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Quebec Mayors To Bill Gates: Paint Your Bridge, Bill
It’s a long-shot, and critics say it’s little more than a publicity stunt, but two Quebec City area mayors have found a novel approach to repainting the city’s rusty, iconic Quebec Bridge: Ask Bill...
View ArticleEnergy East Pipeline: TransCanada Halts Work On Terminal Near Endangered Belugas
QUEBEC - TransCanada Corp. is halting all work on an oil terminal in eastern Quebec in response to concerns the project could hurt a beluga habitat.The company said today it is "standing down" on all...
View Article'Canadians Will Feel The Pain' If Pipelines Not Approved: Alberta Premier
VANCOUVER - Alberta's premier is urging the country to get behind several controversial pipeline projects linked to the province's oilsands, warning that all Canadians will "feel the pain" if they...
View ArticleOttawa's Social Security Tribunal Backlog Shortlists 11,000 People
OTTAWA - Terminal cancer patients, organ-transplant recipients and suicidal, debt-addled Canadians are among the 11,000 people waiting to have their appeals heard by Ottawa's badly backlogged social...
View ArticleNatalie Bryla's 'Ansa' App Will Let You Chat Off The Record
23-year-old Natalie Bryla created Ansa when she realized we could all use a little social insurance when it comes to texting. This messaging app allows you to permanently delete texts from your...
View ArticlePipeline Projects Over-Promise and Under-Deliver on Jobs
"Under-promise and over-deliver" is a concept politicians would do well to master early in their careers. The three pipeline companies currently trying to ram through their projects in the face of...
View ArticleClean Energy Jobs Now Exceed Oilsands Jobs In Canada: Report
Which industry employs more Canadians? The oilsands or clean energy? Guess again. Employment in Canada's clean energy sector has jumped 37 per cent in the past five years, says a new report from the...
View ArticleGet Ahead By Getting Away From It All
I had the privilege of travelling to Spain in September to accept a prestigious PR industry award. I didn't expect to return from this journey feeling relaxed, refreshed and full of new ideas for both...
View ArticleCPP Disability Benefits Denied To 60% Of Applicants, Among Highest Rejection...
OTTAWA - One terminally ill Canadian denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits has been "diagnosed with brain cancer and is currently undergoing chemo and radiation treatments," according to the...
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Pat Martin Asks Agriculture Minister: 'Have You Lost Your Freaking Mind?'
Winnipeg NDP MP Pat Martin returned to his raucous ways during question period on Tuesday, asking Conservative minister Gerry Ritz if he had “lost his freaking mind.” The colourful outburst was related...
View ArticleCBC Director Denies Being Asked To Investigate Complaints About Jian Ghomeshi
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's director of network talk radio is contradicting comments made by Chris Boyce, head of CBC Radio, saying that she was never asked to investigate complaints about...
View ArticleRBC's Q4 Profit Soars To $2.33 Billion As Canadian Arm Sees Record Profit
TORONTO - Strong performance at RBC's Canadian operations helped the country's largest bank increase its fourth-quarter profit to $2.33 billion, up 11 per cent from a year earlier.Royal Bank of...
View ArticleCanadians' Non-Mortgage Debt Jumps To $1.5 Trillion As Car Loans Lead The Way
TORONTO -- Canadians continue to pile on debt and now collectively owe more than $1.5 trillion excluding mortgages, according to the latest figures from Equifax Canada. The consumer credit rating...
View ArticleThe World's 10 Most Expensive Skyscrapers
The world has seen an explosion of new skyscrapers over the past decade, as rapidly developing Asian and Middle Eastern countries fall over each other to build the world's tallest, or the world's most...
View ArticleStop the Struggle: It's Time for Frustration-Free Packaging
At his son's last birthday party, my colleague watched as his five-year-old, faced with a pile of gifts, excitedly tore through the wrapping paper like it was, well, paper. In mere seconds, the boy...
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Air Canada Offers Canadians In London A Free Flight Home For Christmas
Air Canada is on a charm offensive for the holidays. And it just might work. It's been a tough year for the airline, especially after it instituted checked baggage fees and its pilots were caught with...
View ArticleChris Christie In Calgary: New Jersey Governor Talking Energy, Keystone
CALGARY - A high-profile Republican is in Calgary today to talk energy and pipelines.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to meet with Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and give a speech to the...
View ArticleGM Could Pull Back From Ontario, Auto Analyst Says
Canada could soon see one of its largest automakers, General Motors, dramatically decrease operations in Ontario, an auto analyst says. The warning comes at a time when the auto parts industry,...
View ArticleBest Credit Cards In Canada, According To RateSupermarket
Picking the right credit card “can be a powerful financial tool,” according to interest rate comparison site RateSupermarket. It all depends on how you spend money and what you are trying to achieve...
View ArticleWill China's Fight Against Smog Influence Canada's Environmental Targets?
Citizens of many cities are often frustrated by the challenges of hosting international gatherings of high-level politicians, which often create havoc with local life. In Beijing, however, it is safe...
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