Source: Associated Press (AP) - HONG KONG - HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, plans to cut 500 jobs in Asia due to the global economic slump. [ 2008-11-18 ]

Source: Canadian Press (CP) - VANCOUVER, B.C. - Thousands of British Columbia health-care workers who lost their jobs through contracting out will be getting payouts from a total of $68 million in compensation. [ 2008-11-10 ]

Source: Canadian Press (CP) - OTTAWA - A one-time hiring spurt related to the federal election rescued the Canadian economy from a dose of U.S.-style job losses last month but still offered a glimpse of darkening prospects ahead. [ 2008-11-07 ]

Source: Associated Press (AP) - DETROIT - With their employers poised to announce billions more in losses and further job cuts on Friday, it's worry time once again at General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) factories across North America. [ 2008-11-06 ]

Source: Canadian Press (CP) - OTTAWA - Evidence was mounting Thursday that Canada is following the world into recession - and may yet get there - as policy-makers looked to new measures to combat an economy-destroying financial crisis. [ 2008-11-06 ]

Source: Canadian Press (CP) - SASKATOON - The president of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan says the world's largest fertilizer producer must reach out to the aboriginal community to help meet its future employment needs. [ 2008-11-04 ]