Bitcoin's Anonymity Makes It Ripe For Crime: Finance Dept. Memo
OTTAWA - The high level of anonymity and lack of regulation associated with Bitcoin transactions may make the virtual currency "an attractive payment method for criminals," warns a newly disclosed...
View ArticleMost actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (15,445.22, down 9.82 points):Kerr Mines Inc. (TSX:KER). Miner. Down 0.5 cents, or 16.67 per cent,...
View ArticleBaseball Team Turns To Cheering Robot Fans To Keep The Spirit Alive
There's plenty to cheer about when it comes to robots. They vacuum our homes. They keep the elderly company. They've even perfected the art of hitchhiking . Now what if someone created robots that...
View ArticleNewsAlert: Judge rules against Clippers owner Sterling, OKs sale of team
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Judge rules against Clippers owner Donald Sterling, OKs sale of team to ex-Microsoft CEO.More coming.
View Article9-bedroom Connecticut palace of 'Queen of Mean' Leona Helmsley goes on block...
GREENWICH, Conn. - The Connecticut mansion that belonged to Leona Helmsley is on the market for $65 million after a three-year renovation.The mansion known as Dunnellen Hall is on 40 acres in Greenwich...
View ArticleAlberta First Nation says it has signed oil and gas deal with Chinese firm
CALGARY - A First Nation says it has signed a deal with a Chinese company to explore and develop oil and natural gas on its land near Calgary.The Nakoda Stoney Nation says it has signed an agreement...
View ArticleOKCupid Admits To Experimenting With Users' Profiles And Experience
OKCupid, the online dating site with 30 million members, admitted in a blog post on Monday to experimenting with users. Site co-founder Christian Rudder outlined three experiments the company used,...
View ArticleFed weighs key questions this week on reversing its low-rate policies but may...
WASHINGTON - This much is clear: The Federal Reserve will make another cut this week in its monthly bond purchases, which have been aimed at keeping long-term loan rates low.This much is not: When will...
View ArticleEU's Sanctions On Russia Will See Restrictions On Weapons, Banking, Putin's...
BRUSSELS - Frustrated by the apparent ineffectiveness of previous sanctions and outraged by the deaths of 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over eastern Ukraine, the European Union...
View ArticleTV series moving some production from Israel to New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. - A new television series starring Anne Heche and Jason Isaacs is moving some of its production from Israel to New Mexico.New Mexico Film Office director Nick Maniatis says the USA...
View ArticleKamloops Panhandlers Could Be Banned From Bank Machines, Parking Kiosks
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - City officials will consider whether new parking kiosks in downtown Kamloops, B.C., should be legislated off-limits for panhandlers — the same as for ATMs and bank entrances.Kamloops...
View ArticleCBS shifts schedule to boost ratings for 'Extant,' which will now run after...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - "Extant" is getting a kick-start from CBS to try to improve its ratings less than a month into its run.Starting Wednesday, CBS is moving the drama starring Halle Berry back an hour, to...
View ArticleSuzuki recalls nearly 26,000 cars made by GM; daytime running light module...
DETROIT - Suzuki is recalling nearly 26,000 midsize cars in the U.S. because the daytime running light modules can overheat and could cause a fire.The recall covers the Verona from the 2004-2006 model...
View ArticleCanadians senior gold miners set to report second-quarter results
TORONTO - Canada's senior gold producers are expected to boast about their ability to trim costs some of the biggest names in the sector report their second-quarter results Wednesday."Cost containment...
View ArticleAltaLink Q2 profit rises to $49 million, revenue also higher
CALGARY - Alberta electric utility AltaLink says it had $49 million of net income before taxes in the second quarter, up from $33.4 milion a year earlier.The limited partnership, partly owned by...
View ArticleRona on hunt for dealers with deal to distribute products to Ace Hardware stores
MONTREAL - Home renovation company Rona is returning to the hunt for new independent dealers, after reaching a long-term licensing agreement to distribute products to 120 Ace Hardware stores in...
View ArticleCenterra Gold posts US$31.7-million loss, including inventory writedown at...
TORONTO - Centerra Gold Inc. (TSX:CG) reports it had a US$31.7-million net loss in the second quarter, citing a number of factors including lower gold prices and a US$14.1-million inventory charge at...
View ArticleHudBay closes offer for Augusta with 96 per cent of shares tendered
TORONTO - HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX:HBM) said late Tuesday that it has now received about 96 per cent of the shares of Augusta Resource Corp., and it will now buy up the rest at the offer price,...
View ArticlePenn West's board, new CFO initiate independent review of accounting practices
CALGARY - Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:PWT) says its board has initiated an independent review of the company's accounting practices going back several years, after a preliminary internal review by...
View ArticlePacific Gas & Electric charged with obstruction in connection with fatal San...
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury charged Pacific Gas & Electric on Tuesday with lying to federal investigators in connection with a fatal pipeline explosion that killed eight people and...
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