Chinese police accuse British executive of drug maker GSK of ordering staff...
BEIJING, China - Chinese police Wednesday accused a British executive of GlaxoSmithKline of leading a sprawling scheme to bribe doctors and hospitals to use its drugs.The announcement was the first...
View ArticleAustralia's plan to raise pension age to 70 criticized as unfair for workers...
CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government's plan to raise the state pension age to 70 has been criticized as unfair for those in physically demanding jobs, the poor and indigenous...
View ArticleAlberta To Boycott Russia Over Ukraine Crisis
EDMONTON - Alberta is pulling out of next month's World Petroleum Congress in Moscow to protest Russia's actions in Ukraine."The message we're sending to the Ukraine is one of continued support, and to...
View ArticlePower Financial Corp. boosts its first-quarter profit and revenues
MONTREAL - Power Financial Corp. (TSX: PWF) says it its first-quarter profits were up from a year ago as results at its Great-West Lifeco Inc. and IGM Financial Inc. subsidiaries improved.The financial...
View ArticleWill consumers prefer the look of curved TVs, phones? Neuroscientist says yes
TORONTO - Cognitive neuroscientist Oshin Vartanian isn't surprised that the consumer technology industry is becoming increasingly obsessed with curves.Late last year, Samsung quietly launched the...
View ArticleSecond Coast Guard Bell Helicopter Contract May Be De Facto Single-Source Deal
OTTAWA - Only one aerospace company has decided to bid on the second instalment of the Harper government's plan to replace the coast guard's fleet of aging medium-lift helicopters.The Canadian...
View ArticleTim Hudak Taking Hit Over Vow To Kill 100,000 Public Sector Jobs, Poll Suggests
Tim Hudak's controversial pledge to cut 100,000 public sector positions could keep the Ontario PC leader from obtaining the job he wants, a new poll suggests. And, according to a survey released by...
View ArticleBill 4 B.C. Parks Law Petition Delivered, Mary Polak Argues Claims
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's environment minister disputes environmentalists' claims that a new law threatens the future of provincial parks by allowing oil and gas and logging companies to conduct...
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18 Reasons The Montreal Canadiens Have Already Won The Playoffs
The Montreal Canadiens won Game 7 of their second-round playoff series with the Boston Bruins tonight, fending off one of the NHL's biggest and most bullish teams. Canada's sole remaining team in the...
View ArticleCanada-U.S. Tax Information Sharing Deal Open To Abuse: Watchdog
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy watchdog is urging the federal government to protect the personal information of Canadians affected by a new tax-information sharing agreement with Washington.Interim privacy...
View ArticlePipeline firms to pay all costs, damages in new spill safety rules
VANCOUVER - The federal government announced new measures Wednesday to ensure pipeline companies pick up the tab for any spills, as cabinet prepares to announce its decision on the contentious Northern...
View ArticleNew Oil Spill Safety Rules Make Pipeline Companies Liable For Costs
VANCOUVER - The Canadian government says pipeline companies will be liable for all costs and damages from a spill, regardless of fault or negligence under a new law.Natural Resources Minister Greg...
View ArticleJapanese economy grows at 5.9 per cent rate on rush to buy ahead of sales tax...
TOKYO - Japan's economy grew at a 5.9 per cent annualized rate in the first quarter, the fastest in nearly three years, as companies and consumers brought forward spending to beat a sales tax increase...
View ArticleGoogle planning to disclose the number of minorities, women on its payroll...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google is planning to release statistics documenting the diversity of its workforce for the first time amid escalating pressure on the technology industry to hire more...
View ArticleVietnamese rioters storm mill, killing 1 Chinese worker and injuring 90
HANOI, Vietnam - A top Taiwanese diplomat says rioters have stormed a large Taiwanese steel mill in Vietnam, killing at least one Chinese worker and injuring 90 more.Ambassador to Vietnam Huang...
View ArticleJury finds Hyundai responsible for crash that killed 3, orders $240M in...
POLSON, Mont. - A Montana jury has ordered Hyundai to pay $240 million in punitive damages after finding that a manufacturing defect in a Hyundai vehicle caused a crash that killed two Missoula cousins...
View ArticleRioters storm steel mill in Vietnam, killing 1 Chinese and injuring 90 amid...
HANOI, Vietnam - A 1,000-strong mob stormed a Taiwanese steel mill in Vietnam overnight, killing at least one Chinese worker and injuring 90, Taiwan's ambassador said Thursday, the first deadly...
View ArticleWhat Kevin O'Leary Gets Wrong About Business
Each week, millions of Canadians learn about the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship while being entertained by one of the country's most successful television shows, CBC's Dragon's Den. Each...
View ArticleFourth National Wireless Carrier Would Mean $1 Billion In Savings
OTTAWA - Greater competition in the tightly-controlled mobile wireless market could result in savings of about $1 billion a year for consumers and the wider economy, says the Competition Bureau.The...
View ArticleUltramar seeks to challenge Couche-Tard in Canada with house brands, new stores
MONTREAL - The Ultramar convenience store chain is looking to challenge Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard by adding hundreds of private-label brands currently sold in the U.S....
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