WestJet's Magic Plane: Disney-Themed Boeing 737 Makes Debut In Calgary
It's a bird. It's a plane... no, it's Sorcerer Mickey? Because little kids didn't find airplanes enthralling enough before, a new Disney-themed WestJet Boeing 737 just made it impossible for young...
View ArticleCould a B.C. Government Worker Actually Grow the Economy?
It's an all-too-regular occurrence in this province. Government employees, whipped up by their union leaders, marching against whatever economic development opportunity is being proposed. Pipelines to...
View ArticleQuebec Discount Book Ban Aimed At Shoring Up Small Bookstores
MONTREAL - The Quebec government plans to table legislation in the new year to limit the discounts on new books to 10 per cent for the first nine months after publication.Culture Minister Maka Kotto...
View ArticleBlackBerry interim CEO says company will focus on services to business users
TORONTO - BlackBerry's interim chief executive said Monday reports of the death of the company "are greatly exaggerated."Former Sybase CEO John Chen said in a letter to customers that BlackBerry is...
View ArticleAmazon's Drone Plan Is Essentially One Giant Commercial
Perhaps you’ve heard about the Tacocopter, the taco-delivering drone that wants to bring you Mexican food. Or the Domino’s video that showed a drone delivering customers warm pizzas. You know about...
View ArticleCrude rises near US$94 a barrel on encouraging manufacturing data from US, China
The price of oil rose more than one per cent Monday on encouraging manufacturing data from the U.S. and China.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery advanced $1.10, or 1.2 per...
View ArticleGarth Drabinsky's bid for full parole fails as panel split on issue
TORONTO, Cananda - Disgraced theatre mogul Garth Drabinsky will have to make another pitch for full parole after a panel weighing his release Monday couldn't reach a unanimous decision.The two parole...
View ArticleCRTC chairman holds Twitter chat on the launch of new wireless code
GATINEAU, Que. - The head of the CRTC held his first Twitter chat on Monday, answering questions from the public on the launch of new regulations governing cellphone contracts.During a 90-minute...
View ArticleDo Your Future Self a Favour and Plan for the Worst
Last night for the second time in a month, our Internet provider gave us a "courtesy call" to inform us that we would be without our Internet service, again, for about three hours this morning. Access...
View ArticleOttawa to ban expiry dates, maintenance fees for one year on prepaid cards
OTTAWA - Ottawa is moving ahead with new regulations on so-called prepaid credit cards, but not in time for the holiday shopping season.A source says the federal government will bring in an array of...
View ArticleComcast testing full commercial loads for on-demand shows with NBCUniversal
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Pay TV customers who are used to watching fewer ads on on-demand shows may have to put up with longer commercial breaks.Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable TV provider, says...
View Article'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' and 'Frozen' glowing weekend box office...
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" continues to illuminate the box office after its second weekend in theatres.Figures released by studios Monday show the "Hunger Games" sequel, starring Jennifer...
View ArticleThis Is As Close As We're Getting To A 'Dislike' Button
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has replaced its "Hide All" button with the more succinct "Unfollow," letting users block all messages and posts from selected friends. As with the previous button, it gives...
View ArticleWill Bank of Canada's Poloz try to kick the dollar while it is down?
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has a chance Wednesday to do in words what it won't do in practice — further clip the wings of the loonie without actually changing monetary policy.Economists are unanimous...
View ArticleBMO Layoffs: 1,000 Jobs Cut As Bank Hit Record Profits
TORONTO, Ontario — Bank of Montreal quietly made swift and widespread staff cuts the fourth quarter, reducing its workforce by the equivalent of nearly 1,000 positions. Chief operating officer Frank...
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Royal LePage Condo Report: ‘Instability' Ahead But No Housing Bubble
Condo developers in Canada’s three largest metropolitan areas are building too many condos — 36 per cent to 68 per cent too many, according to a new study from Royal LePage. As a result, condo markets...
View ArticleOil Tanker Spills Shouldn't Leave Canadians On Financial Hook: Feds
VANCOUVER - Potential polluters should be prepared for a worst-case scenario and face unlimited liability in the case of an oil spill from one of their tanker ships, a government-appointed panel...
View ArticleCN says redesigning tanker cars most important issue from Lac-Megantic
MONTREAL - The head of Canada's largest railway says crude oil tank cars must be redesigned to avoid another tragedy like last summer's deadly explosion in Lac-Megantic, Que.Canadian National Railway...
View ArticleRogers Place, Edmonton Arena's Name, Leaves Some Unimpressed
Rogers Communications has purchased the naming rights for the future home of the Edmonton Oilers and many Edmontonians aren't impressed with the new name. The downtown arena, which is set to open in...
View ArticleCards Against Humanity Actually RAISED Prices On Black Friday
While many companies trumpeted their low prices for Black Friday, the company behind popular party game Cards Against Humanity raised its prices and gleefully advertised the change. And you know what?...
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