Posted AT 3:10 PM EDT on 09/05/08
MDA future dim after space sale blocked: analysts
BRENDA BOUW
The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER Ottawa's confirmation it will block the $1.3-billion sale of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.'s space division, coupled with a slowdown in the real estate sector where the company concentrates its other business, spells tough times ahead for the company, analysts say.
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