More rail workers needed to solve grain transportation backlog: union
SASKATOON - A cold winter and a record crop have been blamed for a grain transportation backlog, but a union spokesman says that’s not the whole story.Dave Able with the Teamsters union for engineers...
View ArticleSmart Philanthropy: Big Hearts Should Have Big Impact
The personal life of Judith Jardine is a closed book. Heiress to her railway baron grandfather's fortune, for 20 years she was rarely seen outside her Tudor mansion in Vancouver. Few photos even exist...
View ArticleTime to Get Up Close and Personal...With Your Finances
Ever since I published the post about the biggest lie I ever told myself, I've been thinking a lot about the emotional aspect of personal finance. The "one day" lie was full of denial, but that denial...
View ArticleOil gains most in 2 weeks as factory data boosts US economic outlook
The price of oil rose the most in two weeks Tuesday in the wake of strong U.S. factory data and an apparent easing in tensions over Ukraine.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery...
View ArticleA $13 Billion Reason to Support the South Korean Free Trade Agreement
If Canadians need a reason to support the just-announced free trade agreement with South Korea, here are a few hundred million: every year, Canadians pay hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden taxes...
View ArticleHarper looking for new economic harmony, Oliver appears to be new songmate
OTTAWA - Jim Flaherty and Stephen Harper are the Conservative duo who belted out Taking Care of Business for eight straight years, an economic stability standard that voters came to easily identify.Now...
View ArticleEdward Snowden Makes Surprise TED Vancouver Appearance
Edward Snowden made a surprise appearance via live stream at the TED Conference in Vancouver on Tuesday, telling the crowd that "some of the most important reporting is yet to come." Broadcasting via...
View ArticleManagers seek to balance morale, productivity during NCAA basketball tournament
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Every year, the NCAA college basketball tournament gives employees a reason to goof off at their desks and root for their alma maters.But there's a growing source of potential...
View ArticleJoe Oliver Backs Harper On Income Splitting Promise
OTTAWA - Joe Oliver takes over the key portfolio in the Harper government as one of oldest and least politically experienced to have held the Finance post — and there are few clues about how he intends...
View ArticleFed chair says unemployment rate is not sufficient to measure economy
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the U.S. economy is "not close to full employment," even as the unemployment rate has dropped a full percentage point over the past 12 months to 6.7...
View ArticleYellen hints that Fed could start increasing short-term rates around mid-2015
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is signalling that the central bank could begin raising short-term rates six months after it halts its bond purchases around year's end.That was the...
View ArticleOprah gives Starbucks' tea push a shot of celebrity with Oprah Chai
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Starbucks turned its shareholders meeting into an episode of the Oprah Winfrey show on Wednesday.The celebrity talk show host appeared on stage to announce a drink called the Oprah...
View ArticleThree Examples of Contextual Advertising Done Right
The Sochi Olympics, like other popular television viewing events (read: Oscars, Super Bowl) reinforced the importance and potential effectiveness of contextually relevant ads. Think of the Canadian...
View ArticleThe False Promise of International Dairy Markets
Exports are the panacea for all problems, or so it would seem from an even casual glance at news media, television commentary on the subject, or what your "common sense" tells you. Export more and up...
View ArticleJoe Oliver Touts Job Creation On First Day As Finance Minister
OTTAWA - For a time, the Conservative government used something called "event in a box" to help guide MPs on public announcements, a ready-made communications kit that could be rolled out with no fuss,...
View ArticleCanadian Bitcoins Blames Rogers For Hack That Cost $100,000
An Ottawa-based bitcoin exchange has been defrauded of $100,000 using what the company described as a “ridiculous” method, and the company is laying the blame with telecom giant Rogers. Canadian...
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Don't Ban Bossy, BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) Instead
After three days of consideration, dozens of articles read, and hours of conversations had with friends and peers, I will not #banbossy. On Monday morning, a fellow business woman and friend of mine...
View ArticleNi Hao! Speaking Chinese In Your PR Campaign
If you aren't communicating in Chinese, you're missing an important audience in Metro Vancouver. If you're only communicating via traditional Chinese media like Sing Tao and Fairchild TV, you're also...
View ArticleCanadian Dollar Hits Lows Not Seen Since Mid-2009
TORONTO — The Canadian dollar fell heavily Wednesday to close below 89 cents U.S. for the first time since mid-2009 as markets interpreted comments by the chair of the Federal Reserve to mean the U.S....
View ArticleGreg Rickford could bring more collegial approach to Natural Resources portfolio
OTTAWA - The arc of Greg Rickford's career isn't the norm but should give him an interesting perspective on his latest professional challenge.From nurse to lawyer to MBA to member of Parliament, and...
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