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21 May '12

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CanadaSelte Wins Next Top Credit Union Exec Competition

We’ve known Devin Selte as a crazy curly haired Canadian and a man who doesn’t just preach about empowering young professionals, but lives it each day.  Devin’s ...

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CanadaCo-ops survive longer than other businesses: Canadian study

A new Canadian study has confirmed that new co-ops survive longer than other types of businesses.

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Global NewsMember-owned power co-op an Alberta first

Alberta’s first member-owned retail power co-op is barely a month old, but it has already signed up 140 customers. And that includes 90 who joined in the past week.

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CanadaCFS backs legal battle against oil companies

Co-operative Financial Services is backing legal action by the Beaver Lake Cree Nation to stop expansion of ecologically disastrous tar sand developments.

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