A fashion show goes to Brooklyn: Alexander Wang lures fashionistas by boat,...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - There are hip fashion shows. And then there are fashion shows that seek nothing less than to redefine just how hip a fashion show can be.How else to describe a designer who can get...
View ArticleCrack Pipe Vending Machines Slammed By Feds
The federal government does not support two vending machines in Vancouver that dispense crack pipes as part of a campaign to curb the spread of disease. The machines, run by the Portland Hotel Society...
View ArticleJim Flaherty Says Federal Budget Has Money For 'Major' Infrastructure Projects
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says his upcoming federal budget will contain money for "major" infrastructure projects.Flaherty told CTV's Question Period that infrastructure is a good...
View ArticleCanada Budget Must Show Action With Little Money To Spend
OTTAWA - Lowering consumer bills, training workers to fill in-demand jobs and balancing the books will be key themes Tuesday when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty presents his latest spending plan.With an...
View ArticleIn U.S. sunbelt, economic tides roll in on the real-estate deal of a lifetime
BOCA RATON, Fla. - The epic beach party might not be over yet, but the economic tides are starting to inch a little closer for aspiring Canadian snowbirds.A pair of concurrent trends over the last year...
View Article23 Homes In B.C. For Under $300,000 (PHOTOS)
Do you dream of having a spacious home, amazing open spaces, incredible views — at a price you can afford? Well, perhaps it's time to start thinking outside the Vancouver real estate box and look a...
View ArticleA musician, a tattoo artist, a skateboarder: Donna Karan features real folks...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - If you've ever watched a fashion show and said to yourself, "Those aren't real people out there on the runway," Donna Karan has an answer for that.For her DKNY runway show Sunday,...
View ArticleState Dept.: Disappointed in NKorea's rescinding invite to US envoy seeking...
WASHINGTON - The State Department says it is "deeply disappointed" in North Korea's decision to withdraw for a second time an invitation to a U.S. envoy to discuss the release of a jailed American...
View ArticleDVF celebrates 40th year of wrap dress with a shower of gold confetti, to...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Diane von Furstenberg ended her runway show Sunday with a burst of golden confetti showering down from above, with her models — all dressed in shiny gold — dancing and cheering behind...
View ArticleThe Huge Advantage to Making Tiny Goals
Tiny is the new big -- when it comes to goals. Are your goals small enough to make a big enough difference? Recently, I've been talking a lot about goals (professional and personal) -- with friends,...
View ArticleIs MMBC A Four-Letter Word For Small Business?
As the only jurisdiction to publicly measure red tape, the B.C. government deservedly received its third "A" letter grade in a row -- the highest in the country -- on the annual Canadian Federation of...
View ArticleWhat I Learned This Week: Love Thy Hater
In a recent interview, singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow admitted to succumbing to something she rarely does, namely reading the online comments about her work. Bad move. One particularly nasty quip, which...
View ArticleUranium miner Cameco says 2018 production target no longer makes sense
Cameco chief executive Tim Gitzel says it no longer makes sense for the company to keep to its goal of producing 36 million pounds of uranium a year by 2018.The company continues to like the long-term...
View ArticleCanada Budget 2014: Harper Must Drop Austerity Obsession,Grits Say
OTTAWA - Deputy Liberal leader Ralph Goodale is urging the federal Conservatives to abandon what he calls their obsession with austerity in Tuesday's budget.The former finance minister says it's the...
View ArticleWeatherNation TV flies onto radar as Weather Channel hunkers down in dispute...
A sudden change in the weather means real money for Paul Falavolito. When a snowstorm rolls in, the chief of a small, non-profit ambulance service in White Oak, Pa., has to keep paramedics in ambulance...
View ArticleAugusta stock soars following takeover bid from largest shareholder, HudBay
TORONTO - HudBay Minerals Inc. says shareholders of Augusta Resources Corp. would be wise to accept its all-stock takeover offer because the junior mining company doesn't have the financial strength or...
View ArticleProfiting In Business Without Compromising People Or Principle
For over seven years, I've been fortunate enough to lead an amazing social enterprise in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a low income community with highly complex socio-economic challenges. Potluck...
View ArticleGold miners look to a difficult 2013 behind them with earnings expected
OTTAWA - Canada's big gold miners are set this week to report their quarterly and full-year earnings for a year that many will likely be happy to put behind them.The price of gold and the shares of the...
View ArticleAs energy firms post results, investors eye strategic shifts, natural gas prices
CALGARY - This week will see a parade of quarterly earnings from some big energy names, including two Calgary-based companies that are in the thick of strategic overhauls.Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA) and...
View ArticleOil in first close above US$100 this year; markets await Yellen comments
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Oil prices rose slightly Monday, enough to close above US$100 a barrel for the first time this year.Investors are awaiting the first public comments from the new chairman of the U.S....
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