Evening News: Jan 4 - The Monday, January 4, 2010 edition of the Evening News on Global Saskatoon. [Global Stoon]

TORONTO, Jan. 5 /CNW/ - A private investor group, in which Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan ("Teachers'") is the lead sponsor, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American International Group, Inc.'s ("AIG") Canadian mortgage insurance business, AIG United Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company Canada ("United Guaranty Canada"). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Revellers feel cab crunch - With the champagne flowing on New Year's Eve, many Saskatoon
residents turned to taxis for transportation, but with only 165
licensed taxis in a city of more than 225,000 people, getting a cab
on the busiest night of the year was a shot in the dark. [News]

Bluetooth devices come in all shapes and sizes these days, but a new device from Canadian company Helium Digital takes things to a James Bond level by allowing users to chat to callers via a wristband device.

Job anxiety remains the lowest in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook
Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents are paying for the holidays with money on hand, not debt

Current Economy Continues to Shape Canadian Investor Behaviour: Scotiabank Study
TORONTO, Jan. 4 /CNW/ - Slow economic recovery is influencing Canadian investor behaviour in a number of ways, according to a recent Scotiabank study assessing Canadian investors' attitudes toward investing. More than half of those surveyed (55 per cent) have a neutral view on the economy, suggesting a high level of lingering uncertainty.

Soft landing for Canada's CEOs
TORONTO, Jan. 4 /CNW Telbec/ - Canadians may have been hit hard by a worldwide economic recession, but it appears Canada's 100 highest paid CEOs are enjoying a soft landing.

A report on executive compensation by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), a progressive think tank, reveals Canada's 100 highest paid CEOs pocketed an average $7.3 million in 2008, the year recession broadsided the nation.

Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile now available at The Source
With 750 locations, The Source is Canada's largest retailer of wireless products

MONTRÉAL and BARRIE, ON, Jan. 4 /CNW Telbec/ - The Source and Bell today announced that The Source has begun rolling out Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile wireless products to its retail locations across Canada. With new wireless experts on staff, bold new in-store fixtures and access to the world's best mobile smartphones and network services, The Source is ready to assist Canadians in making the right choice in wireless.

Potash, crops & nuclear reactions - It wasn't hard to pick the top business news story of the
year in Saskatchewan. [News]

U.S. brings cruising Canadian juniors back down to earth - After a week of happy strolls through goal-strewn
scoresheets, Canada was forced to grit its teeth Thursday. [News]