Jobs Numbers Prove Tory Economic Policies Failing, Opposition Says
OTTAWA - The opposition pounced Friday on the Conservative government's insistence that the Canadian economy is still strong despite unexpectedly grim job numbers and an unemployment rate that ticked...
View ArticleMood Media sells Latin American music division to Stingray for $16.3 million
TORONTO - Mood Media Corp. (TSX:MM), a provider of scents and digital signs to the retail industry, is selling off its residential Latin American music division to a Montreal-based company for $16.3...
View ArticleCN Rail Opposed Emergency Rules After Lac-Megantic Blast: Documents
OTTAWA - CN Rail argued against an emergency provision — implemented after the Lac-Megantic disaster — requiring that trains loaded with dangerous goods such as crude oil never be left unattended,...
View ArticleTarget Canada Warns Of Larger Losses After Poor Sales
TORONTO - Early signs from retailers suggest that Canadian holiday sales were nothing to celebrate in 2013 as more shoppers hunted for discounts and retailers slashed prices to move inventory.Both...
View ArticleAlaska governor announces new plan for gas pipeline that scraps old deal with...
JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell on Friday announced a new way forward on a long-hoped-for natural gas pipeline that includes scrapping the terms of a 2007 law he says no longer works well for the...
View ArticleBrands With Benefits
Lately, when I hear brand managers talk about the need to increase brand loyalty among consumers, I wish I could transport them, in black and white, to the set of I Love Lucy or Father Knows Best....
View ArticleSupreme Court to decide whether Aereo can offer online TV without paying...
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will decide whether a startup company can offer live television broadcasts over the Internet without paying fees to broadcasters.The high court agreed on Friday to hear...
View ArticleHusband Showers With Summer's Eve Cleansing Wash, Freaks Out In 'Manly...
A new feminine product commercial isn't leaving all viewers refreshed. In the "Manly Mistake" spot for Summer's Eve cleansing wash (watch above), a woman coolly informs her husband that he's showering...
View ArticleCanadian Diplomats' Tips In New York City Cost Taxpayers $47,601
OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats in New York City have expensed tens of thousands of dollars worth of tips to doormen and parking garage attendants in the past three years.A spokesman for Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleBrian Wong, Kiip CEO, Recognized By Forbes
Vancouver native and UBC alumnus Brian Wong has been named to the Forbes Top 30 Under 30 list for the second time. This week, the magazine counted Wong as a leader in the marketing and advertising...
View ArticleB.C. judge won't issue interim order over pharmacy-rewards points
VANCOUVER - The chief justice of British Columbia's Supreme Court has refused to issue an interim injunction so two grocery chains can continue to offer rewards points to their pharmacy customers.The...
View ArticleCrude oil bounces back to near US$93 as weak jobs data may prolong Fed stimulus
The price of oil jumped more than $1 a barrel Friday as the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected, fuelling speculation that the Federal Reserve will reconsider its plans to slow economic...
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Kamloops Daily News In Memoriam: We Thought It Would Last Forever
George Whitely wore a plastic hat and spoke very deliberately. Each day, he would put on his hat and his rumpled old raincoat and leave our offices at 309 Tranquille Road. I seldom knew where he was...
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Dollar Stores Are Getting Too Expensive For Many Americans
Quartz At first glance, the fortunes of American families have significantly improvement recently. Household net worth has rebounded back to roughly where it was before the financial crisis. Why? A...
View ArticleYou Can Earn A Diploma In Beer From B.C.'s Kwantlen University
Have you always wanted to learn more about brewing beer? Maybe you have dreams of opening your own craft brewery? B.C.'s Kwantlen Polytechnic University has just made that easier to achieve with the...
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What Minister Moore Says About Your Sky-High Cell Phone Bills
Last fall, a group of over 35 leading innovators and entrepreneurs joined OpenMedia.ca in sending a letter to Industry Minister James Moore. The letter decried that we pay some of the highest prices in...
View ArticleThe Most Hated Companies In America: 24/7 Wall St.
From 24/7 Wall St.: A company can become broadly hated if it alienates a large enough group of people. It may frustrate customers with poor service, anger employees with unpleasant working conditions...
View ArticleNeil Young Benefit Tour Inspires Ex-Oilsands Worker
Lionel Lepine says watching Neil Young from his front row seats at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina next Friday will be a dream come true. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation member and aspiring...
View ArticleSecurity Breach Hits More Prominent U.S. Retailers, Report Says
By Jim Finkle and Mark Hosenball BOSTON/WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Target Corp and Neiman Marcus are not the only U.S. retailers whose networks were breached over the holiday shopping season last...
View ArticleTraders look to latest reading on economy after jobs shock, earnings reports
TORONTO - Traders will likely be cautious this week as investors try to decide if a huge miss on job creation expectations last month indicates the U.S. economy has run into a rough patch.Also, the...
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