Facebook, Twitter gear up for World Cup fever with new features
NEW YORK, N.Y. - This year's World Cup will play out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and messaging apps like WhatsApp just as it progresses in stadiums from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro.Nearly 40 per...
View ArticleToronto Library Offers Store-Quality Book Printing To Customers
You typically go to the library to take out a book, but now you can go to a Toronto library and make one. The Toronto Reference Library unveiled its newest form of technology at its Digital Innovation...
View ArticleUS wholesale stockpiles up 1.1 per cent in April; steady gains point to...
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale businesses built up their stockpiles of goods in April, a sign that companies expect stronger economic growth in the coming months.The Commerce Department said Tuesday...
View ArticleNormerica Repackaged, Re-Dated Stale Dog Treats, Say Ex-Employees
Two former Normerica Inc. warehouse workers claim the Ontario-based pet product company had employees routinely switch pet treats between different brand name packages and re-date them, after they were...
View ArticleEU investigates Apple, Starbucks and Fiat tax agreements in Europe
AMSTERDAM - The European Union's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it is launching an investigation into tax deals that Apple, Starbucks and Fiat struck with several European countries to see whether...
View ArticleThe (not so) 'Fragile Five' lead a rebound; Brazil and other emerging markets...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Soccer fans will focus on Brazil and the start of the World Cup Thursday, but investors have been entranced by that nation's stock market for months.Brazil has company. From Sao Paulo...
View ArticleChip Wilson Rebels Against Lululemon Board
VANCOUVER - The founder of Lululemon yoga wear wants a shakeup among board members at the company he founded, saying they don't share his vision.Chip Wilson voted against the re-election of two board...
View ArticleBill C-36, New Prostitution Law, Has Indie Magazines, Strip Clubs, Sex Shops...
Those titillating ads may not explicitly mention sex, but most readers perusing the back pages of alternative newspapers can infer that the $60 “full service” from the “Taiwan adult show model”...
View ArticleNorth American markets begin retreat, World Bank cuts growth forecast
TORONTO - North American stock markets were lower Wednesday, as the indexes continued to retreat from the near-record levels hit in the last few sessions.The S&P/TSX composite index pulled back...
View ArticleDespite more leaks and teases, E3 still surprises with new video games
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The jaws aren't dropping at E3.Traditionally, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is the place where video game publishers reveal their biggest and boldest creations. That's changed...
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No, Your $2 Bills Are Not Worth $20,000
If you've been anywhere near Facebook this week you've probably already seen that your old Canadian $2 bills are now magically worth $20,000. Hooray, we're all rich! Or at least everyone who held on to...
View ArticleTrudeau's 'Transparency Act' Would Make It Easier To Get Info From Feds
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau wants to make it easier for Canadians to pry information out of the federal government.The Liberal leader has crafted a private-member's bill that would make several amendments...
View ArticleOnline sales totalled more than $136B in 2013: StatsCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Canadian businesses sold more than $136 billion in goods and services over the Internet in 2013, up from $122 billion a year earlier.The agency says wholesale trade,...
View ArticleTreasury Secretary Lew says economy gaining traction but still facing major...
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says the economy should grow at much stronger rates the rest of this year as the country overcomes the impact of a harsh winter.But Lew says millions of...
View ArticleCanadian dollar gains as oil prices climb, little else on economic calendar
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar will be looking for some direction Wednesday, with no major economic data slated to be released.The loonie was ahead 0.13 of a cent to 91.84 cents US as commodities such...
View ArticleJim Prentice Says He's Leader Alberta Needs To Build Northern Gateway
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Alberta Tory leadership candidate Jim Prentice says he's the one who can navigate the myriad of challenges to get the Northern Gateway pipeline built to the B.C. coast.Prentice...
View ArticleAP IMPACT: Massive Ukrainian scam intercepted billions in taxes using phantom...
KYIV, Ukraine - As Ukraine's tax chief tells it, the billion-dollar theft was planned at a see-through plastic table in a vault of sound-proof steel.The table and six matching transparent chairs sit in...
View ArticleMontreal Mayor Calls Anti-Loitering Spikes 'Unacceptable,' Forces Removal
The mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre, certainly knows how to get things done. Upon discovery of so-called 'anti-loitering spikes' outside Montreal's Archambault music store on Tuesday, the mayor took...
View ArticleUS retail sales up 0.3 per cent in May, adding to signs of spring economic...
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales rose for a fourth straight month in May, adding to evidence that consumer spending will contribute to stronger economic growth.Consumer spending rose 0.3 per cent in May,...
View ArticleApplications for US unemployment benefits rise to 317k last week; still at...
WASHINGTON - More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but claims for jobless aid remain near pre-recession levels.The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment...
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