Bobcat Co. to celebrate production of 1 millionth skid-steer loader with...
GWINNER, N.D. - Bobcat Co. on Saturday marked its 1 millionth skid-steer loader to come off the assembly line.The West Fargo-based company celebrated the event Saturday in Gwinner with a 5K run,...
View ArticleAccused Chinese Hacker Of U.S. Systems Arrested In Canada
A Chinese businessman charged with hacking computer systems of U.S. companies with defence contracts remains in custody in Canada. Suspect Su Bin allegedly targeted information on U.S. fighter jet...
View ArticleStock markets look to BoC rate decision, corporate earnings for guidance
TORONTO - The Bank of Canada's latest rate-setting announcement on Wednesday will be a major focus for traders this week, but after last week's disappointment on the jobs front the decision appears to...
View ArticleCanadian banks catching up with new apps for smartphones that do more
TORONTO - Smartphones promise to be the next big thing in consumer banking, holding the promise of everything from fewer trips to the local bank branch or ATM to the convenience of tap-and-go payments...
View ArticleCanada's Tougher Lending Rules Make Mortgages Harder To Land
TORONTO — If you are self-employed, live in a rural area or don't have the best credit, you may find it increasingly difficult to get a mortgage. Yet while tighter lending rules are making it harder...
View ArticleOntario's Job Market Is Beginning To Look Like A Disaster
The foundations of Ontario’s job market are turning into quicksand that threatens to swallow the province’s economic future — and despite all the heated political rhetoric out there, at least one...
View ArticleLiberals try do-over with budget that triggered June 12 election
TORONTO - The governing Liberals are presenting their do-over budget Monday, a big-spending plan that triggered the June 12 election after the opposition parties rejected it.Although a debt-rating...
View Article'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' thumps chest with $73 million opening at box...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" thumped its chest at the box office with a $73 million opening weekend.According to studio estimates Sunday, Fox's "Planet of the Apes" sequel rode...
View ArticleMayor: Officer's killer lay in wait for police to arrive, bragged he was...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - A gunman who killed a rookie officer responding to a report of an armed robbery at a drugstore early Sunday never tried to rob the store and instead lay in wait for police, telling...
View ArticleContract talks at Bombardier's Thunder Bay plant 'stuck in the mud': Union
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Workers at Bombardier's (TSX: BBD.A) light rail plant in Thunder Bay, Ont. are threatening to strike Monday as their union says contract talks are mired in difficulty.Unifor...
View ArticleBasic Cellphone Plan Prices Rising, Falling For Full-Feature Plans: CRTC
TORONTO - The price of basic wireless phone service in Canada has gone up 16 per cent since last year but packages with more features have held steady or gone down, according to an annual study...
View ArticleCanada House Prices Up 4.4 Per Cent In June Compared With A Year Ago
TORONTO - The Teranet National Bank national composite house price index rose 0.9 per cent in June from the previous month. The increase came as prices were up in seven markets out of the 11 tracked by...
View ArticleFox consolidating leadership at television studio, Fox broadcast network
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Fox says Gary Newman and Dana Walden, the two executives who run the company's television studio, will also be in charge of the Fox broadcast network.The appointment announced Monday...
View ArticleCanadian homes 20% overvalued, more tightening may be necessary, says Fitch
OTTAWA - Fitch Ratings says Canada's real estate market is as much as 20 per cent overpriced and cautions the government may need to take more measures to slow down borrowing on homes.Fitch is the...
View ArticleBombardier Employees In Thunder Bay Go On Strike
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Employees at Bombardier's (TSX:BBD.B) light rail plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., are on strike after failing to reach an agreement with management.Unifor national president Jerry Dias...
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Square Watermelons Sell For $200 In Vancouver
It's that time of year in Vancouver — when you can buy square watermelons for a ridiculous price. Urban Fare stores are again featuring the novelty for $199.99. Photos of the silly fruit are popping up...
View ArticleNorthern Gateway Decision: 2 More Legal Challenges Filed
VANCOUVER - The Gitga'at First Nation will ask the Federal Court of Appeal to recognize the band's aboriginal title along the proposed tanker route where ships would be carrying oil from the Northern...
View ArticleTruck-stop co. owned by Cleveland Browns owner, Tenn. governor, to pay $92M...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The truck-stop company owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has agreed to pay a $92 million penalty for cheating customers out of promised...
View ArticleFilming new USA series 'Dig' in Jerusalem 'exhilarating,' says executive...
BEVERLEY HILLS, Calif. - "Dig" will arrive this fall on USA as a six-episode thriller set in Jerusalem, starring Jason Isaacs as an FBI agent and Anne Heche as head of the local FBI office.The pilot...
View ArticleBoarding house at centre of battle between Donald Trump, elderly woman going...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A former boarding house at the centre of a David and Goliath battle between an elderly woman and Donald Trump is going up for auction.In the 1990s, Trump had wanted to tear down...
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