Prescriptions For Addictive Painkillers Soar In Canada
TORONTO - A new study shows prescriptions for high-dose formulations of opioids like oxycodone and morphine jumped by 23 per cent in Canada between 2006 and 2011, despite guidelines advising doctors...
View ArticleToronto Police Warns Against Buying 'Research Drugs' Online After Overdose...
TORONTO - Toronto police are warning about the dangers of so-called "research drugs" available on the Internet after recent overdose incidents in the city.Insp. Howie Page says two men in their early...
View ArticlePickets down at 2 mines in northern Saskatchewan after deal reached with Cameco
SASKATOON - A tentative deal has been reached between Cameco and its unionized workers at two uranium mines in northern Saskatchewan.Phil Morin with United Steelworkers Local 8914, which represents...
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Connecting to Compete: Logistics Management
Building and managing a world-class supply chain is difficult regardless the economic climate. Transporting goods quickly and efficiently is a complex task that requires coordinating and managing a...
View ArticleCanadians Would Pay For CBC, CBC Execs Tell CRTC
GATINEAU, Que. - The heads of CBC/Radio-Canada have told the country's broadcast regulator that Canadians are ready to pay to get the broadcaster's content even if many consider it an acquired...
View ArticleChristyn Cianfarani, New Top Defence Lobbyist, Drafted Policy For Harper...
OTTAWA — The relationship between Ottawa and defence contractors may get smoother as the industry's leading association prepares to name a new president who was deeply involved in drafting the Harper...
View ArticleDon't Worry About Canada's Trade Deficit
We used to take surpluses for granted. But one key feature of post-crisis Canada was the emergence of a persistent trade deficit. In general, the word 'deficit' scares us, and in most cases, it should....
View ArticleOSC tells Alboini to pay $560,000 for breaking investment industry rules
TORONTO - Toronto businessman Victor Alboini has been ordered to pay nearly $560,000 and stripped of various professional credentials for up to two years — although Alboini says he plans to appeal the...
View ArticleWhen Women Use Masculine Energy in the Workplace
If you are a woman working in a male-dominated environment it is easy to feel like a square peg in a round hole. You need to bring your authentic self to work to feel good about yourself, but your...
View ArticleNetflix gains new ground in Europe - but faces competition, regulation in...
PARIS - Netflix is tapping into six new markets Monday hoping to gain a big subscriber base around Europe, but is facing a frosty welcome in France. Well-established French competitors are trying to...
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Education Costs Just Keep Rising, So Start an RESP for Your Kids Now
What a week! On Wednesday, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released a report saying that they expect tuition and other fees at Canadian universities will rise 13 per cent over the...
View ArticleYour Business Could Benefit From a 'Virtual Watercooler'
Over the last year we've seen companies starting to doubt the virtues of the mobile workforce with HP, Yahoo! and a few others calling hundreds of employees back into the office. But was it the right...
View ArticleLook Who's Paying Canada's Highest Tuitions
Tuition fees for undergraduates in Canadian universities jumped an average of 3.3 per cent over the past year, StatsCan reported this week, marking yet another year that post-secondary costs...
View ArticleTrans Mountain Pipeline: Kinder Morgan Terminal Locked Down By Activists
A handful of activists locked themselves to the main gate of Kinder Morgan's Westridge Terminal Saturday morning vowing to remain for 13 hours or one hour for every tree the company cut doing survey...
View ArticleNetflix France May Face A 40% French-Content Rule
PARIS - Netflix is tapping into six new markets Monday hoping to gain a big subscriber base around Europe, but is facing a frosty welcome in France. Well-established French competitors are trying to...
View ArticleWhat next? If Scotland votes for independence, prepare for intense talks and...
LONDON - How do you divorce after a 300-year union? It's complicated, and there is a deadline.If Scots vote yes to separation on Thursday, a clock starts ticking down to March 24, 2016 — the...
View ArticleScottish Referendum Promises A Volatile Week On The Markets
Stock markets are in for a volatile time this week as traders look to the U.S. Federal Reserve for hints about whether the central bank will hike interest rates before the middle of next year and a...
View ArticleFederal Ministers Lobby For Share Of Surplus Money As House Of Commons Returns
OTTAWA - Like a fresh-baked pie on the window sill, the sweet smell of a surplus has mouths watering — but which ministers will get a piece in this critical pre-election period, and how will it trickle...
View ArticleJust Because You Can Get a Big Mortgage Doesn't Mean You Should
The average house price is expected to reach $396,000 in 2014 and $402,000 in 2015 according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. And that doesn't even come close to reflecting higher prices...
View ArticleApp would help women in New York City find taxis with female drivers
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Sometimes a woman can be hard to find — if you're looking for one behind the wheel of a taxi in New York City.Less than 3 per cent of the city's about 115,000 licensed taxi, livery and...
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