How Kijiji's Data Threw Off Ottawa's Math On Skills Shortages
Economists have been scratching their heads for weeks as to how the Conservative government could claim on budget day that Canada’s job vacancy rate was on the rise when Statistics Canada said it was...
View ArticleCheesemaker Saputo closing two plants in Alberta and two in the U.S.
MONTREAL - Cheesemaker Saputo is eagerly pursuing growth opportunities around the world while again downsizing North American operations by closing four plants — two in Alberta and two in the United...
View ArticleLittle to fear, much to gain from Chinese investment in oil patch: report
OTTAWA - The Harper government's crackdown on state-owned enterprises investing in Canada is wrong-headed and will wind up harming the oilpatch and the country as a whole, says a report by a respected...
View ArticleNorthwestern football players can unionize, federal agency says in...
CHICAGO - In a stunning ruling that could revolutionize a college sports industry worth billions of dollars and have dramatic repercussions at schools coast to coast, a federal agency said Wednesday...
View ArticleRing Of Fire Agreement Places Northern Ontario Project Step Closer To Reality
Ontario and Matawa First Nations have reached a momentous agreement that paves the way for progress in developing the lucrative but lumbering Ring of Fire mining project. The province’s Ministry of...
View ArticleSuncor Drug Testing: Oil Giant Loses Another Bid To Randomly Test Workers
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Oilsands giant Suncor Energy has lost another battle in its attempt to randomly test thousands of union workers in northern Alberta for drugs and alcohol.A court-ordered...
View ArticleUniqlo Reportedly Coming To Canada With Store At Toronto's Yorkdale Mall
With Target opening stores across the country and Nordstrom, Saks and others ready to jump into the fray, Canada’s retail scene is getting crowded. And it’s about to get even more crowded. According to...
View ArticleFederal Reserve bars Citigroup, 4 other big banks from raising dividends,...
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday barred Citigroup from raising its dividend or boosting its stock buybacks, saying it's too hard to predict how some parts of the bank's global operation...
View ArticleEnvironmental agency seeks public comments on proposed LNG plant in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project proposed for B.C.'s north coast is inching its way through the environmental approval process.The Canadian Environmental Assessment...
View ArticleSuperstitious Chinese Willing To Pay For Lucky Address: Vancouver Study
Having your home address end in a '4' or an '8' could mean the difference of several thousand dollars, confirms a new study about the effect of Chinese lucky numbers on Metro Vancouver house prices....
View ArticleVancouver Port Truckers Strike Ends As Deal Reached
VANCOUVER - Striking truckers at Canada's largest port have a reached a deal to end a prolonged strike that officials said threatened the country's economy.British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said...
View ArticleOttawa's Airport Parkway Bridge Spawns World's Saddest Twitter Account (TWEETS)
Ottawa's Airport Parkway crossing may be the world's loneliest bridge. The incomplete pedestrian and bike-friendly pathway was conceived in 2008 as a way to connect the city's Hunt Club community with...
View ArticleCoroner: Not enough evidence to conclude whether Berezovsky was killed or...
LONDON - Boris Berezovsky's death remains unexplained, a British coroner said Thursday, saying it wasn't possible to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt whether the self-exiled Russian tycoon and...
View ArticleIMF offers Ukraine up to $18 billion in loans; UN condemns Crimean vote
KIEV, Ukraine - The world rushed Thursday to help Ukraine, with the International Monetary Fund pledging up to $18 billion in loans, the U.N. condemning the vote that drove Crimea into Russian hands...
View ArticleSaskatchewan says Ottawa needs to take more aggressive steps in grain backlog
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government and agriculture groups in Western Canada say federal legislation aimed at increasing the movement of grain doesn't go far enough.The legislation introduced...
View Article1st production model Stratocaster guitar sold to private collector for asking...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The first production model Fender Stratocaster guitar has been sold for $250,000.George Gruhn of Nashville sold the 1954 guitar on consignment for owner and guitar historian Richard...
View ArticleVancouver Airport Makes Top 10 List Of World's Best
The Vancouver International Airport is the only North American hub to crack the top 10 global list of best airports, beating even London Heathrow. For the second year in a row, Singapore's Changi...
View ArticleISPs Handing Over Data To Spies? Surprisingly, They Don't Want To Say
OTTAWA - A new report says Canada's Internet service providers are being less than forthcoming about how they handle customer information — including whether they routinely hand personal data to spy...
View ArticleUnpaid Internship Crackdown At Toronto Life, The Walrus Magazines
Unpaid interns at Toronto Life and The Walrus have been shown the door after a crackdown by Ontario's Ministry of Labour. The move followed complaints about labour practices, and the government...
View ArticleMission accomplished? Obama says more than 6M signed up for health care,...
WASHINGTON - Back on track after a stumbling start, President Barack Obama's heath care overhaul reached a milestone Thursday, with more than 6 million Americans signed up for coverage through new...
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