Laurentian Bank looks growth in the rest of Canada; boosts Q1 net profit
MONTREAL - Laurentian Bank of Canada will continue pursuing growth outside Quebec in areas such as commercial lending and mortgages this year after boosting its first-quarter profit to $35.5...
View ArticleBank Of Canada: Ukraine Tensions Adding To Economic Uncertainty
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada is keeping its low-interest rate policy in place for a while longer, signalling Wednesday that it remains to be convinced the global economy is out of danger — adding Ukraine to...
View ArticleUncertainty hangs over potash market, but fundamentals should be supportive: TD
TORONTO - A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over the global potash industry, but demand from developing countries is expected to grow in line with historical trends, a report by TD Bank says.Potash...
View ArticleCisco to open one of four global innovation centre in Toronto; invests $100M
TORONTO - Information technology giant Cisco has named Toronto as the location of one of four new global innovation hubs.The California-based company, which is the world's largest maker of...
View ArticleIllness Can Strike at Any Time -- Insure Your Savings
The flurry to meet the March 3 RRSP deadline has come and gone for another year and many people are heaving a sigh of relief that they were able to scrap together enough money to contribute this year....
View ArticleJim Prentice Will Help Northern Gateway Mediate First Nations Deals
VANCOUVER - Former Conservative Indian Affairs minister Jim Prentice has been tapped to try and broker deals between Northern Gateway and First Nations opposed to the multibillion-dollar pipeline...
View ArticleCoal company to pay millions for violating water pollution limits, will cut...
WASHINGTON - One of the nation's largest coal producers will pay a $27.5 million fine and spend $200 million to reduce illegal toxic discharges into hundreds of waterways across five Appalachian...
View ArticleCRTC Hits Porn Channels For Not Enough Canadian Content
Who knew cable porn channels had a Canadian content requirement? The CRTC did, that’s who, and now the telecommunications regulator is taking several Canadian XXX channels to task for possibly not...
View ArticleFed survey finds severe weather held back economic activity in much of nation...
WASHINGTON - A Federal Reserve survey shows severe weather held back economic growth in much of the nation from January through early February. Even so, conditions improved in most U.S. regions, thanks...
View ArticleImmunity For Telecoms Targeted In Campaign Against Bill C-13
Telecom companies would be granted immunity for handing over information on their customers without a warrant under a law meant to target cyberbullying, civil liberties groups say. OpenMedia is leading...
View ArticleBrad Wall: Carbon Tax, Climate Action Needed For Keystone Approval
WASHINGTON - Saskatchewan's premier says he's ready to impose a modest levy on the oil-and-gas sector if it helps buy some goodwill in Washington.Brad Wall is in the U.S. capital today, and he's...
View ArticleCompanies should heed lesson from frigid winter's impact on profits
TORONTO - Severe winter weather should be seen less as an excuse for poor performance and more as opportunity by companies to fix problems before Mother Nature brings any more surprises, management...
View ArticleIs Climate Change Pushing Moose Into Extinction? (VIDEO)
The Chippewa tribe of northern Minnesota called off their annual moose hunt this year. The reason? There simply aren't enough left to hunt. Dwindling moose numbers are just one of the alarming and...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Transport further tightens testing rules for oil trains
BILLINGS, Mont. - The U.S. government is further tightening testing requirements for companies that transport oil by rail after a spate of explosions caused by crude train derailments in the U.S. and...
View ArticleHigher stock prices and home price gains lift US household wealth to record...
WASHINGTON - A surging stock market and rebounding home prices boosted Americans' wealth to a record in the final three months of last year, though both trends have slowed so far in 2014.Household net...
View ArticleNot a trivial pursuit: Iceland startup Plain Vanilla finds success with quiz app
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - A small startup has taken the gaming world by storm, finding success with its QuizUp trivia app and spurning offers to abandon its remote Iceland headquarters in favour of...
View ArticleCanada's Super-Rich To Swell In Number, Knight Frank Says
The number of ultra-rich Canadians is set to boom over the next decade, according to a new report from real estate consultancy Knight Frank. The company’s annual report forecasts the number of...
View ArticleOscar Mayer's Bacon-Scented App A New Sort Of Alarm Clock
MADISON, Wis. - Want to wake up to the sound of bacon sizzling on the stove with its aroma drawing you out of bed?There's an app for that.Oscar Mayer says it has created a bacon-scented app for the...
View ArticleQatar Airways To Début Restaurant-Style Seating Within Airbus 380-800
(Relaxnews) - Restaurant-style dining and seating will be featured aboard the largest aircraft in the world when it takes to the skies under the Qatar Airways banner. At the travel trade show ITB...
View ArticleWind Mobile ‘All But Dead' After Writedown, Analyst Says
A prominent analyst has declared Wind Mobile “all but dead” after its parent company wrote off its entire investment in the wireless carrier. Wind Mobile was conspicuous by its absence in the recent...
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