'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' thumps chest with $73 million opening at box...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" thumped its chest at the box office with a $73 million opening weekend.According to studio estimates Sunday, Fox's "Planet of the Apes" sequel rode...
View ArticleMayor: Officer's killer lay in wait for police to arrive, bragged he was...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - A gunman who killed a rookie officer responding to a report of an armed robbery at a drugstore early Sunday never tried to rob the store and instead lay in wait for police, telling...
View ArticleFor Energy Exports, Canada Is Running Out of Time
The University of Calgary's School of Public Policy has put out an important report that sheds light on an under-discussed dimension of Canada's energy export challenge: the time factor. At this point,...
View ArticleContract talks at Bombardier's Thunder Bay plant 'stuck in the mud': Union
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Workers at Bombardier's (TSX: BBD.A) light rail plant in Thunder Bay, Ont. are threatening to strike Monday as their union says contract talks are mired in difficulty.Unifor...
View ArticleMending the Capitalist Model
First published in the National Post In April 2013, a horrendous collapse of a rickety garment factory in Bangladesh killed more than 1,100 workers. The year before, fire swept through another, killing...
View ArticleDon't Be Fooled By Harper's "Surplus"
Stephen Harper continues to have the worst economic growth record of any Prime Minister since R.B. Bennett in the 1930's, and the most recent employment statistics, for June, confirm yet again that...
View ArticleGE's CEO Can Rescue the Oil Sands
CALGARY -- General Electric Co. chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Immelt is just what Canada needs to develop its oil sands -- an American leader with stature in Washington, Wall Street, the...
View ArticleCanada House Prices Up 4.4 Per Cent In June Compared With A Year Ago
TORONTO - The Teranet National Bank national composite house price index rose 0.9 per cent in June from the previous month. The increase came as prices were up in seven markets out of the 11 tracked by...
View ArticleFox consolidating leadership at television studio, Fox broadcast network
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Fox says Gary Newman and Dana Walden, the two executives who run the company's television studio, will also be in charge of the Fox broadcast network.The appointment announced Monday...
View ArticleCanadian homes 20% overvalued, more tightening may be necessary, says Fitch
OTTAWA - Fitch Ratings says Canada's real estate market is as much as 20 per cent overpriced and cautions the government may need to take more measures to slow down borrowing on homes.Fitch is the...
View ArticleBombardier Employees In Thunder Bay Go On Strike
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Employees at Bombardier's (TSX:BBD.B) light rail plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., are on strike after failing to reach an agreement with management.Unifor national president Jerry Dias...
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Square Watermelons Sell For $200 In Vancouver
It's that time of year in Vancouver — when you can buy square watermelons for a ridiculous price. Urban Fare stores are again featuring the novelty for $199.99. Photos of the silly fruit are popping up...
View ArticleNorthern Gateway Decision: 2 More Legal Challenges Filed
VANCOUVER - The Gitga'at First Nation will ask the Federal Court of Appeal to recognize the band's aboriginal title along the proposed tanker route where ships would be carrying oil from the Northern...
View ArticleTruck-stop co. owned by Cleveland Browns owner, Tenn. governor, to pay $92M...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The truck-stop company owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has agreed to pay a $92 million penalty for cheating customers out of promised...
View ArticleFilming new USA series 'Dig' in Jerusalem 'exhilarating,' says executive...
BEVERLEY HILLS, Calif. - "Dig" will arrive this fall on USA as a six-episode thriller set in Jerusalem, starring Jason Isaacs as an FBI agent and Anne Heche as head of the local FBI office.The pilot...
View ArticleBoarding house at centre of battle between Donald Trump, elderly woman going...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A former boarding house at the centre of a David and Goliath battle between an elderly woman and Donald Trump is going up for auction.In the 1990s, Trump had wanted to tear down...
View ArticleWe Need to Talk About Seniors and Money
Every day, I hear stories of Canadian seniors facing financial crises. My job focuses on working with a team to provide seniors with much-needed financial options -- whether requiring funds for...
View ArticleAmid no maket-moving news, crude oil drifts 8 cents higher to US$100.91 a barrel
Lacking any catalysts, the price of crude oil barely changed Monday.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for August delivery rose eight cents to US$100.91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile...
View ArticleCanada's Housing Market Overvalued By 20 Per Cent, Fitch Warns
Ottawa may need to step in again to cool an overheated housing market that is showing no signs of slowing, according to a global credit rating agency. Fitch Ratings said Monday that Canadian home...
View ArticleB.C. sets sights on becoming Asia's financial hub in the West
VANCOUVER - In a bid to lure more Chinese investment into the province, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has billed Vancouver "the most Asian city outside of Asia."Clark told an elite trade...
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