Keystone XL Costs To Nearly Double, TransCanada Warns
CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. says costs for its long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline will likely balloon to as much as US$10 billion, up from US$5.4 billion.CEO Russ Girling told the Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleAlgonquin Power and Utilities makes U.S. water utility acquisition
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN) said Friday it has signed a deal to buy regulated water distribution utility Park Water Co. for US$327 million, including the assumption...
View ArticleMeasure of the economy's future health slows to 0.2 per cent gain in August
WASHINGTON - A gauge designed to predict the economy's future health rose in August but at a much slower pace than in July.The Conference Board said Friday that its index of leading indicators rose 0.2...
View ArticleNew Brunswick Election 2014: Mulcair Supports Cardy's Shale Gas Stance
FREDERICTON - Federal New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair added his presence to the New Brunswick election campaign Friday, backing his provincial NDP counterpart's position on shale gas...
View ArticleUS stocks edge higher at midday as e-commerce giant Alibaba debuts on NYSE
NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. stocks are slightly higher at midday after Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba made its big debut in the market.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 27 points, or 0.2 per cent, to...
View ArticleOur Trip To The Climate War's Ground Zero
Even before there was a script for my last film, Noah, I was interested in the environmental message in scripture. Man and woman are kicked out of paradise; 10 generations later the land is so filled...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs Worst Sports Franchise In North America: ESPN
Bad news, Leafs Nation: You’ve got the worst pro sports franchise on the continent. That’s according to ESPN's Ultimate Standings for 2014, which ranked 122 teams in the U.S. and Canada on such...
View ArticleThe Way Most Workplaces Encourage Exercise Is Wrong
If you are an employer you'll get this blog. Absent employees, present but unable to work at max output, sick, stressed, low energy, our workforce is getting sick and tired of being sick and tired....
View ArticleCanadian Home Ownership More Costly Than Thought, BMO Report Says
New home hunters be warned: The price you expect to pay for a new home is likely $83,556 short of what you'll actually end up spending, according to a new survey. The Bank of Montreal's Fall...
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Feds Accidentally Sold Bulldozer, Bought It Back At 10 Times The Sale Price
A bureaucratic screw up forced the government to buy back a seized bulldozer for $65,000 – after it was accidentally sold for $5,555. The mistake, reported by Global News' Laura Stone, came as a result...
View ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada's Credit Card Fee Ruling Puts Banks On Losing End
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has restored a Quebec trial judge's decision that penalizes several of the country's big banks for failing to meet provincial disclosure requirements when they charged...
View ArticleIt's Harder Than Ever for MBA Candidates to Succeed
It's the dream of every MBA candidate who registers to a prestigious MBA school. A coveted position in investment banking or consulting, with a salary only heard of in the movies. While this reality...
View ArticleUS stock indexes finish mixed on day e-commerce giant Alibaba debuts
NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. stock indexes are ending mixed on a day when the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba made its big debut in the market.The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 13 points, or 0.1 per...
View ArticleTSX Drops 200 Points, Dow Jones Hits New Record High
TORONTO — The Toronto stock market pulled back sharply on Friday, weighed down by metals and mining, gold and financials stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 200.19 points to 15,265.35. The...
View ArticleWhy the Apple Watch Really Comes in Gold
When Tim Cook unveiled the Apple Watch earlier this month, I was mostly interested in the fact that it came in gold. It seemed like something Steve Jobs would have loved. He was a man who believed...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Workers Subject To ‘Quasi-Indentured Status,' Jason Kenney...
The Harper government has always had an ambivalent relationship with the Temporary Foreign Worker program, on one hand defending the businesses that say they have a legitimate need for the program, on...
View ArticleSpaceX launches fresh space station supplies, including first 3-D printer...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A SpaceX cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday, carrying the first 3-D printer for astronauts in orbit.In all, the unmanned Dragon capsule is...
View ArticleMost actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (15,265.35, down 200.19 points):Teranga Gold Corp. (TSX:TGZ). Miner. Up four cents, or 5.26 per...
View ArticleNational Newspapers No Longer Sold In Yellowknife
National newspapers aren't available in Yellowknife anymore — the few stores that still shipped papers to the north stopped earlier this month, blaming lack of demand and increased freight costs....
View ArticleFinancial markets take a breather this week; BlackBerry reports Friday
TORONTO - Financial markets can look forward to some relative calm this week, with little in the way of key economic data expected in either Canada or the United States.However, traders will be...
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