Supreme Court tells police to 'get a warrant' before searching arrestees'...
WASHINGTON - In a strong defence of digital age privacy, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police may not generally search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search...
View ArticleJamie Oliver To Open A Toronto Restaurant In Yorkdale, Courtesy Of The People...
Toronto has its fair share of stellar chefs that are increasingly of celebrity status, and now they can add one more to the list. Jamie Oliver announced on Wednesday that he'll be opening a restaurant...
View ArticleEducation Department apologizes for tweet depicting scene from "Bridesmaids"...
WASHINGTON - The Education Department on Wednesday apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie "Bridesmaids" with the words "Help me. I'm poor" imprinted on it as part of an effort to...
View ArticleHow Social Media Saved The WestJet Brand
If you know someone in Kosovo, Richard Bartrem wants you to send them the link to WestJet’s Christmas Miracle video. That’s the one country left in the world in which someone has not seen the airline’s...
View ArticleWith trial over, Britain's National Theatre to mount satire inspired by...
LONDON - After months of courtroom drama comes phone hacking, the play.Britain's National Theatre said its next production will be "an anarchic satire about the press, the police and the political...
View ArticleCourt grants Mobilicity request for 3 more months of protection from creditors
TORONTO - Mobilicity obtained an extension Wednesday of its court protection from creditors until Sept. 26, enabling it to keep operating its wireless business while it tries to work out an alternative...
View ArticleOilsands Moratorium, Big-Picture Thinking Needed: Academics
Canada needs a moratorium on new oilsands projects and pipelines, says a group of Canadian and U.S. academics.In a comment article in the prominent science journal Nature, they argue that leaders have...
View ArticleOntario Cottage Sales: Mortgage Rule Changes Have No Effect On Booming...
Those wild hikes in house prices in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver are beginning to spill over into cottage country, real estate agency Re/Max says in a new report. Case in point: A cottage in Muskoka...
View ArticleLawsuit: British Airways booked couple for island of Grenada instead of...
WASHINGTON - A Washington couple is suing British Airways after they say the airline ruined their vacation by booking them tickets to the Caribbean island of Grenada instead of Granada, Spain.Edward...
View ArticleOrders for US durable goods fall 1 pct, driven by sharp drop in demand for...
WASHINGTON - Orders for U.S. durable goods tumbled 1 per cent in May as demand for military equipment fell sharply. But excluding defence-related goods, orders actually rose, and orders in a key...
View ArticleFormer Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says cancer is in remission and thanks...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher turned ESPN television analyst, says his cancer is in remission.Schilling announced the news Wednesday on social media. He thanked...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Captures Lac-Megantic Devastation; Residents Call It ‘Disgusting'
The devastation caused by last year’s oil train explosion in Lac-Megantic, Que., has been captured for posterity by Google, and some residents are outraged. "The scene only looked like this for the two...
View ArticleSummer cottage sales show no signs of cooling; rebounding from cold winter:...
Canada's summer cottage market is showing no signs of cooling off as it rebounds from a long winter and late spring, national realtor group Re/Max said Wednesday.Sales in Ontario and Atlantic Canada...
View ArticleCRTC: consumers no longer need to re-register on telemarketing do-not-call list
GATINEAU, Qc - The CRTC is reversing a long-standing policy that has required consumers to periodically renew their registration on a national database of phone numbers if they want to be off-limits to...
View ArticlePotential compromise on US Export-Import Bank's future emerges at House hearing
WASHINGTON - A potential compromise on the contentious issue of the U.S. Export-Import Bank's future was floated during a House hearing Wednesday.Rep. John Campbell, a California Republican, said he...
View ArticleApplications for US unemployment benefits dipped last week, latest sign of...
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week, the latest evidence that a sharp economic slowdown earlier this year hasn't caused employers to cut jobs.Weekly...
View ArticleCanadian dollar extends gains amid disappointing U.S. consumer spending data
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed higher Thursday amid mixed commodity prices and a tepid read on American consumer spending.The loonie was up 0.25 of a cent to 93.52 cents US.The greenback declined...
View ArticleNew York's highest court refuses to reinstate New York City's big-soda ban
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Big sodas can stay on the menu in the Big Apple after New York state's highest court refused Thursday to reinstate the city's first-of-its-kind size limit on sugary drinks. But city...
View ArticleSupreme Court Ruling Grants Land Title To B.C. First Nation
OTTAWA - For the first time, the Supreme Court of Canada has recognized a First Nation's title to a specific tract of land — a historic decision with major implications for contentious energy projects...
View ArticleTelus Says Thank You To Loyal Customer With Personalized Airplane Ride
Telus sure knows how to say thank you. The telecommunications company recently gave a loyal customer of two decades the surprise of her life. The company asked Guelph, Ont., resident Ramona Ostrander...
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