Geophysical Service Inc. Alleges Intellectual Property Rights To Data Violated
CALGARY - A Calgary-based seismic company claims its business is being undercut by regulatory agencies that have been publicly disclosing data it says it spent hundreds of millions of dollars to...
View ArticleBanks Say No To Marijuana Money, Legal Or Not - NYTimes.com
Legal marijuana merchants like Mr. Kunkel — mainly medical marijuana outlets but also, starting this year, shops that sell recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington — are grappling with a...
View ArticleWireless Auction Likely Won't Raise More Money Or Increase Competition: Experts
TORONTO - The lack of new foreign players means Tuesday's wireless auction likely won't bring in as much revenue as expected to federal coffers — or the increased competition that Canadian consumers...
View ArticleNeil Young Talks About Honour The Treaties Anti-Oilsands Tour
Canadian rocker Neil Young kicks off his Honour the Treaties tour in Toronto today, with all proceeds going toward a legal fight against the expansion of the Athabasca oilsands in northern Alberta. The...
View ArticleSafety board wraps up ground investigation of New Brunswick train derailment
PLASTER ROCK, N.B. - Canada's Transportation Safety Board wrapped up its evidence gathering on Saturday at the site of a fiery train derailment in New Brunswick as CN Rail crews made progress on...
View ArticleBurnaby Train Derailment Caused By Rain: CN Spokeswoman
BURNABY, B.C. - A CN Rail spokeswoman has confirmed heavy rainfall led to a train derailment in the Vancouver area Saturday.Emily Hamer says the increased amount of rain caused a beaver dam to wash...
View ArticleNeil Young Blasts Harper Government For Allowing Oilsands Development
TORONTO - Canadian rock icon Neil Young launched a blistering attack on the Harper government and Alberta's oilsands at a news conference on Sunday, saying that he was "shattered" after visiting a Fort...
View ArticleCrude oil slips below US$92 as rising exports from Iran, Libya expected
The price of oil fell below US$92 a barrel Monday as Libyan production continued to ramp up and the possibility of increased crude exports from Iran raised the prospects of excess supply on global...
View ArticleJack is back: Kiefer Sutherland returns in 12-episode run of '24: Live...
PASADENA, Calif. - Jack Bauer is back, and he's on the run in London.Kiefer Sutherland returns as the intrepid counter-terrorist in a 12-episode run of "24: Live Another Day," debuting with a two-hour...
View ArticleGoogle Buys Nest For $3.2 Billion
Google is getting in the thermostat game. The company announced on Monday that it purchased Nest, the maker of high-tech thermostats and smoke detectors, for $3.2 billion in cash. Founded by former...
View ArticleRio Mints Are Nipple-Licking Good In New Ad (VIDEO)
What, never seen a stuffed toy llama licking a man's nipple to advertise candy? Rio Mints takes what it hopes to be a refreshing walk on the kinky side in its Hong Kong commercial. As seen above, a...
View Article'Lone Survivor' wins weekend box office with $37.8 million in first weekend...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "Lone Survivor" dominated the weekend box office.The Navy SEAL drama starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster earned $37.8 million in its first weekend...
View ArticleIs It Too Risky To Turn Your Passion Into A Paycheque?
Richard Branson once said that entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital. In the words of the late Steve Jobs, the only way to do great work is to love what you do. In a...
View ArticleNew Mexico judge rules doctors can give terminally ill patients drugs to end...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Competent, terminally ill patients have a fundamental right under the New Mexico Constitution to seek a physician's help in getting prescription medications if they want to end...
View ArticleWhat Is a Corporate Incubator, and Why Is it a Bad Idea?
As innovation moves to the forefront of corporate agendas, corporations are attempting to capture the competitive advantages that result from innovation. While many believe that innovation can be...
View ArticleSafety agency to carry out full probe of CN train derailment in New Brunswick
PLASTER ROCK, N.B. - The federal Transportation Safety Board said Monday it will conduct a full investigation into the cause of a CN freight train derailment in northwestern New Brunswick last week,...
View ArticleWhy One in Six Canadians Will Eventually Go Bankrupt
Believe it or not, one in six Canadians will eventually go bankrupt. There are just over 26 million adult Canadians, and in a typical year between 120,000 and 150,000 Canadians file a consumer proposal...
View ArticleJudge rejects bid for new trial in Michael Jackson's mother's lawsuit against...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A judge on Monday rejected a bid by Michael Jackson's mother for a new trial in her lawsuit claiming the promoter of her son's ill-fated comeback concerts was negligent in his...
View ArticleAir Canada Apologizes After Shirley Jew, Soldier With PTSD, Asked To Pay For...
EDMONTON - An Alberta soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder says she's disappointed Air Canada wouldn't allow her dog on board a plane as a service animal.Sgt. Shirley Jew says the airline told...
View ArticleWind Mobile says it doesn't have the money to buy wireless spectrum
TORONTO - On the eve of the wireless spectrum auction, new wireless player Wind Mobile says it's withdrawing from bidding due to a lack of funds.Wind Mobile CEO and chairman Anthony Lacavera says...
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