US homebuilder confidence rises in June but remains at low level amid...
WASHINGTON - U.S. homebuilders are feeling more confident about the housing market but don't think it is healthy yet.The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose...
View ArticleDreamWorks Animation mixing fan favourites like 'Shrek' with newbies in...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - When AwesomenessTV launched as a YouTube channel two years ago, it was a bet by veteran TV and movie producer Brian Robbins on the ability of teen and tween audiences to find...
View ArticleLac-Megantic Disaster: Quebec Sends $409 Million Bill To MM&A Railway
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is adding its name to a list of creditors seeking money from the insolvent railway company at the heart of the Lac-Megantic train disaster.The government said Monday that...
View ArticleGood Habits: 10 Things You Can Do Each Morning To Feel Awesome
If you dread mornings, you’re not alone; Googling “Dreading mornings” lands you 2.8 million page views. There are ways to turn that dread into the perfect start to your day. Sometimes it takes a little...
View ArticleSiemens, Mitsubishi announce offer for parts of France's Alstom, effort to...
BERLIN - Engineering giants Siemens of Germany and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan on Monday jointly offered to buy parts of France's Alstom and start a long-term partnership, a move that could...
View ArticleWedding Gift Costs: How Much Do Canadians Spend?
If you have a wedding or two this summer (who doesn't?), and you're wondering how much to spend on a gift, we have a cheat sheet for you — that is, a look at what other Canadians are spending on...
View ArticleObama to sign order banning federal contractors from discriminating against...
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of their sexual orientation, a White House official...
View ArticleHouse Prices Up 7.1% In A Year, Real Estate Association Says
House prices in Canada leapt by an average of 7.1 per cent over the past year, driven largely by increases in Toronto and Vancouver, the Canadian Real Estate Association says. The average house price...
View ArticleBlackBerry Still More Popular Than iPhone In This Canadian City
The days of BlackBerry and BBM may be behind most, as Apple and Samsung phones gain popularity in North American markets — but that isn't the case in one Canadian city. Toronto is the only outlier in...
View ArticleConrad Black hearing with Ontario Securities Commission to go ahead
TORONTO - A proceeding by the Ontario Securities Commission to have Conrad Black banned from participating in the province's capital markets will go ahead, despite an attempt by his lawyer to have it...
View ArticleMedical marijuana investors should be cautious, securities regulators say
TORONTO - Canadian securities regulators are cautioning investors looking for a quick high to be cautious when investing in medical marijuana stocks.The Canadian Securities Administrators says a...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana 'Investor Warning' Issued By Canadian Securities...
Canadian financial regulators have issued a rare investor alert warning about the risks of buying stock in companies who want to jump into the medical marijuana sector. The CSA issued a statement...
View ArticleCourt: Gossip site is immune from Bengals ex-cheerleader's defamation suit...
CINCINNATI - A former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader should not have been allowed to sue an Arizona-based gossip website over online posts about her sexual history, an appeals court ruled Monday in a...
View ArticleNorthmart Targeted By Iqaluit Protesters Over Overpriced, Rotten Food
Food at the biggest grocery store in Iqaluit is overpriced, expired and sometimes rotten — and many residents are getting sick of it. A group protesting the prices stood outside Northmart on Saturday,...
View ArticleValeant planning hostile takeover bid as Botox maker Allergan rejects...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Valeant plans to take a buyout offer for Allergan directly to its shareholders this week, as the Botox maker continues to rebuff its proposals.Valeant Pharmaceuticals International...
View ArticleMusk's SolarCity to build enormous NY solar panel factory, as Tesla plans...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The energy world is not keeping up with Elon Musk, so he's trying to take matters into his own hands.Musk, chairman of the solar installer SolarCity, announced Tuesday that the company...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Fuel Efficient New Cars
Let's face it, most car buyer's in today's consumer conscious crowd are far more interested in hearing fuel economy figures than horsepower numbers when it comes to choosing a new car. With gas prices...
View ArticleUS CEOs more optimistic on hiring and sales, but still expect modest growth...
WASHINGTON - Optimism among chief executives of large U.S. companies has reached a two-year high, driven by a more positive outlook toward hiring and sales.The Business Roundtable said Tuesday that its...
View ArticleSaputo Boycotts Chilliwack Cattle Sales After Animal Abuse Uproar
MONTREAL -- Dairy food giant Saputo Inc. is no longer accepting milk from Chilliwack Cattle Sales, a British Columbia farm where a number of employees were captured on video beating cattle, and says it...
View ArticleFirst Quantum Minerals to buy Lumina Copper for about $470 million
VANCOUVER - Shares of Lumina Copper Corp. shot higher Tuesday after First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) announced a stock-and-cash deal to buy the company that values it at roughly $470 million.Lumina...
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