Wave of smarter data collection could transform how Canada does business: IDC
TORONTO - A new wave of intelligent sensors, cameras and tracking devices is expected to sweep across Canada over the next few years, quickly transforming how business is done — much as smartphones...
View ArticleGlobal airline traffic on pace to grow by 20% through 2016, says ICAO
MONTREAL - Global air passenger traffic grew 5.5 per cent last year and is on pace to increase 20 per cent through 2016, according to the UN agency that governs civil aviation.The International Civil...
View ArticleMaple Leafs only NHL team on Forbes list of most valuable sports franchises
The Maple Leafs are the only NHL team on Forbes's list of the 50 most valuable franchises in sports, checking in at No. 26.According to Forbes, the Leafs are worth US$1.15 billion and have been the...
View Article'Say Yes To The Dress Canada': Wedding Gown Reality Show Coming In 2015
We do, TLC. We do. Popular wedding dress reality show "Say Yes To The Dress" is heading north of the border, and "Say Yes To The Dress Canada" is slated to premiere in 2015 on W Network. Oddly, the...
View ArticleOutages from post-tropical storm Arthur costly for New Brunswick businesses
FREDERICTON - For five days, Colin Sifton was literally powerless as he watched residents of his town of Hampton, N.B., pack the Tim Hortons next door to his empty restaurant.Holly's Restaurant and...
View ArticleUS, Europe escalate sanctions on Russia; Obama says Ukraine actions 'have...
WASHINGTON - Struggling to defuse the persistent crisis in Ukraine, both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, with President Barack Obama declaring that...
View ArticlePolitical Audits Of Charities 'Threatens' Integrity Of CRA: NDP
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling for an independent probe into the Canada Revenue Agency's targeting of some Canadian charities for their political activities.In a letter Wednesday to Revenue Minister...
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Vancouver Real Estate: Boarded-Up Home On Sale For $25.8 Million
As the most expensive city in Canada, Vancouver is known for its high real estate prices. For example, a West Vancouver mansion hits the market for $20 million. A downtown Vancouver penthouse gets set...
View ArticleOil price rises to over US$101 on large US stock draw, economic growth in China
Oil prices rose Wednesday on news of a large drain in U.S. oil inventories and a slight improvement in economic growth in China.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for August delivery rose $1.24 to...
View ArticleCanada's Start-Up Visa Program Accepts First Two Applicants
VANCOUVER - Canada's immigration minister heralded on Wednesday the federal government's 16-month-old visa program for entrepreneurs, which has accepted its first two applicants.Chris Alexander told a...
View ArticleOntario judge OKs up to $122.66 million for creditors of Nortel's EMEA unit
TORONTO - An Ontario judge overseeing the Canadian portion of the Nortel Networks bankruptcy has approved a settlement on one of the side issues that involves creditors of an international division of...
View ArticleRetrocom real estate trust to pay $179 million for 9 Walmart-anchored properties
TORONTO - The Retrocom REIT (TSX:RMM.UN) is preparing to buy nine Canadian investment properties, most anchored by Walmart stores, for a total of $179 million in two separate deals announced...
View ArticleCleanup underway, after 24 rail cars go off tracks near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Emergency and Canadian Pacific Railway officials say there are no leaks from 24 rail cars that went off the tracks west of Moose Jaw, Sask.Tom Overs, commander of the Moose Jaw fire...
View ArticleCdn firms lag global peers in investment; Ontario, Quebec particularly poor:...
OTTAWA - Canadian companies are falling behind rivals in the rest of the world in terms of investment, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.The report, written by the institute's...
View ArticleSenate panel, delving into GM recall delay, to ask executive about role of...
WASHINGTON - A Senate panel will pose questions to a new set of key players Thursday as it delves deeper into General Motors' delayed recall of millions of small cars.GM CEO Mary Barra will certainly...
View ArticleOntario Safety League Urges For Crackdown On Stores Selling Drug Paraphernalia
TORONTO - The Ontario Safety League urged the Liberal government Thursday to crackdown on corner stores that sell crackpipes, bongs, grinders and other drug paraphernalia by taking away their right to...
View ArticleFake Lake Ontario 'Shark' Stunt Wasn't Funny, Kathleen Wynne Says
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne expressed concern Thursday about a marketing stunt that had people thinking a shark may be lurking in Lake Ontario.A YouTube video purporting to show three men...
View ArticleTarget Should Exit Canada: Credit Suisse
Target should leave Canada, an analyst at a major global bank suggested Thursday, joining a growing group of market observers who say the retail chain should focus on its struggling U.S. operations....
View ArticleEPA: Duke finishes cleaning large pockets of coal ash from river after spill...
RALEIGH, N.C. - Duke Energy has completed removal of large pockets of coal ash from the Dan River months after a massive spill at a North Carolina power plant, federal environmental officials said...
View ArticleBombardier leaves air show with CSeries momentum, but facing high risks:...
MONTREAL - Bombardier left the Farnborough Airshow with some momentum in CSeries orders, but industry analysts say the company still faces key risks in developing and selling the commercial...
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