Drones Could Help Search And Rescue In B.C.
We know that drones can take lives, but maybe they can save them, too. Coquitlam Search and Rescue (SAR) in B.C. wants to run a pilot project to see how drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), might...
View Article'Divergent' franchise kicks off with $56 million box-office, shy of some...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The teen science-fiction franchise "Divergent" debuted with $56 million at the box office, one of the year's biggest openings, but one shy of some expectations.Lionsgate's adaptation...
View ArticleCustoms Officers Waiving Duties, Taxes On U.S. Goods Brought Back By Travellers
OTTAWA - Busy Canadian border guards are giving many shoppers a pass on paying taxes and duties when they return from the United States, says an internal government document.The briefing note for Prime...
View ArticleToronto Book Lovers Mourn Loss Of Three Stores
For all the promise of renewal in spring’s arrival, this year it’s also a season of not-so-happily-ever-after endings for Toronto book lovers. This month, three landmark bookstores with a total of 101...
View ArticleRobert De Niro's Tribeca Enterprises sells 50 per cent stake to Madison...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A film company co-founded by Robert De Niro called Tribeca Enterprises is selling a 50 per cent stake to the Madison Square Garden Company.The deal was announced Saturday night. It...
View ArticleLost building, shot dog, human skull: Detroit farm project uncovers a rough past
DETROIT - Stunning things are being discovered in an effort to clear land for a new farm in inner-city Detroit.Last week, workers found a building. The crumbling brick-sided structure was either a...
View ArticleProvincial Lottery Agencies Want Young People To Buy More Tickets
WINNIPEG - Provincial lottery agencies are facing a big problem — millennials aren't buying lottery tickets nearly as much as their parents do.The agencies are banding together to try to develop a new...
View ArticleRussia Bans Entry To 13 Canadian Lawmakers, Officials In Retaliation For...
OTTAWA - Russia on Monday slapped an entry ban on 13 Canadian lawmakers and officials, including House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer and government House leader Peter Van Loan, in retaliation for...
View ArticleInnergex signs supply deal with Hydro-Quebec through Mesgi'g Ugju's'n wind farm
MONTREAL - Innergex Renewable Energy and three Mi'kmaq First Nations communities in Quebec are moving ahead with plans to build a wind farm in the Gaspe Peninsula after striking a 20-year power...
View ArticleHarper Warns Canadian Companies Of 'Risks' In Russia As Tensions Escalate
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has warned Canadian companies doing business in Russia they face “risks” because of the growing diplomatic crisis over Ukraine. The statement comes as some Canadian...
View ArticlePrecision Drilling increases 2014 capital spending, lands new contracts
CALGARY - Precision Drilling Corp. (TSX:PD) said Monday it is increasing its 2014 capital spending by about 23 per cent and that it's been awarded several new international contracts.The company, which...
View ArticleAMP Radio Station Burns $5,000 Cash (VIDEO, TWEETS)
A Calgary radio station is feeling the heat after it burned $5000 in cash late last week. Ryan Lindsay and Katie Summer, hosts of the weekday morning show on 90.3 AMP Radio, began promoting a contest...
View ArticleAlice Munro Being Honoured With Royal Canadian Mint Coin
Renowned writer Alice Munro is receiving a fresh honour today, with the Royal Canadian Mint unveiling a special coin to celebrate her Nobel Prize in Literature win last fall. The early afternoon...
View ArticleExxon Valdez Spill: Pipeline Opponents Mark 25th Anniversary
VANCOUVER - Opponents of oil tankers off the British Columbia coast marked the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on Monday by launching a renewed campaign against two proposed oil pipeline...
View ArticleIncome-Splitting Poll Finds Majority In Favour, But Support Weak
Despite criticisms that the plan would disproportionately favour wealthy households, Canadians largely support the Tories’ plan to allow income-splitting, a recent poll shows. Fifty-seven per cent of...
View ArticleAlice Munro $5 Coin Destined To Become The 'Alice Munroonie'
VICTORIA - Canadian author Alice Munro's stature as a literary icon has been commemorated in a limited-edition silver coin from the Royal Canadian Mint that honours her 2013 Nobel Prize win.The $5...
View Article5 ex-employees convicted in 1st criminal trial to spring from Bernard...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Five former employees of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff were convicted Monday at the end of a six-month trial that cast them as the long arms of their boss, telling an elaborate...
View ArticleFocus on the Markets
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed at 89.33 cents U-S, up 0.12 of a cent from Friday's close.The S-and-P/T-S-X composite index was down 57.21 points to 14,278.55.Volume at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time was...
View ArticleVancouver Special Renovations Transform Reviled Design
Vancouver Specials used to be the ugly stepsister of the city’s housing stock, snubbed because of its working class roots and boxy utilitarian design. But the distinctive houses have blossomed into a...
View ArticlePrice of crude oil rises slightly on closure of Houston Ship Channel
The price of oil edged higher Monday as traders waited to see how long a key transit route in the Gulf of Mexico would be closed following an oil spill there.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for...
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