Oil Train Safety Issues Were Known Before Recent Crashes, NBC Investigation...
Several recent deadly and destructive derailments have drawn greater attention to using railroads to ship crude oil, but a new NBC News investigation found that federal regulators have known about the...
View ArticleFederated Co-Op refinery in Regina ups production weeks after fire, explosion
REGINA - Federated Co-Operatives Ltd.'s refinery in Regina has boosted production by 30,000 barrels per day.It follows a fire and explosion on Dec. 24 that rattled the city.No one was injured.The...
View ArticleNeil Young's Anti-Oilsands Tour Hits Calgary Sunday
Neil Young, who has been touring across Canada with an anti-oilsands message, will be in Calgary this weekend. "If the treaties are broken, all hell will break loose, and the blood will be on modern...
View ArticleQuantum Properties Accepts Bitcoin For Condo Deposits
A Fraser Valley-based developer is tapping into digital currency to provide more options for buyers. Quantum Properties in Abbotsford is B.C.'s first real estate developer to accept Bitcoin for...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Production In Canada Set For Dramatic Change
VANCOUVER — Brendan Kennedy doesn’t fit the stereotypical image of a marijuana grower. Neither do his two partners at Privateer Holdings Inc., a Seattle-based venture capital firm. They are former...
View ArticleContract agreement reached between owners and workers at NY's Indian Point...
RYE BROOK, N.Y. - The owner of the Indian Point nuclear power plant says a contract agreement has been reached with its largest union, avoiding a strike or lockout.Entergy Nuclear and Local 1-2 of the...
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Alberta Oilsands In Winter: Amazing Pictures From Alberta's North (PHOTOS)
Everyday life in the oilsands has a surreal tone most of the time. But when it's gripped by a polar vortex, it's simply other-worldly. Neil Young's quest to tar the oilsands this past week has forced...
View Article3D Animal Prosthetics Helps Duck Walk Again
A very lucky duck who lost a leg to aggressive chickens is walking tall today in the B.C. Interior, thanks to 3D printing technology. Dudley, a five-month-old call duck, was in a pen with some chickens...
View ArticleCanadian Pacific's Peter Edwards: Unions Created The Middle Class
Now here’s something you don’t see every day: A senior exec at a major Canadian company defending unions. That’s what happened at a recent roundtable discussion on the future of organized labour put...
View ArticleDevelopment: Time To Leave GDP Behind
Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's gross domestic product (GDP) measures “everything except that which makes life worthwhile”. The metric was developed in the 1930s and 1940s amid the...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Innovative Companies In The World: 24/7 Wall Street
In 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted more than 270,000 patents, often to the same organizations. The USPTO awarded 76,850 patents to the top 50 companies alone. IBM received...
View ArticleLAPD: Former NFL star Sharper arrested on suspicion of rape; suspended by NFL...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Former NFL star defensive back Darren Sharper has been arrested on suspicion of rape, the Los Angeles Police Department said.Sharper, who played 14 seasons in the NFL with Green...
View ArticleCanada Says Bitcoin Isn't Legal Tender
Canadian officials have been pretty quiet in the bitcoin debate, but the government’s stance became clearer on Thursday. Canada doesn’t consider bitcoin to be legal tender, a government official said,...
View ArticleB.C. 'Dragon's Den' Auditions Coming In January
Have you always wanted to be on "Dragon's Den"? Maybe you've got the next hot business idea? Well, now's your chance! The popular CBC show is seeking applicants across the country for its next season,...
View Article#MyHiroshima Responds To Neil Young's Oilsands Criticism (PHOTOS)
Neil Young's criticism of the oilsands has hit a nerve with many Albertans, and some are taking to social media to give the rock star a piece of their mind. Residents of Fort McMurray responded to...
View ArticleA Beauty Premium Exists at Work - Get Used To It
The year started off with a bang. Well bangs, actually. I'm not referring to ice quakes (which startled Torontonians during the recent deep freeze), but the fringe that rests on your forehead. It seems...
View ArticleTraders look to Bank of Canada rate announcement, fresh slate of U.S. earnings
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar, already the worst performing primary currency, could be in for even more downward pressure depending on what the Bank of Canada has to say at its next scheduled interest...
View ArticleOil Spill South Of Regina Shuts Down Alberta Clipper Pipeline
Enbridge Inc. says it has shut down it's Alberta Clipper pipeline after an oil spill at the Rowatt Station in Saskatchewan just south of Regina. It's estimated that about 125 barrels were released...
View ArticleFor The Love Of Money
IN my last year on Wall Street my bonus was $3.6 million — and I was angry because it wasn’t big enough. I was 30 years old, had no children to raise, no debts to pay, no philanthropic goal in mind. I...
View Article'Ride Along' rolls into No. 1 spot at weekend box office with $41.2M debut.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "Ride Along" arrived in first place at the weekend box office.The buddy cop comedy featuring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube debuted with $41.2 million, according to studio estimates...
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