Boralex considering off-shore wind projects in France for long-term growth
MONTREAL - Boralex is considering adding off-shore wind projects in France as the renewable energy producer evaluates its growth opportunities over the next few years, although the Montreal-based green...
View Article12 Tips For Better Email Writing
Email writing training is one of my favourite topics. I often write about the impact of good (and bad), email writing on our professional success and reputation. The Risk Of Email Most business...
View ArticleThe Key to Winning Is Simpler Than You Think
When I won Canada's #1 Female Entrepreneur of the year the second year in a row I proceeded to email the publishers of the magazines who present Canada's #1 Female Entrepreneur Award and threw myself...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Conference On Investment Held In Vancouver
VANCOUVER - It wasn't the usual Vancouver gathering of pot enthusiasts — in fact not even a whiff of marijuana smoke could be detected at the GreenRush Financial Conference covering the budding...
View ArticleCrude oil price rises above US$100 a barrel on surprise fall in stockpiles
The price of oil rose above US$100 a barrel Wednesday on a surprise decline in U.S. supplies and the continuing conflict in Ukraine.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery rose $1.27...
View ArticleBear Kills Oilsands Suncor Worker In Northern Alberta
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A female worker has been killed by a black bear on the job at one of Canada's major oilsands companies in northeastern Alberta."This is an absolutely tragic event," Sneh Seetal,...
View ArticleColorado lawmakers approve plan for first financial system specifically for...
Colorado lawmakers approved the world's first financial system for the marijuana industry Wednesday, a network of uninsured co-operatives designed to give pot businesses a way to access basic banking...
View ArticleChantal Bernier Says Ottawa Snooping On Social Media
Federal government departments are collecting data on Canadian citizens via their social media accounts for no good reason, Canada's privacy watchdog says. In a letter to Treasury Board president Tony...
View ArticleSex Shop Roof Collapse Blocks Vancouver Traffic
A truck backing up too close to a downtown Vancouver sex shop early Thursday apparently caused a partial roof collapse. The truck hit some power lines attached to the XXX Adult Store building, led to...
View ArticleTarget Canada's Near-Comical Blunders May Send It Packing: Analysts
Retailer Target may have to back out of Canada entirely if it doesn’t turn around its struggling operations soon, some analysts say. According to estimates from Tiburon Research cited in the Wall...
View ArticleNewfoundland premier-to-be says Ottawa should give up its Hibernia stake
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ottawa should consider giving Newfoundland and Labrador its stake in the lucrative Hibernia offshore oilfield, says incoming premier Frank Coleman."I'd like to see the federal...
View ArticleDish aims to launch Web TV service by year's end with sports, entertainment,...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Dish says it plans to launch its Internet-delivered TV service by year's end on mobile devices, game consoles and smart TVs for about $20 to $30 a month. It will contain live...
View Article4 new projects show Netflix interest in promoting documentaries
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Netflix is making a push into documentaries, with the subscription service announcing deals on Thursday to premiere four new films in the next few months.Netflix has always made...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Activist Creates Legal Kit, Floods Court With Cases
VANCOUVER - More than 200 people, many armed with a "legal kit" downloaded from the Internet, have flooded the Federal Court with lawsuits demanding the right to possess and grow their own medical...
View ArticleCrude oil falls to near US$100 after China's improving but weak trade data
The price of oil declined Thursday but stayed above US$100 a barrel after data showed subdued imports by China, the world's largest crude consumer.China's customs data showed that imports rose 0.8 per...
View ArticleSite C Dam Future Still Unclear
VANCOUVER - An $8-billion hydroelectric dam proposed by British Columbia's Crown utility would cause significant adverse effects on the environment and wildlife, as well as aboriginals, farmers and...
View ArticleThis Economic Cycle's Oxymoron: More Growth, Less Cash
Cash has been plentiful in emerging markets. Between 2009-2012 as quantitative easing ramped up, there was a massive expansion in borrowing on global bond markets by emerging market (EM) sovereigns,...
View ArticleAre You a Zombie Investor?
Whenever I think about zombies, my mind immediately creates a picture of a group of blank face dead people walking around with no thoughts of their own. They settle on something or someone in their...
View ArticleGeithner memoir: He considered resigning in 2010 and suggested Clinton as...
WASHINGTON - Timothy Geithner says in a new memoir that he considered stepping down as Treasury secretary in 2010 after the financial crisis and suggested Hillary Rodham Clinton as a possible...
View ArticleReport: Apple nearing $3.2 billion deal to buy Beats Electronics' popular...
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor founded by hip-hop star Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy...
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