BlackBerry Messenger under microscope after Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19B
TORONTO - BlackBerry (TSX:BB) shares moved higher Thursday after Facebook Inc.'s US$19-billion bid for WhatsApp caused one analyst to double his valuation of the Canadian smartphone maker's messaging...
View ArticleGroup sues to make La. insurers keep taking payments from federal AIDS program
NEW ORLEANS - An advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force insurance companies in Louisiana to take payments from a federal program that helps HIV and AIDS patients.Lambda Legal filed...
View ArticleWinter woes drive up costs at Agrium potash mine, impede product rail shipments
CALGARY - Nasty weather is driving up costs at Agrium's potash mine expansion in Saskatchewan and making it more difficult for the fertilizer maker to get its products to market.On a conference call on...
View ArticleHow Understanding 'The 5 Love Languages' Can Help Your Business
"People just don't know how to network properly" is a complaint I often hear, especially if there have been folks at an event whose mission is to collect your business card and thrust their card into...
View ArticleCitizenship Act Changes May Hurt Efforts To Woo Foreign Students: Observers
TORONTO - As more countries compete for the world's top talent, some worry that planned changes to the Citizenship Act could hamper Canada's efforts to woo international students, a group that...
View ArticleHow I Cut the Chord and Learned to Wait for TV
When it comes to television and movie viewing, the patient consumer can save a pile of money. First, you cut the cord. I'm one of the increasing crop of consumers that waved goodbye to my cable package...
View ArticleCanada Job Grant: Jason Kenney Agrees To Provinces' Demands
OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to two key demands from the provinces and territories on its contentious Canada Job Grant, a development that could pave the way for a deal on the national...
View ArticleEscape Game Rooms Offer Terrifying Scenarios
A new gaming facility in B.C. offers players the chance to escape from locked rooms by solving puzzles and riddles within 45 minutes. It's certainly a different way to spend a Saturday night. Exit,...
View ArticleGrocery Price Wars Eat Into Walmart Canada's Sales
This country’s grocery price war continues to take a toll on Walmart Canada, which reported Thursday its fourth-consecutive quarter of falling same-store sales and customer traffic but improved its...
View ArticleRing Of Fire Must Be A National Priority: Report
The highly touted Ring of Fire mineral belt in Northern Ontario is expected to generate nearly $2 billion in tax revenues and up to 5,500 full-time jobs in the first 10 years of mining activity, says a...
View ArticleOilsands Tailings Leakage Study Demands Industry Slowdown: Critics
EDMONTON - Environmentalists and opposition politicians say new research that indicates oilsands tailings are leaching into groundwater should convince the Alberta government to slow down...
View ArticleAwareness, Better Winter Coat Can Help Prevent You From Getting Hit By A Car
There is uniformity to some experiences. People will describe a roller-coaster ride or skydiving using the same terms. Pedestrians hit by a car also report consistent sensations. You're on the side of...
View ArticleCBC President Hubert Lacroix Repays $30K In Expenses
CBC president Hubert Lacroix repaid nearly $30,000 in living and meal expenses last fall after an internal audit found he had been wronglyclaiming accommodation costs since his 2008 appointment....
View ArticleHow Confident Are You About Retirement Planning?
Got a case of RSP Fog? According to a recent Desjardins Group retirement survey, many Canadians remain in retirement planning limbo. The survey found that Canadians who lack confidence in financial...
View ArticleReshoring of Manufacturing
The last few decades have been characterized by the emergence of rapid industrialization in the emerging economies. Countries like China and Brazil have improved their industrial base and increased the...
View ArticleWhen to Start Saving for Retirement
It's that time of year again when Canadian investors get a "friendly reminder" from their financial institutions that the RRSP deadline for the 2013 tax year is approaching (it's March 3, 2014 -- in...
View ArticleOil slips for the day, but rises for the week on higher demand in US
The price of oil fell slightly but remained above US$102 on Friday, underpinned by U.S. demand for heating oil during a winter that does want to end.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for April...
View ArticleFort McKay First Nation Drops Oilsands Project Lawsuit: Company
CALGARY - An oilsands developer involved in a contested project in northern Alberta says an aboriginal band has agreed to drop its lawsuit.Athabasca Oil Corp. (TSX:ATH) says the Fort McKay First Nation...
View ArticleCanadians' Economic Priorities Shifting Away From Tories: Poll
Canadians’ views have shifted away from the economic priorities of the Conservative Party over the past decade, a possible sign that voters are becoming more polarized as the Harper government moves...
View ArticleTax break helps NYC lure 'The Tonight Show' home from Los Angeles
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Tonight Show returned to New York this week, ending its four decades stop on the West Coast.New host Jimmy Fallon is a New Yorker who says he wants the excitement of the nation's...
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