NEB: Work On Enbridge's Line 3 Pipeline Must Stop
CALGARY - The National Energy Board has ordered Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) to stop work along an oil pipeline in Manitoba because of safety and environmental concerns.The federal energy watchdog says an...
View ArticleBuffalo Bills Coming To Toronto? Jon Bon Jovi's Plan Inches Forward
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Buffalo Bills prospective ownership group that includes rocker Jon Bon Jovi has conducted a feasibility study into buying the NFL franchise and building a stadium in Toronto, a...
View ArticleCanadian Charities: Criticize the Government and Pay
Not terrorists, white-collar crooks, or climate change -- it seems the real threat to Canadian society hides behind a much friendlier face: charities. Or to be more specific, charities critical of the...
View ArticleUS safety agency investigates complaints of alternator failures in Dodge...
DETROIT - The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating complaints about engine stalling and alternator failures in Dodge Charger sedans.The probe covers about 123,000 Chargers from the...
View ArticleTransForce to create 'dominant' trucking company with $495M deal for Contrans
MONTREAL - Canada's largest trucking company, TransForce Inc., is set to become a national powerhouse in the specialized trucking business with a proposed friendly takeover of Ontario-based Contrans...
View ArticleDx3: Canada's Marketers Needs To Push Needle, Take Risks (VIDEO)
Canada is a world leader in the social and digital space, says Mosaic's Julie Sheldon. However for Canadian marketing companies won't truly take their rightful place at the top, they have to break free...
View ArticleB.C. Happy Hour Changes Lower Price Minimums For Pitchers
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is taking a second shot at putting the happy back in happy hour.Bar owners and some drinkers complained the Liberal government got the mix wrong when changing...
View ArticleOntario judge to hear Charter challenge on privacy issues raised by Telus,...
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has agreed to hear a Charter of Rights challenge brought by Telus and Rogers after they were asked by police in April to release cellphone information of about 40,000 to...
View ArticleWhy Has Bell Remained Silent on Its Subscriber Information Disclosure Practices?
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court of Canada's Spencer decision, several leading Canadian ISPs have publicly announced that they have changed their practices on the disclosure of subscriber...
View ArticleYouTube To Buy Twitch Streaming Service For $1 Billion: Report
YouTube, the video sharing site used by millions to host everything from cooking tutorials to viral videos could soon see more content from gamers if the Google subsidiary gets its way. The company has...
View ArticleCalifornia state senator Yee charged with racketeering in San Francisco...
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury on Friday charged a California state senator with more felonies in addition to the eight counts he already faced in a sweeping organized crime and public corruption...
View ArticleWhy The CRA Is No Longer An Effective Instrument of Public Policy
The Canada Revenue Agency needs to be audited by the citizens it is intended to serve. The CRA has lost its way. It has to be completely reassessed, and redesigned from top to bottom. And, then, after...
View ArticleThe CRA Should Not Define Poverty's Threshold
Prevention is better than cure. The doctor knows it. The taxman doesn't. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has recently forced Oxfam Canada to exclude "preventing poverty" from their mission statement in...
View ArticleTim Hortons Museum-Like Facility To Open At Chain's First Restaurant (PHOTOS)
The Canadian Museum of History may soon find itself competing for visitors with Tim Hortons as the chain readies to open an homage to its past. An upcoming redevelopment of the coffee and doughnut...
View ArticleIKEA Richmond Violated Provincial Law With Lockout Bargains: Labour Board
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing locked-out workers at IKEA's flagship store in Richmond, B.C., says the provincial labour board has found the Swedish retail giant committed unfair labour...
View ArticleComic-Con attendees get first look at 'Mockingjay' trailer, 'Hunger Games'...
SAN DIEGO - The trailer for the next film in the popular "Hunger Games" series is making its premiere at Comic-Con.Fans gathered Friday at the Capitol Gallery in downtown San Diego, where holographic...
View Article25 years later, Loblaw still pushes going green to the price-savvy shopper
TORONTO - When Loblaw (TSX:L) decided to start selling environment-friendly products 25 years ago, the word green had barely evolved from being a colour description.The grocery giant was the first...
View ArticleThe CRTC Is Starting to Listen to Canadians
It appears that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is starting to listen to Canadians. Over the last year, we've seen the CRTC publish customer-friendly new rules...
View ArticleCaplansky's Deli To Sponsor Palestine Film Festival, Eliciting Kudos And Hatred
Toronto’s most famous Jewish deli has announced it’s sponsoring a screening of the city's Palestine Film Festival, a move met with plenty of kudos — and a little hatred — on social media. Zane...
View ArticleRogers, Telus Launch Charter Challenge To Police Mass Spying Request
TORONTO — An Ontario judge has agreed to hear a Charter of Rights challenge brought by Telus and Rogers after they were asked by police in April to release cellphone information of about 40,000 to...
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