Standard & Poor's 500 edges higher to close at record high; Avago soars on...
The Standard & Poor's 500 is ending the week at a record high after a day of quiet trading.Chip maker Avago Technologies jumped nearly 8 per cent after reporting earnings that beat analysts'...
View ArticleOur Readers Really Want Tims To Stay Canadian
Tim Hortons may be one of Canada’s most popular brands, but rarely does our beloved coffee-and-doughnut chain capture the attention of a global audience the way it did this week. The announcement that...
View ArticleQuebecers Want to Fight Climate Change But Worry About the Bottom Line
Quebecers want to fight climate change. But according to a new Léger Marketing poll, they're also concerned about the economic costs of doing so. Of the 1,000 Quebecers who responded to the poll...
View ArticleSwedish firm no longer wants to be recipient of first Bombardier CSeries plane
MONTREAL - Swedish company Braathens Aviation says it no longer wants to be the first recipient of Bombardier's new CSeries commercial passenger jet because of uncertainty surrounding the program.The...
View ArticleThis Computer Program Can Diagnose You By Analyzing Your Picture
Over the past two decades, we have seen some incredible advances in medical research with people living longer and healthier lives. Collaborative multi-disciplinary research models, a greater...
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Attractive Vancouver Condos For $300,000 Or Less Actually Exist
With recent data showing that house prices are still rising in the Vancouver area, you'd be forgiven for thinking that buying a home in the world's third best place to live is impossible. Vancouver saw...
View ArticleMount Polley Spill: Elevated Levels Of Chemical Elements Found In Nearby Water
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Elevated levels of seven chemical elements have been found by B.C. government staff in the sediment near a mine tailings spill.The Ministry of Environment says copper, iron,...
View ArticleE-Cigarettes Sales Will Suffer If Regulated Like Tobacco: Analyst
Designed to simulate smoking, electronic cigarettes continue to grow in popularity but uncertainty over possible Health Canada regulations and restrictions by other regulators are raising concerns for...
View ArticlePrivate Health Care Could Benefit Canada
Health care is an issue that evokes strong emotions, which can sometimes lead certain commentators to console themselves with fine principles rather than adopt a pragmatic, results-based vision. In an...
View ArticleLos Angeles' first Made in America concert rocks downtown, offering 30-plus...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A group of sexy dancers backed Iggy Azalea as Rita Ora joined her on stage. Kendrick Lamar shared the spotlight with label-mate Schoolboy Q during his set. Afrojack got the crowd...
View ArticleInvestors look for direction as market prepares for worst month of the year
TORONTO - Stock markets could be in for some tough sledding in the near term as investors contemplate trading in a month that sports a nasty reputation."Historically, September is the worst month of...
View ArticleCanada's Labour Movement Redefining Its Role As Face Of Workforce Changes
Labour Day celebrations across Canada this year come at a time when organized labour is in the midst of redefining its role in the workforce as a decline in the manufacturing industry and the rise of...
View ArticleStrike-lockout interrupts production at two Saskatchewan uranium facilities
SASKATOON - A labour dispute has interrupted work at two Saskatchewan uranium facilities.Cameco (TSX:CCO) shut down production at the McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill when the union's strike...
View ArticleCanadians Expose Foreign Worker 'Mess' In Oilsands
Canadian tradesmen from a huge oilsands construction project are waving a red flag about safety hazards and near misses, which they blame on the use of foreign workers who aren't qualified and can't...
View ArticleJoe Oliver, Finance Canada Issue Rebuttal To Grim Analysis On Middle-Class...
OTTAWA - Finance Canada has issued a rebuttal of a politically embarrassing report on middle-class economic woes that was compiled last fall by experts in another federal department.The duelling...
View ArticleWhat Labour Day Means To Me
Labour Day is upon us once again, and for many Ontarians, this is a day to celebrate, to spend time with our families, and to mark the many accomplishments of the labour movement that have made us a...
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This Labour Day, Consider the "Union Advantage"
A year from today, Canada could be in the throes of a federal election. Stephen Harper's Conservatives have already started laying the groundwork for their re-election campaign, and two important...
View ArticleBitcoin Becoming Surprisingly Popular Choice Of Currency For Canadian...
A small but growing — and surprising — number of workers are rejecting Canadian dollar salaries for Bitcoin, according to a Waterloo, Ont., payroll firm.Wagepoint CEO Shrad Rao said his firm came up...
View ArticleNew 'World News' anchor Muir wants to keep racking up frequent flier miles
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Among the stories David Muir will introduce during his first week as ABC's "World News" anchor is one he reported about a generation of Syrian refugees missing out on an...
View ArticleCanada's National Defence Budget Reductions Deeper Than Thought
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper has been one of the toughest-talking leaders throughout the Ukraine crisis, yet newly released figures show National Defence is expected to face an even deeper budget hole in...
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