Why More Vacation Will Help Your Career
It's been six weeks since the crush of September hit and 12 weeks since the wheels touched down on the tarmac, marking my return from a perfect vacation -- and I'm feeling due for another. Ah, the...
View ArticleAging and Mental Capacity Under the Law
Capacity law in Ontario is built on two core principles. The first is the goal of maximizing autonomy and self-actualization to the extent possible for everyone, young or old. The second is the goal...
View ArticleNew Democrats Propose $15-A-Day National Child-Care Program
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are proposing a national child-care program that NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says would cost no more than $15 a day per child.Mulcair says an NDP government would work with the...
View Article'Dragons' Den' Debuts New Dragons For Season 9 On CBC
Changing up the cast of "Dragons' Den" is nothing new. The hit CBC series has seen its share of Dragons throughout the years, but with the departure of original cast member Kevin O'Leary, along with...
View ArticleCanadian Pacific-CSX Merger Report Has Analysts Doubtful
CALGARY - Analysts say they'd be glad to see Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (TSX:CP) join forces with U.S. rival CSX Corp., but they're skeptical a deal can be done.A Wall Street Journal article over...
View ArticleJoe Oliver Hints Tax Cuts On Table For Fall Economic Update
TORONTO - Finance Minister Joe Oliver is continuing to hint that tax cuts are on the way for Canadians in the annual fall economic update.Oliver told a media conference today that the Conservative...
View ArticleRemember That Financial Literacy Is the Key to Being Profitable
Owning a small business comes with its own unique challenges and, unsurprisingly, many of them are financial. As an entrepreneur, maybe you took the leap and invested your life savings to start your...
View ArticleWhat Silicon Valley Can Do To Address Growing Income Inequality
Much has been written about income inequality, with Silicon Valley being used as a focal point for discussions to highlight this critical issue. While the discussions have been focused primarily on...
View ArticleWhy Canada Needs More Food Lawyers
There is a newly prominent practice area in the field of law and it is beginning to receive a lot of attention -- food law and policy. George Mason University Law Professor, Baylen Linnekin, and the...
View ArticleOil Price Decline Threatens One-Quarter Of New Canadian Projects: IEA
About a quarter of new oil projects in Canada could be under threat if oil prices fall below $80 U.S. per barrel, the International Energy Agency warned in a report Tuesday. With Brent crude prices...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Workers Hired In Area With High Aboriginal Unemployment
At the centre of an Alberta mall catering to four First Nations grappling with massive unemployment is a cafeteria that dishes out burgers, fries and bannock – cooked and served by temporary foreign...
View ArticleJessica Vanessa, Ex-Teaching Assistant, Quits Job To Twerk Professionally
Most people are working for the weekend, but you can find Jessica Vanessa twerking instead. During the day, Vanessa would work as a teaching assistant at a Florida kindergarten. But when she wasn't...
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BuzzBuzzHome: The Largest Condo Suites In Montreal's New Condo Market
BuzzBuzzHome: When we mined our data to find the smallest new condo suites available in Canada, Montreal had the honour of being home to the smallest of the small, with a condo on the market at just...
View ArticleIncreased global crude supply drives lower pump prices in Canada
MONTREAL - A glut in the global supply of crude has prompted a more than 15 cents per litre drop in the retail price of gasoline in Canada over the last two weeks. Energy-market watcher Dan McTeague...
View ArticleDubai's Burj Khalifa Viewing Deck Opens.. 24 Storeys Higher Than Before
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Visitors to the world's tallest building in Dubai can now get an even more elevated view of the Middle Eastern city.The owner of the 828-metre Burj Khalifa skyscraper says...
View ArticleHBO Streaming Service Targets People Who Don't Pay For The Channel
NEW YORK, N.Y. - No cable? No problem.Viewers longing to watch "Game of Thrones", "True Detective" and "Veep" will no longer have to pay big bucks for cable and satellite contracts. Next year HBO is...
View ArticleMore Metal Objects Found In P.E.I. Potatoes, Say RCMP
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Police in Prince Edward Island say the number of reports of potatoes containing metal objects in them has risen to six during the last week.RCMP Sgt. Leanne Butler said the latest...
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Canada's Great East-West Migration, In One Chart
The oilsands boom is reshaping Canada in many ways, and nowhere is this more obvious than where people are moving. We've known for a long time that Canadians are flocking to Alberta for jobs, but a new...
View ArticleHitler With An Afro T-Shirt In Montreal Boutique Hadio Offends Shopper
Sierra Holtz was shopping at a boutique on Montreal’s Mount-Royal Avenue, casually flipping through T-shirts when she found one printed with something she thought was "extremely disturbing": A portrait...
View ArticleAmazon Canada Has 35 Times The Online Market Share Of Chapters Indigo: BMO
Bookselling giant Amazon has 35 times as much online market share as Canadian competitor Chapters Indigo, according to estimates from BMO Nesbitt Burns. Amazon controls about seven per cent of the...
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