Canadian New Year's Resolutions 2014: Fitness, Personal Finance
TORONTO, Canada - Bank of Montreal says personal finance issues is the No. 2 topic for Canadians who are making New Year resolutions for 2014.It says only health and fitness is a higher priority among...
View ArticleMike Lazaridis, BlackBerry Co-Founder, Sells Shares For $26-Million
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market opened higher after being closed for two days for Christmas and Boxing Day.The S&P/TSX composite index rose 60.67 points to 13,578.69, while the Canadian dollar...
View ArticleTeaching Our Kids in the South About Our Kids in the North
Down Here: If I were to make a PSA about the difference between mainstream schools and northern Aboriginal schools, I would start with a shot of a classroom in Ontario's south. The walls are filled...
View ArticleBig box, small shops or high end retail: deals will be key to winning in 2014
TORONTO - There is little doubt the retail landscape in Canada is changing as increasing numbers of big name U.S. chains shop for customers north of the border.And, according to retail experts, just...
View ArticleLoonie falls following holiday closures and no economic news set for release
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was down nearly half a cent against the U.S. dollar on Friday, dipping 0.44 of a cent to 93.73 cents U.S.With no scheduled economic releases in either Canada or the United...
View ArticleNearly 50% of Canadian mobile users say their device is on hand 24/7: poll
TORONTO - If you can't bear to let your smartphone out of your sight for even a few minutes, you're not alone.According to the results of a recently released online poll, almost half of Canadian...
View ArticleCIBC to help TD, Aimia ease transition of Aerogold customers by mid-2014
MONTREAL - Aimia Inc. (TSX:AIM) is poised to enter a new era in 2014 with TD Bank (TSX:TD) as its new partner and long-standing ally CIBC (TSX:CM) both offering credit cards linked to Aimia's Aeroplan...
View ArticleCanada Has a Bad Case of Oil Sands Fever
A clear diagnosis of the Oil Sands Fever variant of Dutch Disease may be just what the doctor ordered to rally Canadian workers in the fight against global warming. A rapid increase in natural resource...
View ArticleLean In Until You Fall Over, Ladies -- You Still Won't Find Gender Balance
Recent news has hit about two pieces of published Canadian research that fly directly in the face of this year's most popular women-in-business self-help book, Lean In. The motto of Lean In is that...
View ArticleSemCAMS Pleads Gulity, Fined After Pipeline Leak
EDMONTON - A Calgary-based natural gas company has been assessed $350,000 in fines after pleading guilty to a pipeline leak that killed hundreds of fish and damaged a creek in northern Alberta.SemCAMS...
View ArticleFederal judge finds NSA phone surveillance is legal; ACLU 'very...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The heated debate over the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records fell squarely into the courts Friday, when a federal judge in...
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Vancouver Appears In Weihai Condo Brochure (PHOTO)
UBC alumnus Nicole Sy opened her mailbox in Beijing one day to find a condo brochure with pictures that looked eerily like her former home. The news editor and anchor for China's Xinhua news agency,...
View Article6 Reasons Canada Won't Share America's Economic Growth in 2014
Consensus is forming that 2014 will be the economic turning point for the United States and that is, traditionally, good news for Canada. But is it? Most rosy is the forecast by UBS that U.S. GDP will...
View ArticleHollywood poised for best-ever box-office year but movie attendance is flat
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Despite a string of summertime flops, Hollywood is expected to have a banner year at the domestic box office, coming in just shy of $11 billion, the largest annual take ever. But...
View ArticleCrude above US$100 a barrel as upbeat economic outlook seen lifting demand
Crude oil closed above US$100 a barrel Friday, the first time it has crossed that threshold since October.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery rose 77 cents to close at $100.32...
View ArticleHollywood North Still Draws Films From Down South
In the old days, filmmakers flocked to Hollywood for its abundant sunshine, beautiful people and sandy beaches. But today a new filmmaking diaspora is spreading across the globe to places like...
View ArticleFix EI to Help Canadians Retire Richer
Worried about retirement savings? Premier Wynne is certainly worried for you. She doesn't think that families in Ontario are saving enough for their retirement. Considering how much we are...
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___Hollywood struggles against new film meccasLOS ANGELES (AP) — In the old days, filmmakers flocked to Hollywood for its abundant sunshine, beautiful people and sandy beaches. But today a new...
View ArticleManitoba's Crown-owned insurer says its investigators saved company $8 million
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Public Insurance says its investigations saved ratepayers $8 million last year, and it has released a list of the top frauds they uncovered in 2013.The Crown-owned insurance company...
View ArticleThe Face of Advertising is Changing (Or Is It?)
In 2013, one of the most common refrain's I heard while selling print ads to small business owners was "We are concentrating on our online advertising". There is no doubt there is, and should be, an...
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