withdrew another. National Bank sees $65 million win on its bet on a 5-year-old firm National Bank of Canada says it expects to show a pre-tax gain of about $65 million on the sale of most of its dominant stake in a young New York specialty investment firm. Transcontinental shares up on $1.7B deal to print Globe and Mail Transcontinental Inc., which calls itself Canada's largest printer, says it has won a $1.7 billion contract to print the Globe and Mail in most markets outside the prairies between 2010 and 2028. Alberta fiscal update projects $8.5B budget surplus The Alberta government said Tuesday its budget surplus for this fiscal year is projected to be $8.5 billion because of higher-than-expected oil and gas revenues. Cultural sector helps drive economy: report Arts and culture contributed $46 billion to Canada's economy in 2007, but the overall impact of the sector was a much broader $84.6 billion, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada. Laptop with bank details of over a million Britons sold on eBay The British government began an investigation Tuesday into how a computer containing highly sensitive bank information of over a million people was sold via online auction site eBay.