21 miners confirmed dead in gas explosion at western China coal mine
BEIJING, China - A gas explosion at a coal mine in western China has killed 21 workers, an official said Saturday.The miners were earlier reported trapped by the blast in Xinjiang region's Changji...
View ArticleCanada's Economic Growth To Lag U.S. For Years: CIBC
So much for Canada’s economic miracle. After years of stagnation, the U.S. economy is set to outgrow Canada’s for at least the next two years, according to a forecast from CIBC World Markets. It’s not...
View ArticleCanada Pension Plan Subject Of Showdown Between Finance Ministers
OTTAWA - Canada's finance ministers begin two days of meetings today, and pension issues are expected to dominate the discussions.Some provincial ministers have been pressing federal Finance Minister...
View ArticleSears Canada Ally, SHS Services Management Inc., In Receivership; 640 Jobs Lost
TORONTO - A total of 640 people are out of work after a key Sears Canada ally has gone into receivership.A spokeswoman for Pricewaterhouse Coopers Inc. says only a small number of employees at SHS...
View ArticleJudge Delays Lubicon Hearing For Application To Get Blockade To Move
LITTLE BUFFALO, Alta. - A anti-fracking blockade of an energy company's drilling site in northern Alberta will continue over the weekend after the protesters say a judge delayed hearing an application...
View ArticleYahoo's Bad Week Ends With An Apology From Marissa Mayer
Yahoo and CEO Marissa Mayer have had a no good, very bad week. Mayer acknowledged as much on Friday night in a post on her Tumblr, where she wrote that she and the company were "very sorry" for the...
View ArticleCanada Post Tunnel In Vancouver To Be Filled In (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Vancouver is set to lose one of its more mysterious landmarks as a tunnel that runs from the downtown Canada Post building to what is now Waterfront station is expected to be filled in next year. The...
View ArticleDrones Could Revolutionize Agriculture, Farmers Say
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn't waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using...
View ArticleAP Exclusive: NKorean official says execution of Kim's uncle won't change...
PYONGYANG, North Korea - A senior North Korean official said Sunday that the execution of leader Kim Jong Un's once-powerful uncle will not lead to changes in economic policies and vowed that the...
View ArticleTraders look to Federal Reserve for clarity on cutting back on monetary stimulus
TORONTO - Stock markets will likely start the trading week in a holding pattern and stay there until Wednesday when investors find out if the U.S. Federal Reserve ends months of speculation and decides...
View ArticleCanada Goose's Dani Reiss Has Sights Set On New Markets
TORONTO - The head of Canada Goose is setting his sights on India and other parts of Asia as he looks beyond cold weather for future growth in the jacket business.Dani Reiss concedes that stocking...
View Article9 Beers Americans No Longer Drink
Beer is not selling the way it used to. U.S. sales of the beverage declined in four of the past five years. Between 2007 and 2012, beer sales fell by 2.3%, or more than 4.8 million barrels.
View ArticleStratfor, a.k.a 'Shadow CIA,' Had Contracts With 13 Federal Departments:...
OTTAWA - At least 13 Canadian government agencies have had subscriptions with U.S. private intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting, Inc. or Stratfor, sometimes dubbed a shadow CIA, newly released...
View Article'Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' cools 'Frozen' to top box office with $73.7M
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Undaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex.Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. "Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" was No. 1 at the weekend box office with...
View ArticleLoblaws Recalls Outdoor LED Christmas Lights Sold Across Canada
Loblaws is recalling three outdoor Christmas light products that were sold to customers across Canada in recent months. The company says three types of Life at Home LED 70-count outdoor Christmas...
View ArticleBlackBerry Burning Through Cash Holdings As More Execs Leave
Smartphone maker BlackBerry’s “life span appears threatened” if it continues to burn through cash at the current rate, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. BlackBerry’s cash holdings were one of...
View ArticleKerry announces new security aid to SE Asia as US rivalry with China intensifies
HANOI, Vietnam - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry offered harsh words for China and new maritime security assistance for Southeast Asia on Monday to bolster countries facing growing Chinese...
View ArticleNSA Bulk Collection Of Phone Records Violates Constitution's Ban: Judge
WASHINGTON - In a ruling with potentially far-reaching consequences, a federal judge declared Monday that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records...
View ArticleKinder Morgan Application Filed With National Energy Board
VANCOUVER - Kinder Morgan Canada filed its long-anticipated application to the National Energy Board on Monday to nearly triple the flow of oil through its Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to the...
View ArticleU.S. Mega Millions Worth $586M Open To Canadians
One of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history is up for grabs on Tuesday, and Canadians are welcome to test their luck south of the border. The Mega Millions jackpot has been boosted to $586...
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