TD Bank CEO says Ottawa should tighten lending rules to avoid future troubles
TORONTO - TD Bank (TSX:TD) chief executive Ed Clark says the federal government needs to do more to ensure Canadians aren't taking on more debt than they can handle.The 67-year-old executive, who...
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Canada's Housing Market Booming? Not Everywhere
The headlines are clear: Canada’s long-running housing boom shows no signs of ending, with sales rising yet again, by 1.8 per cent, in August. The average house price is up 5.3 per cent in the past...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Workers Applications Plummet After Overhaul
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Jason Kenney says there's been a significant decrease in applications for temporary foreign workers since the government announced an overhaul of the troubled program...
View ArticleUS stock market finishes higher as investors await results of Federal Reserve...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The stock market is closing broadly higher as investors await the results of a key meeting by the Federal Reserve.All 10 industry groups in the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose...
View ArticleNASA picks Boeing and SpaceX to carry astronauts to space station by 2017
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is a giant step closer to launching Americans again from U.S. soil.On Tuesday, the space agency announced it has picked Boeing and SpaceX to transport astronauts to the...
View ArticleNorwich Beer Heist Swipes $25,000 Worth Of Booze From Ontario Business
NORWICH, Ont. - Police in Ontario are searching for whoever stole $25,000 worth of beer from a business east of London, Ont.Ontario Provincial Police say freight carrier Country Transport was broken...
View ArticleCanadian Telecoms Gave Environment Canada Hundreds Of Subscribers' Information
OTTAWA - Newly disclosed records show Environment Canada obtained information from telecommunications companies about hundreds of subscribers in the last five years.Employment and Social Development...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus date 45 minutes late for arraignment, due back in court next month
DALLAS - The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards arrived 45 minutes late for his arraignment Tuesday on a charge that he violated his probation in Oregon.Polk...
View ArticleRay Rice Suspension Appeal Filed By NFL Players Association
BALTIMORE - The NFL players' union appealed Ray Rice's indefinite suspension Tuesday night.Rice was originally handed a two-game suspension in July under the NFL's personal conduct policy after he was...
View ArticleUS Federal Reserve policymakers considering a slightly faster rate rise in 2015
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers have slightly increased their estimate of what the Fed's benchmark interest rate will be at the end of 2015 compared with their estimate three months ago.The...
View ArticleFed signals it plans to keep key interest rate at record low for...
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve signalled Wednesday that it plans to keep a key interest rate at a record low because a broad range of U.S. economic measures remain subpar.The Fed said it intends to...
View ArticleCanadians The Largest Foreign Investors In Florida Real Estate: Report
Canadians accounted for nearly a third of the foreigners who bought property in Florida over the past year, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors in Florida. And little...
View ArticleSupreme Court Ruling Hasn't Stopped Police From Warrantless Requests For Data
OTTAWA—Law enforcement agencies are still making warrantless requests for telecom customers’ personal data months after a Supreme Court ruling appeared to shut down the practice. Police in Canada used...
View ArticleExcitement, anxiety mount a day before Scotland votes on independence
EDINBURGH, Scotland - For Scots, Wednesday was a day of excitement, apprehension, and a flood of final appeals before a big decision. In a matter of hours, they will determine whether Scotland leaves...
View ArticleQuebecor not interested in buying Wind by itself but sees room for partnership
MONTREAL - Quebecor's finance chief says the company is "certainly interested" in talking with Wind Mobile's new investors about a partnership but doesn't want to buy the Toronto-based company on its...
View ArticleWhat Naomi Klein Needs To Understand About Alberta vs. Other Oil Jurisdictions
There's something about a new Naomi Klein book that always seems to attract a lot of attention. And not just from middle-of-the-road Western Canadians like myself, who work hard for a living and enjoy...
View ArticleTransCanada Pipeline Rupture Prompts Evacuation Of Benton Harbor
TransCanada may have to take a break from trying to convince Canadians and Americans its Keystone XL and Energy East pipelines are safe in order to deal with some pipeline spills. More than 500...
View ArticleNYC jazz musicians fear poverty in retirement, ask clubs to help with pensions
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Keisha St. John has been singing at some of the most famous jazz clubs in the nation for more than five decades.She was paid $50 a night when she sang in "Three Guys and a Doll" in...
View ArticleRebuilding of Canada's export sector will take a decade and lower loonie: CIBC
MONTREAL - The falling Canadian dollar is starting to boost exports but it will take a decade and an even lower loonie to rebuild the country's export sector, CIBC's chief economist said Wednesday."I...
View ArticleFed Changes Nothing In Rate Stance, Causing Dow Jones To Hit Record High
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Dow Jones industrial average is closing at a record high after the Federal Reserve maintained its stance on record-low interest rates.The Dow rose 24 points, or 0.2 per cent, to...
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