Alaska requests greater involvement in oversight of large B.C. gold mine
VANCOUVER - The state of Alaska has taken the rare step of asking the Canadian government for greater involvement in the approval and regulation of a controversial mine in northwestern British Columbia...
View ArticleMount Polley Spill: Fish Exceed Guidelines But Safe To Eat, Says Government
LIKELY, B.C. - The B.C. government says fish tissue collected near the site of a tailings spill showed elevated levels of selenium, but that fish from the area is still safe to eat.The tailings dam at...
View ArticleBedrocan Set To Become Canada's Latest Publicly Traded Medical Marijuana Company
Bedrocan is set to become Canada’s latest publicly traded medical marijuana company, with plans to list on Toronto’s junior stock exchange Monday. The Toronto-based company’s stock will be available at...
View ArticleJames Moore 'Impatient' With Provincial Trade Barriers
The provinces have been slow to clear barriers to trade that slow the economy, federal Industry Minister James Moore says, leaving him "impatient" with their level of ambition. On Wednesday, Moore...
View ArticleStoried Sahara casino renamed, reborn; first major Vegas Strip resort opened...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - That's no mirage. The Las Vegas Strip has a new casino in business on the foundations of the old Sahara.A $415 million pleasure palace called the SLS Las Vegas — short for "Style,...
View ArticleIceland raises aviation volcano alert to red, says small subglacial eruption...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland's Meteorological Office says a subglacial eruption is underway at the Bardarbunga volcano, which has been rattled by thousands of earthquakes over the past...
View ArticleMost actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (15,535.55, down 20.54 points):Carpathian Gold Inc. (TSX:CPN). Miner. Unchanged at two cents on 8.3...
View ArticleIceland lowers aviation alert to orange; no signs of imminent eruption from...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland lowered its aviation alert level to orange from red Sunday, saying there was no sign of an imminent eruption at the Bardarbunga volcano. And scientists at the Icelandic...
View ArticleStocks set to advance on Fed reassurances, traders look to solid run of bank...
TORONTO - Stock markets look set to gain ground this week after traders got some reassurance from the Federal Reserve last week on interest rates.The Toronto market could find some lift from the...
View Article'Guardians of the Galaxy' retakes box office, passes 'Transformers' for...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - "Guardians of the Galaxy" became the summer's top-grossing movie at the North American box office with a $17.6 million weekend that narrowly bested the young adult melodrama "If I...
View ArticleMinister says 2 people have died of Ebola in Congo, cases unrelated to West...
KINSHASA, Congo - Two Ebola-related deaths have been confirmed in Congo, the country's health minister said Sunday, though local officials believe the cases are unrelated to the outbreak in West Africa...
View ArticlePhilippine de Rothschild, ex-actress who became grande dame of Bordeaux wine,...
PARIS - Philippine de Rothschild, an energetic and self-certain grande dame of Bordeaux wine who halted an acting career to run vineyards owned by the family dynasty, has died, her company said Sunday....
View ArticleTim Hortons, Burger King Deal: Businesses Confirm Talks For Potential...
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons Inc. (TSX: THI) and form a new publicly listed company that would be based in Canada.They said in a statement Sunday night that Canada would...
View ArticleThe Three Words That Will Help You Rock Any Job Interview
I'm nervous. I go to the mirror and check my reflection. Not bad, not bad. Not good, but not bad. Wait, is that a hair out of place? Where's the gel?! I firmly believe that job interviews are worse...
View ArticleParents and millennials have vastly different ideas on the cost of schooling
Post-secondary students grossly underestimate the cost of school, not to mention how much support they'll need from their parents, a new survey shows.The online poll, conducted in July for CIBC, found...
View ArticleTim Hortons, Burger King: What's Behind The Potential Merger
In what could be a whopper of a deal for Tim Hortons, Burger King is in talks to buy the iconic Canadian company. A joint statement by the companies says they hope to form a new corporation that would...
View ArticleTim Hortons, Burger King Merger Sees Shares Surge As Traders Anticipate Tax...
TORONTO - Shares in Burger King and Tim Hortons have jumped dramatically on news the two fast-food companies are talking about joining forces, a move that could help the iconic coffee and doughnut...
View ArticleTim Hortons, Burger King Shares Jump, TSX, S&P Smashes Record
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was positive Monday amid a potential acquisition involving one of Canada's most iconic companies.Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons in hopes of creating a...
View ArticleLoonie down, traders look to possible Tim Hortons/Burger King deal, growth data
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was lower Monday as traders considered a potential merger and acquisition deal involving iconic restaurant chain Tim Hortons and looked ahead to the latest reading on...
View ArticleDo the BRICs need a Bank?
The BRICS countries have recently started a new bank called the New Development Bank. Starting with an initial capital base of US $50 billion that is predicted to increase to US $100 billion, the...
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