Obama hints at changing bulk collection of phone records to make the public...
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama suggested Friday that he may be ready to make some changes in the bulk collection of Americans' phone records to allay the public's concern about privacy.Obama said...
View ArticleRaj Singh Ramgotra Slapped With $550K Fine For Pirating Music, Movies
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Recording Industry Association says the conviction of a Manitoba man for music and video piracy is a huge step in the fight against illegal recordings.Raj Singh Ramgotra of...
View ArticleUniversity of Waterloo buys BlackBerry buildings, land for $41 million
WATERLOO, Ont. - The University of Waterloo has purchased five buildings and land from BlackBerry (TSX:BB) for $41 million.The deal, which is expected to close Feb. 14, will add an additional 300,000...
View ArticleObama: Agreement on Iran's nuclear program is working, Congress should...
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is urging Congress to resist new sanctions against Iran because current agreements have a good chance to rein in that country's nuclear ambitions.Obama told...
View ArticleYear In Review 2013: B.C.'s Dumbest Stories
A lot of people in British Columbia might like to forget that 2013 ever happened. Throughout the year, we learned about some hilarious and embarrassing pratfalls by politicians, prominent...
View ArticleBlackBerry Sells Buildings Amid Massive Losses
BlackBerry just made a massive sale —not of its phones but of its real estate. The troubled tech company sold five of the buildings in its Waterloo-based complex to its neighbour, the University of...
View ArticleEvan Siddall, Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker, Named CEO Of CMHC
TORONTO - Former investment banker Evan Siddall has been appointed the new president and chief executive officer of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.Siddall, who was most recently a special...
View ArticleTelus Reconnects Family To Make An Ad That Gives Us The Feels (VIDEO)
'Tis the season of holiday hugs and viral Christmas videos, so one Canadian telecom aimed high to make both happen in a new campaign. Joyce, an Ontario grandmother, hasn’t seen her grandson Shaun in...
View ArticleCSIS' Unapproved Foreign Spies Put Canadians Abroad At Risk: Judge
TORONTO - Canada's spy agency deliberately withheld information from the courts in an effort to do an end-run around the law when it applied for top-secret warrants to intercept the communications of...
View ArticleOil rises near US$100 a barrel as US economy shows surprising strength
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil edged closer to US$100 a barrel Friday after the U.S. government said the economy grew at a faster rate in the third quarter than originally estimated.Benchmark West...
View ArticleObama puts a rosy spin on a difficult presidential year, sees better coming...
WASHINGTON - Putting a rosy spin on a difficult year, President Barack Obama acknowledged frustrating "ups and downs" on Friday but exulted that the improving economy is creating new jobs and claimed...
View ArticleLawsuit filed in Washington state claims Teck toxins caused disease
VANCOUVER - A Washington state woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B), claiming toxic pollutants from the company's smelter in southeastern British Columbia are to...
View ArticleFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to reap $2.3 billion in secondary stock offering...
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook has priced a secondary offering of its stock at $55.05 a share in a deal that will generate a $2.3 billion windfall for CEO Mark Zuckerberg.The terms announced Friday are just...
View ArticleNorthern Gateway Pipeline: Alberta Critics Concerned About Jobs, First...
A flurry of criticism has emerged in Alberta after a federal review panel recommended approval for the Northern Gateway pipeline on Thursday. Critics say the proposed Enbridge pipeline, which would...
View ArticleFormer executive charged with murder in NH crash that killed couple, unborn...
CONCORD, N.H. - A former Fortune 500 executive was charged Friday with second-degree murder in a crash that killed a young Vermont couple expecting their first child in January.Attorney General Joseph...
View ArticleTarget Offers 10 Percent Discount As An Apology For That Massive Security Breach
Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel issued an apology on the company’s website Friday to the approximately 40 million customers affected by one of the largest credit-card breaches ever to hit a U.S. retailer....
View ArticlePot Price Concerns Raised As Medical Marijuana Market Readies To Expand
CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Mark Gobuty isn't raising cattle or cultivating corn on his farm north of Toronto — he's growing medical marijuana.His company, The Peace Naturals Project, is one of the...
View ArticleGreek lawmakers pass property tax reform mandated by indebted country's...
ATHENS, Greece - Greek lawmakers have passed a law on property tax, as demanded by the country's creditors, but the ruling coalition of conservatives and socialists has lost another member when a...
View ArticleSan Francisco Bay Area transit system and labour unions reach deal, resolve...
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit officials and labour union leaders announced a new deal early Saturday, saying the final issue in their ongoing dispute has been resolved.The...
View ArticleJPMorgan Puts Limit On Debit Cards Used At Target
By David Henry NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) - At least 2 million shoppers who used bank debit cards at Target Corp stores during its recent data breach are facing lower limits on how much cash they can...
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