7 Strangely Successful Kickstarters You Won't Believe People Backed
Order a man a salad and he'll eat for a day. Kickstart his campaign for a salad and he'll probably eat for months. Sure, ordering food online has been a long-time gift for those too lazy to pick up a...
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Extending the Powerful Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Canada
Picture: Getty Images. Since their overall objective should be to find ways to deliver better services more efficiently to Canadians, and given their remarkable record of success, shouldn't Canada...
View ArticleEncana spinoff PrairieSky posts $23.9-million profit in first financial report
CALGARY - PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (TSX:PSK), the Encana Corp. spinoff that made its trading debut this spring, posted a $23.9-million profit in its first financial report.The net earnings and...
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___Microsoft makes design central to its futureBefore Ralf Groene helped devise the look and feel of Microsoft's Surface tablet, he designed food — or "food concepts," he says, such as dried noodles...
View ArticleB.C. regulator seeks sanctions against blogger who got funds from follower
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Securities Commission is pursuing sanctions against a man who allegedly lost about $15,000 entrusted to him for investment by an unidentified follower of his financial...
View ArticleMaster T Says Give Much Back To Moses Znaimer (VIDEO, TWEETS)
A former Much personality has a compelling idea for how to help the station in the wake of massive cuts. In a video posted to Vimeo last Thursday, Tony "Master T" Young argued that the channel should...
View ArticleJason Spezza's Ottawa Mansion Sells For $1.69 Million (PHOTOS)
With former Ottawa Senators captain Jason Spezza off to the Dallas Stars, the player has to offload his gorgeous mansion, which has been placed on the market for $1.69 million. The home, located at 905...
View ArticleGander International Airport On 'Endangered' List, But Officials Say...
The Gander International Airport Authority (GIAA) is challenging its "endangered" status after Heritage Canada The National Trust put it on a top ten list of "at risk" places. Low passenger volumes...
View ArticleImax teams with Shanghai Film to open 19 more giant-screen cinemas in China
HONG KONG - Imax and China's biggest state-owned film exhibitor are teaming up to open 19 giant screen cinemas in the world's No. 2 movie market.Imax Corp. and Shanghai Film Corp. said Tuesday that a...
View ArticleAir Canada Toronto-Tel Aviv Flight Cancelled Again
TORONTO - Air Canada has cancelled another scheduled flight from Toronto to Tel Aviv due to security concerns at Israel's main airport.The airline says Flight AC84, scheduled to leave this afternoon,...
View ArticleUS proposes tougher tank car rules, other standards to prevent oil train fires
WASHINGTON - Thousands of older rail tank cars that carry crude oil would be phased out within two years under U.S. regulations proposed Wednesday in response to a series of fiery train crashes over...
View ArticleDefence lawyers in Colorado theatre shootings question reliability of...
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Defence attorneys in the Colorado theatre shootings are attacking the reliability of firearms analysis, saying it's subjective and lacks statistics to measure its accuracy.The judge...
View ArticleThe Future of Universities: Hands-On vs. Online
Recent graduates are off to the races. That is, competing for under-supplied entry-level jobs in their field and contemplating their opportunities for further education. Earlier this month The...
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Hootsuite's 2nd Vancouver Office Is Just As Cool As Its 1st (PHOTOS)
As if we didn't already have office envy for the folks over at Vancouver-based Hootsuite, the social media management company has recently opened a second location in the city. Located near their...
View ArticleOil above US$103 a barrel as U.S. supplies fall much more than expected
The price of oil rose Wednesday as the U.S. government reported that American supplies fell more than expected last week.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery gained 73 cents...
View ArticleCRTC to meet with telecom and cable companies about paper bill fees
OTTAWA - The CRTC will meet with telecommunication and cable companies next month to discuss extra fees many of them charge customers who wish to receive paper bills.The federal regulator says that...
View ArticleDonald Trump pledges to build one of world's finest hotels 4 blocks from...
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has big plans for the Old Post Office building, a historic structure in downtown Washington that he's pledging to transform into the city's most luxurious hotel. As for the...
View ArticleHefty fine and restitution ordered in Toronto staged-collision probe
TORONTO - The Ontario Court of Justice has found a Toronto rehab clinic guilty of participating in staged auto collisions and ordered it to pay $200,000 in fines.The Financial Services Commission of...
View ArticleStorytelling Creates Leaders
Great leaders are storytellers. Consider the biblical character Solomon, who was regarded as the world's most enlightened man solely due to his plentiful arsenal of stories. President Lincoln cemented...
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How eBay Can Help You Pay the Bills
Selling on eBay can be an exercise in futility -- especially if you don't know what you're doing and why. However, if you just stop looking at the website as just some after-work hobby, you might...
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