Toyota remains No. 1, at top in global vehicle sales after first 6 months,...
TOKYO - Toyota remains No. 1 in global vehicles sales after the first six months of this year, followed by Volkswagen which bumped General Motors out of second place as the U.S. automaker grapples with...
View ArticleRhode Island man sues soccer star Ronaldo over trademark, says he owns rights...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Rhode Island man has sued Cristiano Ronaldo over the phrase "CR7," which is used by soccer fans around the world as shorthand for the Real Madrid forward.Christopher Renzi filed...
View ArticlePipeline company TransCanada reports second-quarter profit of $416 million
CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP), which is close to filing a regulatory application for its Energy East oil pipeline to Atlantic Canada, said an asset sale boosted its profits during the second...
View ArticleRCMP seeking two men in alleged $1.5M investment scam
TORONTO - The RCMP is looking for two men after it says more than 160 Canadians lost $1.5 million in an alleged investment scam.Investigators say people in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Alberta...
View ArticleUSDA overhauls decades-old poultry inspections in effort to improve food safety
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is overhauling poultry plant inspections for the first time in more than 50 years, a move it says could result in 5,000 fewer foodborne illnesses each year.Final...
View ArticleCRTC Cites 'Unjust Discrimination' By Rogers In Rework Of Roaming-Fee Regs
OTTAWA - Wireless carriers in Canada have been banned from imposing exclusivity conditions in contracts that forced smaller firms to use more expensive roaming networks.The Canadian Radio-television...
View ArticleToronto's Condo Boom Reshapes The City Very, Very Quickly (PHOTOS)
If you follow real estate at all it's probably no surprise to hear that Toronto has gone condo crazy in recent years, clocking in as the city with the most high-rise construction in North America for...
View ArticleVictor Dodig Named New CIBC CEO
TORONTO - CIBC has tapped the head of its wealth management division to be the bank's next president and chief executive.The bank said Thursday that Victor Dodig, 49, will take over the helm at CIBC,...
View ArticleTSX Plunges As Dow Erases This Year's Gains
TORONTO — North American stock markets had their biggest one-day tumble since early February on Thursday but analysts were hard-pressed to identify a single reason for the drop. The S&P/TSX...
View ArticleMarijuana Advocate Marc Emery Vows 'Political Revenge' Against Tories
B.C. marijuana advocate Marc Emery vows to take political revenge on the Conservative government once he is finally released from U.S. custody and returns to Canada later next month. Speaking with CBC...
View ArticleNuvaRing Warning: Birth Control Maker Advises Some Women To Avoid Using Its...
TORONTO - The maker of the contraceptive device NuvaRing is informing women about new restrictions for the use of the product.Merck Canada Inc. says the prescription birth control ring should not be...
View ArticleAlpha says it plans 1,100 layoffs at coal mines in W.Va., cites weak markets,...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - One of the nation's largest coal producers said Thursday it expects to lay off 1,100 workers at 11 southern West Virginia surface coal mines by mid-October, citing dismal markets...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Worker Agency Actyl Group Sues McDonald's Canada
A company that recruits temporary foreign workers on behalf of Canadian employers has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's Canada, alleging breach of contract and defamation of character. Graeme Young,...
View ArticleMetropolitan Opera asks federal mediator to resolve labour gridlock...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - It's a drama worthy of the Metropolitan Opera: Frantic, last-minute labour negotiations aimed at averting a lockout that threatens an immediate halt to pay and benefits for thousands...
View ArticleTrump's attorney confirms 'The Donald' selected to advance in Bills' sale...
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Donald Trump remains in the running to purchase the Buffalo Bills.Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen, confirmed in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that the real estate mogul...
View ArticleMetropolitan Opera extends labour talks with unions, averting midnight...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - It's a drama worthy of the Metropolitan Opera: Frantic, last-minute labour negotiations aimed at averting a lockout that threatens to stop both pay and benefits for thousands of...
View ArticleExplosion at car parts factory in eastern China kills 68 people, injures...
BEIJING, China - Sixty-eight people were killed and nearly 200 others injured, most with severe burns, after an explosion Saturday at an automotive parts factory in eastern China that supplies General...
View ArticleControversy brewing in New Brunswick after new beer sale policy introduced
FREDERICTON - A new policy requiring some breweries in New Brunswick to sell a minimum amount of beer in provincially-run liquor stores has ignited a backlash with one national group representing small...
View ArticleCanada's Manufacturers Celebrate Recovery By Slashing Jobs
Canada’s manufacturing sector is experiencing something of a recovery. The loonie is down, helping exports, and the U.S. economy -- the largest source of demand for manufacturers -- is undergoing what...
View ArticleGovernor: Too early to know what caused toxins to spike, foul water in Ohio's...
TOLEDO, Ohio - Toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie fouled the water supply of the state's fourth-largest city Saturday, forcing officials to issue warnings not to drink the water and the governor...
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