Correction: Legal License Fight story
SAN FRANCISCO - In a story Jan. 27 about the California Supreme Court's denial of a law license to former journalist Stephen Glass, The Associated Press relying on information from the court reported...
View ArticleRRSPs For Younger Canadians: Invest Carefully, Advisors Say
TORONTO - The pressure of RRSP season can be relentless, but advisors suggest young Canadians think carefully before they pile money into the long-term savings plan, especially if they're in unstable...
View ArticleUS stock market has its best day this year as investors shake off the...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The stock market had its best day this year, nearly erasing the steep losses from early this week.The gains came after encouraging news on the U.S. job market and Disney and other...
View ArticleBaytex Energy to buy Texas-focused Aurora Oil and Gas for $2.6 billion
CALGARY - Baytex Energy Corp. is expanding into the lucrative Eagle Ford shale through its $2.6-billion acquisition of Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd.The deal, which was announced Thursday, includes $744...
View ArticleIllinois Tool Works sells packaging unit for $3.2 billion to The Carlyle Group
GLENVIEW, Ill. - Illinois Tool Works is selling its packaging division to The Carlyle Group for $3.2 billion and plans to use the money to buy back shares.Carlyle says the packaging division has 88...
View ArticleLinkedIn's stock falls after forecast of slowing growth, higher spending...
SAN FRANCISCO - LinkedIn finished last year with a strong showing, but the online professional networking service rattled already jittery investors by indicating its performance will weaken this year...
View ArticleGas shortage caused by frigid winter triggers call for power conservation in...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Californians were urged to voluntarily cut their electricity use Thursday in a rare mid-winter conservation alert, after frigid weather across the U.S. and Canada caused a...
View ArticleWhat the TransCanada Pipeline Will Really Cost Us
As the Energy East Pipeline dominates ever more headlines, editorials, ads and press conferences in my home province of New Brunswick and elsewhere, I'm reminded of an interview given by Calgary Mayor...
View ArticleNew York welcomes Fashion Week with slush in the streets and boots on the...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York welcomed Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Thursday amid icy sidewalks, crosswalks piled high with slush and temperatures in the 20s.Even dedicated fashionistas mostly wore boots to...
View ArticlePipeline Construction Would Boost Government Revenues
Discussions surrounding the need for new pipelines to transport Canada's oil to market have been a dominant economic, environmental and political issue for the past several years. Canada's overwhelming...
View ArticleCanadian Oilsands Staff Fired, Reportedly Replaced With Foreign Workers
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The federal government is investigating an allegation that several dozen Canadians working in Alberta's oilpatch were laid off this week and replaced with foreign workers.A...
View ArticleTwitter Q4 Earnings Report Reveals Slowing User Growth, Stock Plunges
NEW YORK — Twitter beat Wall Street's earnings and revenue expectations in its first quarter as a public company. But investors were looking for even more – including faster user growth – and the...
View ArticleCanadian businessman indicted in $12.9M Las Vegas casino debt case
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Canadian real-estate businessman and gambling high-roller is sought in Nevada on charges that he failed to repay $12.9 million in debts to two Las Vegas-area casinos more than five...
View ArticleArgentine shoppers becoming citizen-cops, using free app to report price...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A free smartphone application has encouraged more than 70,000 Argentines to become citizen-cops as they shop.Argentina's government blames escalating inflation on speculators...
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How I Hacked My Husband's Programming Addiction
There are worse things he could be addicted to. It could have been drugs, sex, porn, or the Candy Crush Saga. With my husband, who is a straight up sort of guy, it was computer science. Computer...
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Five Tips for Making Money as an Artist Entrepreneur
Quick! When you hear the word "entrepreneur," what's the first thing that comes to mind? I'd be willing to bet that it isn't an artist. Often, when we think of an entrepreneur, we conjure up an image...
View ArticleGen X, Gen Y May Be Too Confident About House, Kids And Retirement
TORONTO - Take off the rose-coloured glasses, Generation X and Generation Y.That's the message from the Bank of Montreal Wealth Institute, which says young adults and teens may be overly confident...
View ArticleCVS Dropping Cigarettes From Its Stores is Shrewd Business Move
In an unprecedented move, U.S. pharmacy chain CVS Caremark announced Wednesday morning that it will remove cigarettes and all tobacco products from its 7,600 pharmacies nationwide by October 1 -- a...
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Neil Young Oilsands Remarks Unpopular With Albertans: Poll
Neil Young's controversial remarks about the Alberta oilsands sparked much debate across the country, but a new poll has found most Albertans don't necessarily agree with his analysis. In an online...
View ArticleRussia Seems To Think It Is Going To Beat Canada At Hockey... And Get The Girl?
Looks like the Russians are pretty confident they're going to beat Canada at hockey during the Sochi Olympics. The Olympics can for the Zhiguli brand beer from MosPivKom features an image straight from...
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