Vancouver Real Estate Song Voices A City's Pain (VIDEO)
As Vancouver's property market continues to prove unaffordable formany, one local has given his frustration a creative outlet, composing the "Vancouver Housing Price Drop Song". The ditty, which calls...
View ArticleVibrating Underwear: Sex Toy Will Be Available In March
Connected sex toy company OhMiBod unveiled a new vibrator that slips into a woman's underwear and can be controlled by her partner to deliver pleasure "with complete discretion," the company says. The...
View ArticleCrude oil rises to near $94 a barrel as US cold snap expected to boost demand
The price of oil rose to near US$94 a barrel Tuesday as unusually cold weather in the U.S. was expected to fuel demand in the world's largest market for energy.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude...
View ArticleSeacrest wins New Year's Eve battle; NFL, college football dominate ratings
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Ryan Seacrest is still the king of New Year's Eve.ABC devoted its entire prime-time schedule last Tuesday to Seacrest's "New Year's Rockin' Eve." During the 10 p.m. hour as the ball...
View ArticleFord CEO Mulally puts end to Microsoft speculation, to stay at Ford at least...
DEARBORN, Mich. - Alan Mulally is staying at Ford.The CEO, who was rumoured to be in the running to become Microsoft's next leader, told The Associated Press Tuesday that he won't leave the Dearborn,...
View ArticleSome Russians Set A Billboard On Fire In The Name Of Steak (VIDEO)
Here's an ad well-done. A restaurant in Russia lit a billboard on fire to "flame-broil" a gigantic picture of beef. The stunt was concocted by the Russian ad-agency Voskhod to promote the steaks at...
View ArticleDisregard: TV-on Internet service Aereo story
EDITORS:TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:BUSINESS EDITORS:The story slugged GADGET SHOW-TV ON THE INTERNET was sent out inadvertently and is not for use.The AP.
View ArticleGail Shea Denies Books Burned As Fisheries Libraries Consolidated
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea is denying reports that scientific research was burned or discarded in the name of cost-cutting. And Shea says the decision to consolidate Department of Fisheries and...
View ArticleFed minutes: Fed reduced bond buys after seeing big job gains, worried about...
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve agreed last month to modestly reduce its bond purchases because of improvements in the job market that many Fed members felt would be sustained.Many participants called...
View ArticleNo, not every Internet user in Canada is on Facebook: report
TORONTO - Facebook may be the world's biggest social network, and particularly popular in Canada, but there are still plenty of Canadian holdouts who refuse to join or have logged off permanently,...
View ArticleUS consumer borrowing rose in November, led by increases in auto and student...
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their borrowing in November, led by continued gains in auto and student loans.The Federal Reserve said consumers increased their borrowing by $12.3 billion in November...
View ArticleFairfax Financial Holdings doubles investment in smartphone maker BlackBerry
TORONTO - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (TSX:FFH) is showing increased confidence in the future of BlackBerry Ltd. by purchasing another US$250 million of convertible debt in the smartphone maker.The...
View ArticleCouche-Tard expected to bid on Hess's retail operations to expand U.S. presence
MONTREAL - Alimentation Couche-Tard is expected to make a play to expand its already large U.S. presence after Hess Corp. moved Wednesday to spin off or sell its retail convenience store network, the...
View ArticleProperty Insurance In Canada Likely To Rise Amid Increased 'Climate Change...
TORONTO - Home owners should prepare to pay more for property insurance as the severe weather trend that has battered the country during the past year is expected to continue."There are more and more...
View ArticleRogers Accused Of Charging For Traffic That Never Uses Their Networks
Rogers Communications is denying online accusations that it charges its internet customers for internal traffic on their routers, even if that traffic doesn’t use the Rogers network. Several users of...
View ArticleOil drops more than 1% per cent on big increase in gasoline supplies
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil fell more than one per cent Wednesday after government data showed that U.S. demand for gasoline fell last week to the lowest level in a year.Benchmark West Texas...
View ArticleTrain Derailment In New Brunswick Has Harper On Defensive
OTTAWA - Yet another railway fire involving crude oil has prompted the chief executive officer of CN Rail to suggest that long-overdue regulatory changes to the tank cars used to transport dangerous...
View ArticleBombardier CSeries delay remains concern despite simultaneous flight tests
MONTREAL - Bombardier's two CSeries test aircraft made their first simultaneous flights Wednesday but concerns about the slow pace of testing has some industry observers anticipating a delay in the...
View Article25 Big Thoughts for Your New Small Business
Starting a business is easy. You can do it in a couple hours. Starting a business that will last and grow is far more challenging, but, it's absolutely worth it -- if you are up for the job. There are...
View ArticleThe Evils of Corporate Globalism
Hondurans are not lazy, they're not inferior, and they're not communists. They are, however, victims of a (self-devouring) globalized corporatocracy, especially since the military coup in 2009...
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