Shares of sports camera maker GoPro jump nearly 30 per cent in stock market...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Wall Street has a taste for adventure.Investors sent shares of GoPro Inc. up more than 30 per cent in their stock market debut Thursday, following an initial public offering that...
View ArticleSmall business confidence tumbles in June amid concerns about economy
OTTAWA - Confidence in the economy among Canada's small and medium-sized businesses took a big hit this month in a signal the economy is still not performing up to capacity, the Canadian Federation of...
View ArticleCBC Cuts Will Hit Evening News, In-House Production, Jobs
TORONTO - The CBC is slashing some 20 per cent of its workforce over the next five years, while cutting back evening newscasts and in-house production and raising the possibility of selling its...
View ArticleTurn Strip Clubs Into Brothels, Industry Group Urges Government
Some of Canada’s strip club operators think they have a better solution for sex workers than the government — and it involves turning their clubs into licensed brothels. The Adult Entertainment...
View ArticleEx-editor Rebekah Brooks says she is innocent, feels 'vindicated' by phone...
LONDON - Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks said Thursday she is innocent of phone hacking and other crimes and feels vindicated by a jury's unanimous decision to acquit her.The ex-tabloid...
View ArticleIndigo still remains 'huge believers in books' says CEO Heather Reisman
TORONTO - The head of Indigo Books and Music Inc., and its self-proclaimed chief booklover, believes there will always be a market for the written word — on paper and bound between two covers."We...
View ArticleFeds to remove penalties for eagle deaths at California wind farm under 1st...
FRESNO, Calif. - A California wind farm will become the first in the nation to avoid prosecution if eagles are injured or die when they run into the giant turning blades, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
View ArticleHouse Prices Too High, Mortgage Rates Too Low, And That's A Problem: OSFI
OTTAWA - Canada's banking regulator is warning of the risks in the housing market from too high home prices and too low mortgage rates.The second in command at the Office of the Superintendent of...
View ArticleTrudeau: TFW Program Among Most 'Anti-Alberta' Policies In Years
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is describing the Conservative government's embattled temporary foreign worker program as "one of the most anti-Alberta federal policies we've seen in decades."The Liberal...
View ArticleOil, Gas, Mining Workers See Stunning Wage Growth, But Job Creation Is Fizzling
Workers in Canada’s oil, gas and mining sector have seen average salaries soar 13.3 per cent over the past year, according to new data from StatsCan. The survey of earnings and hours for April shows...
View ArticleCanadian dollar rises amid U.S. economic concerns, mixed commodity prices
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed higher Friday, while an index measuring price changes for major commodities sold by manufacturers in Canada dipped last month.The loonie was up 0.28 of a cent at...
View ArticleGas Prices: Canada Day Travelers Can Expect A Little Relief
Motorists can expect a little -- and we stress a little -- relief from record high prices at the pumps ahead of the Canada Day long weekend, according to analysis site Tomorrow’s Gas Price Today. The...
View ArticleSteady job growth boosts US consumer confidence despite economy's slowdown
WASHINGTON - Strong job growth lifted U.S. consumer confidence this month, as Americans looked past the economy's dismal first quarter performance.The University of Michigan said Friday that its index...
View ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada: Wal-Mart Must Pay For Closing Unionized Store
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of Quebec workers who lost their jobs at a Wal-Mart store in Jonquiere, Que., after it shut its doors suddenly months after its employees...
View ArticleLaunch of new Russian space rocket aborted moments before blastoff as Putin...
MOSCOW - The first launch of Russia's new space rocket after two decades of development was aborted Friday moments before its blastoff as President Vladimir Putin was watching via live feed.The botched...
View Article'Today' host Matt Lauer says much-criticized question to GM boss Mary Barra...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Matt Lauer has no regrets asking General Motors CEO Mary Barra about balancing work and motherhood, saying he sees it as an issue that affects all working parents regardless of their...
View ArticleTim Hortons CEO Marc Caira Argues Against New Limits On TFW Program
The CEO of Tim Hortons is warning that cutting off the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program to restaurants could mean longer wait times and more incorrect orders at Timmies locations. Marc Caira made...
View ArticlePershing Square can go ahead with its call for Allergan shareholder meeting
Pershing Square Capital Management will begin to seek support from Allergan shareholders to call a special meeting to remove six directors after reaching a deal that ensures the Botox maker's poison...
View ArticleTelecom giants say they have different views on who should pay for local TV
TORONTO - Two of Canada's biggest telecommunications companies, Bell and Rogers, are clashing over the future of local television and who should pay for it.In its submissions to the CRTC, Bell said it...
View ArticleTelus Ditches Taxi, Ad Agency Behind Baby Animals Campaign
Those ads with baby animals on white backgrounds that have defined Telus’ image for the past decade will likely soon be history. Telus has ditched ad agency Taxi, the creative force behind the TV ads...
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