With banks wary of pot, Colorado again trying to create financial co-ops for...
DENVER - Colorado is trying again to set up the world's first financial system for marijuana in an attempt to move the pot industry away from its cash-only roots.A bill up for its first hearing...
View ArticleFrench jobs fair telling firms they can hire TFWs without skills assessment
OTTAWA - An upcoming jobs fair in France is enticing Canadian employers to recruit temporary foreign workers and bypass skills and wage requirements as the controversy surrounding the federal program...
View ArticleFiery train wreck in Virginia brings demands for tighter regulation of crude...
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The latest in a string of fiery oil-train wrecks brought renewed demands Thursday that the Obama administration quickly tighten regulations governing the burgeoning practice of...
View ArticleDeal-making, earnings and better than expected U.S. jobs data help boost TSX
TORONTO - Deal-making, earnings news and U.S. jobs data that blew past expectations combined to push the Toronto stock market higher.The S&P/TSX composite index gained 101.08 points to 14,765.15,...
View ArticleCanadian dollar down, greenback rises in wake of strong U.S. employment data
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed lower Friday as the greenback appreciated in the wake of data showing stronger than expected U.S. jobs data.The loonie was down 0.16 of a cent to 91.07 cents US as...
View ArticleGildan to sell its branded products in Canada with Honduras free trade deal
MONTREAL - After successfully growing U.S. sales of its own brand of underwear, socks and activewear, Canada's Gildan Activewear now plans conquer its home market following ratification of a free-trade...
View ArticleTransCanada CEO says no NAFTA challenge to Keystone XL delays — for now
CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) hopes it won't have to resort to a challenge under the North American Free Trade Agreement to get its long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline built, CEO Russ Girling...
View ArticleUS factory orders increase 1.1 per cent in March with business investment...
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories advanced strongly for a second month in March while demand in a key category that signals business investment plans increased by the largest amount in more than a...
View ArticleOntario Election On Way As NDP Won't Support Budget
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath announced Friday her party will vote against the budget tabled this week by the minority Liberal government, meaning a June election in the province is now all but...
View ArticleCanadian Money Stowed In Tax Havens Reaches Record $170 Billion
OTTAWA - Canadians' use of tax havens for both legal and illegal purposes appears to be growing despite government efforts to curtail the practice, says a new paper from a tax avoidance...
View ArticleShort-term indicators, U.S. jobs jump point to stronger Canadian economic growth
OTTAWA - The Conference Board says short-term indicators are pointing to a stronger spring for the Canadian economy.The Ottawa-based think-tank says its composite leading index rose by 0.4 per cent in...
View Article2 Alaska troopers who died had appeared on TV show about patrolling nation's...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Geographic Channel says two Alaska State Troopers who were shot and killed in a remote village had been featured on a show about patrolling the state's wild terrain,...
View ArticleWatch Out! The Central Bank Will Raise Interest Rates Soon
Brace yourselves. An unprecedented change is currently underway in financial markets, something not seen in the history of the global economy. For nearly five years, the world financial system has been...
View ArticleQuebec's Couillard Government Is Selling Austerity
On Tuesday morning Josée Legault did a radio interview with Marie-France Bazzo on Radio-Canada (audio starts around the 18-minute mark). You just can't beat Legault for consistency --one reason she's...
View ArticleLoblaws, Shoppers Drug Mart Plan Major Changes After Merger
With the Loblaw Cos. purchase of Shoppers Drug Mart completed, Canada’s largest retailer has begun the process of integrating the two brands, and has announced changes it hopes will revolutionize its...
View ArticleKinder Morgan Pipeline Legally Challenged By B.C. First Nation
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A B.C. First Nation has launched a legal challenge of the National Energy Board's planned review of a controversial pipeline project.The Tsleil-Waututh Nation is disputing the...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Workers, There's A Job Placement Service For You!
OTTAWA - Immigration consultants, many in Western Canada, are apparently now specializing in pairing employers and temporary foreign workers.One online advertisement placed in several provinces even...
View ArticleCrude rises but still under US$100 as U.S. jobs data offsets supply concern
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil rose Friday as a report showed a big gain in new jobs in the United States, but the advance was tempered by ongoing concern about record oil supplies.Benchmark West...
View ArticleUS stocks edge lower as mixed earnings and escalating tensions in Ukraine...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. stocks are ending slightly lower as corporate earnings come in mixed, overcoming enthusiasm about a pickup in hiring last month.Escalating tensions in Ukraine also weighed on the...
View ArticleNevada court upholds $7.5 million award to Steve Wynn against 'Girls Gone...
CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld Steve Wynn's $7.5 million judgment in a civil defamation case against "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis.A three-justice panel in an order...
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