Neil Young At SXSW Says His New Pono Music Player Will 'Make Your Stereo...
For years, Neil Young has poured his time and energy into a project he's passionate about: Making today's digital music sound just as good as the recordings he grew up with. "Rescuing an art form is...
View ArticleAckman crusade gets boost from new FTC probe into possible "deceptive...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has won a round in his 15-month fight against supplements and weight-loss products maker Herbalife. The direct seller's shares tumbled Wednesday after...
View ArticleStarbucks Digital Tipping App Begs Question: Do You Tip Baristas?
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Starbucks will soon let customers leave tips with its mobile payment app, which raises the question — how often do people tip their baristas?The coffee chain says the mobile tipping...
View ArticleBig Oil Has No Place In Alberta School Curriculum Redesign: Critics
Major oil companies should not have a say in the redesign of Alberta's school curriculum, say critics. A document posted on the Alberta Education website this week shows companies like Cenovus Energy,...
View ArticleI Was Assaulted For Speaking English, Tim Hortons Customer Claims
Tim Hortons seems to be a place where people go to feel all warm and fuzzy about one another, buying each other free coffees and whatnot. But when Canada's endless language debate gets thrown into the...
View ArticleMark Carney Left Canadian Economy Damaged, CIBC Says
OTTAWA - High-profile central banker Mark Carney is taking it on the chin these days with blows landing from both sides of the Atlantic.The former Bank of Canada governor, who made international news...
View ArticleIs There Room For Big Oil In Alberta Classrooms?
The province of Alberta has recently released a development plan for public schools that enlists Suncor Energy and Syncrude Canada in the creation of future Kindergarten to grade three curriculum. Oil...
View ArticleNew Zealand raises benchmark interest rates by 0.25 per cent to 2.75 per cent
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - In another sign the world economy is finally picking up steam after five years of recession and anemic growth, New Zealand on Thursday became the first developed nation to...
View ArticleStocks shake off an early slump, close mixed; S&P 500 narrowly avoids its...
U.S. stocks are finishing mixed after a listless day as traders continue to worry about slowing growth in China and tensions in Ukraine.The Standard & Poor's 500 index managed a small gain...
View ArticleWSP to buy Alberta engineering firm for $366 million; earns $17.9 million in Q4
MONTREAL - WSP Group is expanding its reach in Western Canada's oil and gas sector by announcing plans to acquire Focus Group Holding Inc. for $366 million.The purchase of the 1,700-employee Alberta...
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Woolly Mammoth Tusks Listed For Sale In Bitcoin, Dollars
Mainstream retailers are starting to accept bitcoin, but a pair of tusks from an adult woolly mammoth has to be one of the strangest — and coolest? — items you can buy so far with the digital currency....
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This Indigo Fail Is Beyond Brutal
This sign was spotted Tuesday night at an Indigo Bookstore in Toronto. Not exactly their best work. (H/T Marni Soupcoff)
View ArticleOil falls below US$98 on China economic slowdown jitters; higher US supplies
The price of oil dropped below US$98 a barrel Wednesday as the possibility of a deeper economic slowdown in China fed expectations of weaker demand and a report showed a rise in U.S. oil...
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Canada's Best City For Transit Is Toronto: Walk Score (PHOTOS)
Dear Toronto, stop complaining about your transit system. It's one of the best in North America. So says Walk Score, a Seattle-based company known for its "walkability" rankings to help people choose...
View ArticleGas explosion destroys 2 NY buildings, casts plume of smoke over skyline; 3...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A gas leak triggered an earthshaking explosion that flattened two apartment buildings on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 60 and leaving nine missing. A...
View ArticleEnbridge Gas Price Hike Could See Customers Paying 40% More
OTTAWA - The harsh reality of this winter's exceptionally cold weather is catching up to millions of natural-gas users in central Canada.The natural-gas company Enbridge has applied to Ontario...
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Mandy's Salad Bar Ordered To Remove English-Language Decorations
In the latest skirmish over Quebec’s language laws, a Montreal area salad bar is fighting an order from the province’s language office to remove decorative signs inside the establishment because they...
View ArticleOttawa must step in to resolve truckers strike at Vancouver port: B.C. premier
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is calling on federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt to get on a plane right away to resolve a truckers strike that is slowing exports out of...
View ArticleEmails show co-ordination between Duke Energy and NC regulators on coal ash...
RALEIGH, N.C. - Internal emails between staff at North Carolina's environmental agency suggest state regulators were co-ordinating with Duke Energy before intervening in efforts by citizens groups...
View ArticleVancouver Truckers' Strike At Port Leads To Wine Shortage
A strike by shipping container truckers at the Port of Metro Vancouver is creating a wine shortage, especially for bottles from South America and Europe. The largest chain of private wine stores in...
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