Read more loonie stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13229/loonie.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 21 May 2012 11:04:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10471/canadians-invade-us-as-loonie-climbs.htmlJane Yager<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=40346&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401030534' border='0' />The commodity-heavy Canadian loonie rose above US$1.04 this morning—just short of its 1957 all-time high of $1.06—on news that Mexico would cut oil production 20%, reports the National Post. Now that the currency tables have turned, Canadian shoppers and vacationers couldn't be happier, the Guardian reports....A Canadian dollar, or loonie, sits in front of the American dollar. The loonie continues to soar above the US dollar, encouraging an influx of Canadian tourists and shoppers. (AP Photo/Jonathan Hayward, The Canadian Press)http://www.newser.com/story/10471/canadians-invade-us-as-loonie-climbs.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2007 11:47:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7918/loonie-catches-up-to-dollar.htmlColleen Barry<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=29267&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401031905' border='0' />The Canadian dollar reached parity with its US counterpart for the first time in over 30 years yesterday. As recently as March 2002, $1 American bought $1.60 Canadian, but the struggling US economy and the recent interest rate cut have pulled the greenback down, while increased demand for Canadian...A Canadian dollar, or loonie, right, and the U.S. dollar, background, are seen on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 in Montreal, Que. The Canadian dollar moved decisively above 99 U.S. cents, flirting with one-to-one parity with the American dollar for the first time since November 1976. (AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz, The Canadian Press)http://www.newser.com/story/7918/loonie-catches-up-to-dollar.htmlFri, 21 Sep 2007 03:33:00 CDT