Canada's Pace Of Housing Starts Slows In October: Canada Mortgage And Housing...
OTTAWA - The pace of new home starts in Canada slowed in October due to less construction of multiple-unit homes including condominiums, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.The agency estimated...
View ArticleVilla Grandi, Former Canadian Ambassador's Home In Rome, Placed On The Market...
OTTAWA - The Department of Foreign Affairs is putting the former official residence of the Canadian ambassador to Rome on the market, saying it is too big and too costly to maintain.The department says...
View ArticlePierre Karl Peladeau To Seek PQ Leadership: Radio-Canada
MONTREAL - Media magnate Pierre Karl Peladeau will seek the Parti Quebecois leadership and will likely announce it on Nov. 23, Radio-Canada reported Monday.The CBC's French-language network said the...
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Jean-Luc Rodier, Fur Farmer In Quebec, Charged With Animal Cruelty (VIDEO,...
The owner of a Quebec fur farm has been charged with six counts of animal cruelty and neglect in what's being called the first case of its kind in Canada. The charges against Jean-Luc Rodier follow an...
View ArticleHarold Hamm Divorce Settlement: Oil Tycoon Ordered To Pay Nearly $1 Billion
OKLAHOMA CITY - The chairman and CEO of energy giant Continental Resources Inc. must pay his ex-wife nearly $1 billion as part of a divorce settlement, an Oklahoma judge ruled Monday.Oklahoma County...
View ArticleSt. John's Is Richer Than Toronto, And Other Surprising Facts From StatsCan's...
Economic power in Canada is shifting to the west and to resource-producing areas, new data from StatsCan shows. The agency’s analysis of gross domestic product (GDP) for Canada’s 33 major metro regions...
View ArticleTanya Kim, Teri Hart Lose Jobs: 'eTalk,' The Movie Network Hosts Laid Off By CTV
TORONTO – Tanya Kim, who has co-hosted “etalk” with Ben Mulroney for over a decade, is among the latest group to be hit by layoffs at Bell Media-owned companies. Bell Media, which runs CTV and a raft...
View ArticleAecon Stock Drops Nearly 12% On Bleak Outlook, Earnings Miss
TORONTO - Aecon Group Inc. shares fell nearly 12 per cent Tuesday to the lowest level in more than a year after the construction company reported third-quarter profit that missed estimates and warned...
View ArticleWhen pot shops are new kids on the block, other businesses aren't always too...
DENVER - The booming new marijuana industry has an image problem. Not with government officials and the public — but with other businesses.From crime fears to smell complaints, new marijuana retailers...
View ArticleSolaRoad Turns Holland's Bike Paths Into Underfoot Power Stations
KROMMENIE, Netherlands - A project dubbed "SolaRoad" gets underway in the Netherlands this week, testing roadways as a potential canvas to collect solar energy. Fittingly for the cycle-crazy Dutch, the...
View ArticleHendo Hoverboards To Launch This Fall, And 'Back To The Future Part II' Is...
LOS GATOS, Calif. - The more your knees quiver, the more the 90 pound board you're perched on, floating above a pillow of air, seems about to shoot out from under your feet. A high-pitched engine...
View ArticleMulcair: Harper Government's Projected Surplus 'A Mirage'
TORONTO - Federal New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair says the Harper government's projected surplus for next year is a "mirage" because it is based on billions of dollars in cuts to much needed...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau Calls Conservative Fiscal Update 'Unfair'
VANCOUVER - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says the federal government's fiscal update is "unfair."Trudeau says the federal government chose to spend its budget surplus on tax breaks such as income...
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Ontario's Job Numbers Point To A Reversal Of Fortune In Canada's Economy
We’re all used to hearing about Alberta being the place in Canada to find work, but here’s something we’re not used to hearing: Ontario is leading job growth in the country, and by a mile. It’s a clear...
View ArticleU.S.-China Climate Deal To Turn Up Pressure On Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian policy-makers can expect to come under intense pressure now that the United States and China have reached a ground-breaking agreement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.The...
View ArticleKeystone Showdown In U.S. Senate As Oil-Friendly Democrats Push For Vote
WASHINGTON - Six years of delay and debate over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline may be finally nearing an end.In a moment of high political drama Wednesday, supporters of the long-stalled,...
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Cirque Du Soleil Theme Park To Open In Mexico
Cirque du Soleil has announced it's opening a theme park in Mexico that will feature entertainment provided by the circus' artists. The park will be located in Nuevo Vallarta, a resort town near the...
View ArticleWhy You Hate Digital Marketers
The next time you love talking to a digital marketer will probably be the first time you love talking to a digital marketer. They blabber more than Steve Urkel and act less than Mark Hamill after Star...
View Article12 Things Established Professionals Can Learn From Millennials
The increasing influence of millennials on business culture is much-discussed, both in a positive and negative light. And you can bet that similar discussions will be had for years to come as new...
View ArticleBlackBerry-Samsung Parternship To Focus On Mobile Security
TORONTO - BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) is partnering with rival smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co. in an agreement that will see it provide mobile security technology for the Android operating...
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