B.C. Medical Marijuana Grow-Ops Won't Get Farm Tax Break
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says medical marijuana companies won't be able to take advantage of a property tax break that was designed for agriculture.Mayors in B.C. have been raising concerns that...
View ArticleArizona company successfully tests high-altitude balloon for space tourism
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Arizona company says it has successfully completed the first small-scale test flight of a high-altitude balloon and capsule being developed to let tourists float 20 miles above...
View ArticleSafety board blames pilot 'mismanagement' for crash of Asiana Flight 214 in...
WASHINGTON - Mismanagement by the pilots of Asiana Flight 214, including confusion over whether one of the airliner's key controls was maintaining airspeed, caused the plane to crash while landing in...
View ArticleFederal judge rules no-fly list unconstitutional, says people need better...
PORTLAND, Ore. - The U.S. government deprived 13 people on its no-fly list of their constitutional right to travel and gave them no adequate way to challenge their placement on the list, a federal...
View ArticleHudson's Bay to pull 'Nothing Taste As Good As Skinny Feels' shirt
TORONTO - The Hudson's Bay Co. is pulling a T-shirt from its stores after a backlash unfolded on social media tied to an eyebrow-raising message on the garment.The T-shirt bears an infamous quote by...
View ArticleCrude oil price steady as investors monitor impact of Iraqi insurgency
The price of oil was steady Tuesday as investors monitored the insurgency in Iraq for any signs it could affect its oil production and exports.Islamic militants have been steadily expanding their grip...
View ArticleAttacks On Whale Science Send Shameful Message
As a scientist, I have been disheartened by the disregard that Canada's federal government appears to have for data and scientific analysis. However, it has become equally disheartening to realize that...
View ArticleEducation Department apologizes for tweet depicting scene from "Bridesmaids"...
WASHINGTON - The Education Department on Wednesday apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie "Bridesmaids" with the words "Help me. I'm poor" imprinted on it as part of an effort to...
View ArticleHow Social Media Saved The WestJet Brand
If you know someone in Kosovo, Richard Bartrem wants you to send them the link to WestJet’s Christmas Miracle video. That’s the one country left in the world in which someone has not seen the airline’s...
View ArticleWith trial over, Britain's National Theatre to mount satire inspired by...
LONDON - After months of courtroom drama comes phone hacking, the play.Britain's National Theatre said its next production will be "an anarchic satire about the press, the police and the political...
View ArticleCourt grants Mobilicity request for 3 more months of protection from creditors
TORONTO - Mobilicity obtained an extension Wednesday of its court protection from creditors until Sept. 26, enabling it to keep operating its wireless business while it tries to work out an alternative...
View ArticleCanada's Anti-Spam Law Will Derail Small Businesses
Everybody hates spam. It's as welcome as a sudden downpour on a sunny day and tele-marketing calls that come in just as you sit down for dinner. So I don't think that anyone would disagree that...
View ArticleDon't Say No to GMO Before You Hear Both Sides
Many people are deeply concerned about GMO food and hold strong beliefs that make assumptions about whether or not GMO is actually safe. The issue is further confused by concerns about the corporate...
View ArticleWhy Poor People Can't Just "Get a Job"
If you are like me, you often start conversations with new people off with, "what do you do?" -- and by this I usually mean their employment. For many of us, our jobs define who we are and bring us a...
View ArticleOilsands Moratorium, Big-Picture Thinking Needed: Academics
Canada needs a moratorium on new oilsands projects and pipelines, says a group of Canadian and U.S. academics.In a comment article in the prominent science journal Nature, they argue that leaders have...
View ArticleOntario Cottage Sales: Mortgage Rule Changes Have No Effect On Booming...
Those wild hikes in house prices in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver are beginning to spill over into cottage country, real estate agency Re/Max says in a new report. Case in point: A cottage in Muskoka...
View ArticleLawsuit: British Airways booked couple for island of Grenada instead of...
WASHINGTON - A Washington couple is suing British Airways after they say the airline ruined their vacation by booking them tickets to the Caribbean island of Grenada instead of Granada, Spain.Edward...
View ArticleOrders for US durable goods fall 1 pct, driven by sharp drop in demand for...
WASHINGTON - Orders for U.S. durable goods tumbled 1 per cent in May as demand for military equipment fell sharply. But excluding defence-related goods, orders actually rose, and orders in a key...
View ArticleFormer Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says cancer is in remission and thanks...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher turned ESPN television analyst, says his cancer is in remission.Schilling announced the news Wednesday on social media. He thanked...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Captures Lac-Megantic Devastation; Residents Call It ‘Disgusting'
The devastation caused by last year’s oil train explosion in Lac-Megantic, Que., has been captured for posterity by Google, and some residents are outraged. "The scene only looked like this for the two...
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