Get High-Speed Rail Policy On Tracks
The Government of Canada does not have a high-speed rail (HSR) policy. Surely it's time it considered one. Clearly the Government of Canada doesn't have an HSR policy, but surely it's time it did the...
View ArticleUS stocks fall at midday over Portugal worries
NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. stocks are lower at midday as fears about the health of a European bank weigh on the market.The Dow Jones industrial average was down 109 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 16,876...
View ArticleAre We Really "Too Busy," or Are We Just Watching YouTube Videos?
Korean singer PSY has brought the progress of modern civilization to a grinding halt. OK, we're exaggerating wildly. But recently The Economist did a rather interesting calculation around PSY's viral...
View ArticleGetting Rid of Tenure Won't Fix Our Post-Secondary Problems
Last month Toronto Star columnist Richard Gwyn wrote a critical piece on University teaching. The thrust of his argument was that the system needed a major overhaul. Gwyn argued that professors at...
View ArticleWe Can't Get Jobs - Are We Going to Be OK?
I've made a friend. I know a thousand fibres connect us all, spiritually and scientifically, but I think he and I have about a thousand more. For me, these kinds of connections are rare. He's in the...
View ArticleQuebec gets first diamond mine as premier pushes north development plan relaunch
EEYOU ISTCHEE JAMES BAY, Que. - Liberal Premier Philippe Couillard trumpeted Quebec's reinvigorated northern development plan Thursday during a ground-breaking ceremony for province's first diamond...
View ArticleTPP Talks In Ottawa: Brunei's Brutal Sharia Law Raises Questions About Future...
Ottawa is host this week to the latest round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed 12-country trading bloc that would include Pacific Rim countries such as Japan and the U.S.,...
View ArticleMetro Newspapers In Regina, Saskatoon, London To Shut Down Friday
TORONTO - Three of Canada's free Metro daily newspapers will publish their last print editions on Friday and 25 employees will be laid off as a result of a management decision to focus on larger...
View ArticleTherrien Urges Insurance Companies' To Stop Genetic Testing
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy watchdog is urging insurance companies and others to stop asking for access to the results of existing genetic tests at this time.Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien says it...
View ArticleRegulators expand single-stock circuit breakers to all actively traded stock
TORONTO - Canadian regulators are expanding their push to help taper high-frequency trading by expanding a single-stock circuit breakers program beyond the S&P/TSX Composite Index.The Investment...
View ArticlePayday lender Ace Cash Express paying $10M in settlement with US agency over...
WASHINGTON - Ace Cash Express Inc. has agreed to pay $10 million in a settlement with federal regulators who accused the payday lender of illegally harassing borrowers to collect debts and get them to...
View ArticleTax Audits On Canadian Charities Widen, Criticized As 'Bullying Tactic'
OTTAWA - The Conservative government has stepped up its scrutiny of the political activities of charities, adding fresh money for more audits, and casting its net well beyond the environmental groups...
View ArticleGitxsan First Nation Evicts CN Rail, Logging Companies From Its Land
VANCOUVER - British Columbia First Nations are wasting no time in enforcing their claim on traditional lands in light of a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision recognizing aboriginal land...
View ArticleCSEC Staff Levels Hit Record High, As Other Agencies Suffer Through Austerity
The Harper government is working to slash the size of the public service, but at least one agency is exempt from the austerity push. Staff levels at Canada’s electronic spy agency hit a record high...
View ArticleCrude up for first time in 2 weeks; analysts don't rule out further price drops
The price of oil rose for the first time in two weeks Thursday despite analyst concern that the bottom has yet to be reached amid ample and increasing supplies on world markets.Benchmark West Texas...
View ArticleAn 'Epic' LNG Battle Pits Squamish Against B.C. Liberals
A few months ago in Squamish, B.C., the city brought up a consultant to help "brand" a new slogan for us. A big whack of coin later, what did they come up with their first kick at the can? "Epic" It...
View ArticleOntario's Financial Problems Are Ontario-Made
Discussing equalization and other federal transfer payments in summer is about as much fun as a root canal in any season. Nevertheless, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa complained on Thursday...
View ArticleNortheast B.C. blaze causing trouble for shale gas producers in area
CALGARY - A wildfire burning in northeastern British Columbia is causing trouble for some natural gas operations in the region, but it's business as usual for many others.The blaze southeast of Tumbler...
View ArticleU.S. Posts Huge Surplus In June, Annual Deficit Projected To Be Smallest In...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government ran a monthly budget surplus in June, putting it on course to record the lowest annual deficit since 2008.The Treasury Department said Friday that its June surplus...
View ArticleSouth Portland's Oilsands Ban On Verge Of Becoming Permanent
The city that houses the third-largest oil port on the U.S.’s eastern seaboard has preliminarily voted in favour of a permanent ban on oilsands shipments. The city council in South Portland, Maine,...
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