Is Canada Headed For A U.S.-Style Housing Bust?
A recent report from U.S. investment firm Morningstar warns that Canadians may not be immune to the housing crash our neighbours south of the border have experienced. One troubling reality of Canada's...
View ArticleNetflix To CRTC: No, We Will Not Hand Over 'Sensitive' Data
Netflix says it will not turn over confidential subscriber information to Canada's broadcast regulator in order to safeguard private corporate information.The video streaming company was ordered last...
View ArticleTax Inversion Crackdown Prompted By Burger King-Tim Hortons Deal: Analysts
The high-profile merger of Burger King and Tim Hortons was likely the catalyst for the Obama administration’s crackdown on tax inversions, analysts say. The White House announced new, tighter rules on...
View Article10 Things To Know Before Buying Any Car
Shopping for a new or used car shouldn't be a long and frustrating process many consumer often complain about. If you arm yourself with the right knowledge, tools and tips, you'll find it's fairly...
View ArticlePershing Capital threatens to sue Allergan if it acquires Salix without vote
MONTREAL - Allergan's largest shareholder, Pershing Square Capital, has threatened to sue the Botox maker if it attempts to buy Salix Pharmaceuticals without holding a shareholder vote.The investment...
View ArticleFish Incorrectly Labelled For 'Better Profits' In Quebec
Quebecers buying fish in local restaurants and stores don't actually get the species that’s labelled a third of the time, according to an investigation by Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries...
View ArticleDoes the CRTC Have the Legal Authority to Challenge Netflix?
Last week's very public fight between the CRTC and Netflix escalated on Monday as Netflix refused to comply with Commission's order to supply certain confidential information including subscriber...
View ArticleNetflix-CRTC Clash Born Out Of Interference By Harper: Experts
OTTAWA - Experts say a move by Netflix to defy the will of Canada's broadcast regulator calls into question its very authority to institute any rules governing Internet-based video service...
View ArticleCoke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Make Calorie Reduction Pledge
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper said Tuesday that they'll work to reduce the calories Americans get from beverages by 20 per cent over the next decade by more aggressively marketing smaller...
View ArticleCanadian Dollar To Fall Below 85 Cents U.S., CIBC Predicts
The loonie will continue its long, slow slide from parity with the U.S. dollar and will fall below 85 cents U.S. in the third quarter of next year, CIBC says in a new forecast. That would mark the...
View ArticleTPP Talks Dead In The Water, BMO's Doug Porter Says
The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement may be crucial for Canada’s economy, but it’s unlikely to close anytime soon, says one of Canada’s top economists. The multilateral talks —...
View ArticleiPhone 6 Plus Difference Costs Apple $15.50 More To Make: Report
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple's largest iPhone is selling for $100 more than its other new model, but an outside research firm estimated Tuesday that it costs Apple only $15.50 more to make the more expensive...
View ArticleB.C. Mayors, Councillors Out To Pickpocket Taxpayers Yet Again
An important travel advisory for provincial politicians headed to this week's Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) conference in Whistler: keep a close eye on your government issued credit cards --...
View ArticleB.C. Deeper In Debt Despite Claims Of Balanced Budget
This piece was co-written by Sean Speer, Associate Director of Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy at the Fraser Institute "B.C. is currently on target to balance the 2014/15 budget," declared B.C....
View ArticleWhat B.C.'s Proposed Woodfibre LNG Plant Means
Imagine: You've just come off a surprise election victory after promising voters a $100 billion "Prosperity Fund" courtesy of royalties and taxes from an industry that doesn't yet exist in B.C. and...
View ArticleTransCanada's Cacouna Drilling Temporarily Halted For Belugas
MONTREAL - A judge has suspended exploratory drilling for the TransCanada oil terminal in eastern Quebec after objections by environmentalists. The decision by Quebec Superior Court Justice Claudine...
View ArticleCanada's Sanctions On Russia Tough, But Not For Oil Industry
NEW YORK -- For all its much-touted toughness in imposing economic sanctions against Russia, Canada has been significantly more timid against one particular target: the oil industry. A database of...
View ArticleMargaret Laurence's 'Shack' For Sale
Ernest Hemingway had his chalet in Idaho. William Faulkner had Rowan Oak. And Margaret Laurence had “the Shack.” But while many great writers’ retreats become tourist attractions or museums, Laurence’s...
View ArticleLoblaws' 'Click And Collect' Brings Drive-Through Groceries To Canada
In the annals of retail history, Loblaws’ move to launch a drive-through grocery pick-up service could be followed by the statement “...and supermarkets were never the same again.” Maybe. For the time...
View ArticleHasbro puts a chill on Mattel as new Disney deal gives it rights to 'Frozen'...
PAWTUCKET, R.I. - The toy wars just got a bit colder thanks to Disney's "Frozen," with Hasbro wrestling the rights for dolls from the hit movie away from its rival Mattel.Hasbro Inc. announced...
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