B.C. Mine Spill Aftermath Could Cost $200 Million
As the water use ban is partially lifted for the B.C. Cariboo region hit by a tailings pond spill from a gold and copper mine, the focus turns to the possible long-term effects and cleanup. The...
View Article'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' top weekend box office with $65.6 million debut
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" outmuscled "Guardians of the Galaxy" at the weekend box office.Paramount's live-action reboot of the comic-book franchise featuring a team of comical reptilian superheros...
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Mailbag -- eCommerce, Digital Marketing on a Budget, Content Marketing and More
Welcome to another edition of the Digital Marketing Mailbag! Thank you to everyone that asked a question and some will be used in future columns as well. Feel free to submit questions for future...
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Brian Gionta, Former Montreal Canadiens Captain, Selling Home For $1,450,000...
Former Montreal Canadiens captain Brian Gionta has signed a contract with the Buffalo Sabres. That means it's time to offload his gorgeous Brossard, Que.-area home, which is now on the market for...
View ArticleHealth Canada OKs GSK's plan to fix Quebec flu vaccine plant problems
TORONTO - Health Canada says it has approved a plan by GlaxoSmithKline to fix contamination problems it has been experiencing at its Ste. Foy, Que., flu vaccine production plant.The department says...
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B.C. Luxury Car Tour Lets You Drive Some Exclusive Vehicles
The closest most of us get to expensive luxury cars is at trade shows (or maybe if you attend UBC, the University of Beautiful Cars) but you can get right into the driver's seat of some fancy...
View ArticleApple, Samsung Headed Into Decline Globally: Fitch
It's probably too soon to call Apple the new BlackBerry, but the fruit salad that is the smartphone industry is undergoing another shakeup. Apple and Samsung, the world’s dominant smartphone brands,...
View ArticleAsbestos Still Kicking In Developing World: It Helps The Poor, Industry Says
VAISHALI, India — The executives mingled over tea and sugar cookies, and the chatter was upbeat. Their industry, they said at a conference in the Indian capital, saves lives and brings roofs, walls and...
View ArticleEmployee Loyalty Dropping Off As Workers Question Their Value In Organizations
TORONTO - Employees increasingly expect to get more out of their jobs, and are more willing than ever to walk away from an employer if they feel undervalued or unfulfilled.But while the first instinct...
View ArticleBond insurer objects to Detroit's debt-fixing plan, says scrap it before...
DETROIT - A major Detroit creditor is objecting to the bankrupt city's debt restructuring plan, saying it should be scrapped before trial.Bond insurer Syncora Guarantee says in a court filing Tuesday...
View ArticleVancouver Ebola drug developer sees wild swings in stock price amid outbreak
A Canadian company developing an experimental Ebola drug has seen its stock swing wildly in what one analyst describes as market overreaction to the latest headlines about the deadly...
View ArticleUS budget deficit through 10 months totals $460.5 billion, 24.2 per cent...
WASHINGTON - The federal government ran a lower deficit this July than a year ago, keeping it on course to record the lowest deficit in six years.The Treasury Department says that the July deficit was...
View ArticlePlease Don't Hyper-Sexualize Women To Market Cannabis
The marijuana industry is largely a boys club. This is evident not only when looking at the current owners of the new Licensed Producers, but even looking over the last decade at the owners of...
View ArticleWhen Politicians Fly High on the Taxpayer's Dime
It has been quite the summer for revelations about political expense accounts and the pay and perks of politicians. Beyond the criminal behaviour (former federal Liberal cabinet minister Joe Fontana's...
View ArticleHome improvement company Rona posts Q2 profit of $42 million on lower revenues
MONTREAL - Rona Inc. reported $42 million of net income from continuing operations in the second quarter, turning around a year-earlier loss as the major home renovation retailer worked to control...
View ArticleStatsCan 'Error' Blamed As Unemployment Report Disappears From Web
Statistics Canada has taken the rare move of pulling an unemployment report offline, due to “an error in processing” of July’s labour market numbers. StatsCan’s most recent unemployment report,...
View ArticleThe Alberta Billionaire, A B.C. Mine And Clark's Liberals
This weekend, the Vancouver Sun reported that Alberta billionaire Murray Edwards helped organize a $1 million fundraiser for the B.C. Liberal party at the Calgary Petroleum Club last year. Rapidly...
View ArticleProminent Canadian lawyer, businessman Purdy Crawford dies at age 82.
TORONTO - Purdy Crawford, a lawyer and a businessman who once headed Montreal-based Imasco Ltd., died Tuesday at age 82.Crawford's death was confirmed by the Toronto legal firm Osler, Hoskin &...
View ArticleTarget execs take another run at the Canadian marketplace with a new mindset
TORONTO - After a fumbled launch last year, Target Canada executives are coming to terms with some of the company's mistakes and are making changes they hope will undo the damage.Whether it was photos...
View ArticleTarget Canada reveals new partnership with designer Sarah Richardson
TORONTO - Target Canada is poised to embark on yet another design collaboration with homegrown talent.The retailer has announced a long-term partnership with Sarah Richardson slated to launch next...
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