Bombardier Lays Off 150 As Montreal Metro Production Halted
MONTREAL — Bombardier is laying off about one-third of the 430 workers at its railway manufacturing plant in La Pocatiere, Que., for six months as it temporarily halts production of cars for the...
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Charlotte McKinney, 'Next Kate Upton,' Appears In Carl's Jr. Super Bowl Ad
A model who's been touted as the "next Kate Upton" appears in a steamy new Carl's Jr. Super Bowl commercial, um, just like, Kate Upton did. Charlotte McKinney is the face of the fast food chain's new...
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Surrey, B.C. Named One Of World's Top 7 Intelligent Communities
A Metro Vancouver city that is constantly battling an image problem received an ego boost this week when it was named one of the world's most intelligent communities. The Intelligent Community Forum...
View ArticleBarge Craft Beer Drops Beer Store Legal Challenge
Barge Craft Beer and Distribution, a Toronto-based startup and would-be rival to the Beer Store, has announced it has withdrawn its application to challenge a post-Prohibition era law that gives a...
View ArticleTarget Canada's Employee Fund: Some Get 'Severance' Pay, Some Have To Keep...
It turns out Target’s employee trust for its 17,600 laid-off Canadian workers isn’t much of a severance package for those who have to work throughout the chain's full 16-week wind-down period. Target...
View ArticleHarper Government's 12-Week Anti-Drug Ad Blitz Cost $7 Million
OTTAWA - Newly released figures show the Conservative government spent more than $7 million on a 12-week anti-drug advertising campaign that ended earlier this month.That's more money than Health...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Is Changing Its Canadian Recipe
Coca-Cola is getting serious about Canadians’ calorie count. The soft-drink maker is making the Canadian recipe “slightly less sweet,” which will make it “consistent with the great tasting Coca-Cola...
View Article'Sugar Daddies' The New Way To Cover Soaring Tuition Costs, Website Says
With tuition costs soaring in Canada, many students are turning to a new (and some would say controversial) way of paying for school: Renting yourself out for paid dates. SeekingArrangement.com, which...
View ArticleGoDaddy's Super Bowl Puppy Commercial Pulled After Criticism (TWEETS)
All is fair in the world of Super Bowl commercials, but there's one thing you don't mess with: puppies. Web hosting company GoDaddy found out the hard way, after it decided to pull a commercial which...
View ArticleTop 10 Signs Your Car Needs Repair
Cars are complex machines which we rely on, but few things are as frustrating as experiencing unexpected car trouble when they fail us. If you've ever had a car leave you stranded, you know exactly...
View ArticleNAFTA Environment Watchdog Won't Probe Oilsands
The three countries that run the North American Free Trade Agreement's environmental watchdog have voted against an investigation into how Canada oversees Alberta's oilsands.The unanimous decision by...
View ArticleRick Mercer Rant: Joe Oliver's Brain ‘Melting In Full-Blown Panic'
Like many people these days, Rick Mercer is confused about the state of the economy. But one thing he’s not confused about is why the Harper government is delaying its spring budget: Oil price panic....
View ArticleWhy Bell Let's Talk Day Is a Cynical Publicity Stunt
This morning, Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted about mental health: "Today is #BellLetsTalk day - let's end the stigma around #mentalhealth. RT, share & spread the word: @Bell_LetsTalk. For...
View ArticleCanada Is Trading Away Its Environmental Rights
In 1997, Canada restricted import and transfer of the gasoline additive MMT because it was a suspected neurotoxin that had already been banned in Europe. Ethyl Corp., the U.S. multinational that...
View ArticleGet Your Business Noticed at the Superbowl Without Spending a Fortune
For many, Super Bowl Sunday represents the culmination of months of hard work, planning and execution. Yes, there's the big game, but for millions of North Americans, their focus is on the time in...
View ArticleCyber surveillance worries most Canadians: privacy czar's poll
A growing number of Canadians say they are concerned about privacy, according to a new survey commissioned by the federal privacy commissioner. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released...
View ArticleQuebec judge rejects challenge by merchants fined for violating sign law
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has rejected a legal challenge by about two dozen businesses that were prosecuted for not respecting the province's French Language Charter.The anglophone merchants operate...
View ArticleThe Useless Home Gadgets That Tell Us Not to Think For Ourselves
X-ray specs, Sea Monkeys, Crypto-rings, Whoopee Cushions, Black Eye Telescopes. I loved the comic ads that were used to entice children to part with their pocket money back in the day. They were fun,...
View ArticleCanada's Telecoms Are Losing Subscribers .. So They're Hiking Prices
Some of Canada’s largest wireless and internet providers are responding to shrinking subscriber numbers by extracting more money from those customers they still have. In its fourth-quarter earnings...
View ArticleJones New York To Shut All Its Stores, Including 36 Canadian Ones
NEW YORK — Jones New York announced Thursday that it is closing its 127 retail stores, including three dozen locations in Canada, and discontinuing its wholesale business. The privately held women's...
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