Jim Prentice: Time A Critical Factor In Alberta Worker Shortage
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says time is becoming a critical factor in solving the temporary foreign worker shortage, but he dismissed criticism that an exploitative province is to...
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Cloud Citizen, Futuristic 'Super City,' Wins Contest For New Shenzhen...
The picture above isn’t the cover of a new sci-fi novel; it’s the winner of a competition to design a new business district for Shenzhen, China. The city, a neighbour of Hong Kong long overshadowed by...
View ArticleCanadian Medical Community Calls For National Prescription Drug Plan
OTTAWA - It's a buzzword in the medical community, although one that hasn't quite caught fire yet with Canadians at large: pharmacare, a national program that would see prescription drugs covered...
View ArticleIt's Official: Canadian Businesses Choose Digital Over All Other Ads
It's taken two decades, but the time has finally arrived: Canadian advertisers now spend more on digital than they do on print, radio and television advertising, according to a recent report from IAB...
View Article3 Tips to Build Your Offline and Online Network
Networking events are speed-dating for sales reps. You put on a name tag on, snack hors d'oeuvres and try to grow business. Most people end up with nothing for one important reason... People only do...
View ArticleBrazzers Offers Air Canada Pilots Free Membership For Life (NSFW)
Porn production company Brazzers thinks it’s found a new target demographic: Air Canada pilots. Following news last week that the airline is still apparently struggling with the problem of pilots...
View ArticleMarketing's Hot New Trend: One Message, Many Audiences
I have a friend who, as a public health nurse, would give all sorts of advice to new parents. Then when she herself became a mother, she wanted to go back and apologize for all that she'd said to these...
View ArticleWhat I Learned This Week: Is Good News the Cure for a Cold?
Yech. I spent much of last week saddled with a nagging cold, one that wouldn't fully break though into need for bed rest, but left me sniffly, blocked up, achy, feverish and functionally miserable for...
View ArticleHow Yelp Turned a Bumpy Decade Into a Strong Future
As Yelp reaches it's 10 year anniversary this month, the "online urban guide and business review website" is still thriving, perhaps now more than ever. Since launching in October 2004, Yelp has become...
View ArticleStollery's, And 6 Other Iconic Toronto Stores That Are History
Chalk up another victim of the retail revolution. The Toronto menswear store Stollery's is closing its doors after 114 years of selling suits and ties at the corner of Bloor and Yonge. Having what is...
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Dealing With Annoying Co-workers In An Open Office
If you work in an open space, you know how difficult it can be to have bad neighbours — co-workers — who don't seem to realize there are unspoken rules in an office to which everyone must adhere. Last...
View ArticleNew West Edmonton Mall Wing Next To Water Park Would House Luxury Retailer
The largest shopping mall in North America wants to get bigger. Triple Five Group CEO David Ghermezian said his company is close to attaining all city approvals for a major expansion of West Edmonton...
View ArticleYes, You Can Rack Up U.S. Roaming Charges While Still In Canada
REGINA - A consumer advocacy group says wireless customers living near the border are at risk of accidental roaming charges due to interference from U.S. carrier signals.Bruce Cran, president of the...
View ArticleB.C. LNG Plans Laid Out In Christy Clark's Throne Speech
VICTORIA - A major player in British Columbia's liquefied natural gas sweepstakes has rained on Premier Christy Clark's throne speech, which laid out the government's plans for the industry in the...
View ArticleSun News' Future Uncertain After Postmedia Buys Its Sister Papers
The future of the struggling Sun News Network is up in the air after its parent company Quebecor sold off the majority of the newspapers that provided the channel with content on Monday. UPDATE:...
View ArticlePostmedia-Quebecor Deal: Media Ownership Worries Are 'Beside The Point': Expert
TORONTO - Postmedia's plans to buy Quebecor's stable of English-language newspapers and websites may resurrect concerns about whether the concentration of media ownership in Canada will narrow the...
View ArticleAlberta Oilsands Monitoring Program Lacking: Auditor General
CALGARY - Alberta's auditor general says a report from the Alberta and federal governments on their much-vaunted joint oilsands monitoring program took too long to release and was flawed.Merwan Saher...
View ArticleB.C. Treaty Commission Urges First Nations To Resolve Overlapping Land Claims
VANCOUVER - Despite the glacial pace of negotiations, the British Columbia treaty process remains a viable option for First Nations to pursue self-determination, says the provincial treaty...
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Time Running Out For Jumbo Glacier Ski Resort As Construction Deadline...
Stuck in the ground, halfway down the valley trail leading into the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort, is a stick, leaning crookedly against a small tree, inscribed with the word "Lift." About one...
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Regional Inequality In Canada Among Worst In Developed World: OECD
Canada’s regional disparity is among the widest in the developed world, but the gap between the richest and poorest regions has actually shrunk since the financial crisis, according to a new OECD...
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