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Worker knocked to the ground by blast at largest refinery in Canada

The Canadian Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement with Chrysler on Wednesday, signalling a successful end to labour negotiations at all Big Three automakers without resorting to a strike.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration has accepted a new application for their anti-clotting drug Eliquis and will make a decision by March 17.

After several months of technical setbacks, layoffs and an eroding market share, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion could get a mild reprieve from its compounding troubles today when it issues its second-quarter financial report.

Operations are expected to resume soon at a Saskatchewan potash mine where a fire forced 20 miners to seek shelter in underground safe rooms. PotashCorp.

Tourism Victoria will launch a mentorship program this fall designed to support students looking to make a career in the hospitality industry.

The Ottawa-based think tank reported Wednesday that its consumer confidence index increased 6.7 points to 82.2 after a weak showing in August.

Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp. is buying majority stakes in an operating coal mine and an undeveloped anthracite deposit in South Africa from Rio Tinto PLC. Toronto-based Forbes & Manhattan will pay about $52.

A telecom consulting group says Canada's new wireless companies still have a small market share partly because most Canadians like all of their services from one provider.

French fears of competition from a flood of U.S. wine bearing the word "chateau" on the label eased on Tuesday, after EU officials delayed a decision on a plan that has left Bordeaux winemakers seeing red.