Students Have Jobs This Summer, But Shouldn't Count On Covering School Costs:...
TORONTO - While most Canadian students are working this summer, most of them won't make enough money to cover their college or university costs.That's according to a new study by CIBC, which estimates...
View ArticleUS factory orders up 1.1 pct in June, led by aircraft, machinery, computers...
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories increased in June, led by demand for aircraft, industrial machinery and computers and electronics.Orders rose a seasonally adjusted 1.1 per cent compared to the...
View ArticleSaputo raises dividend as first-quarter profits benefit from acquisitions
MONTREAL - Cheese and dairy processor Saputo Inc. (TSX:SAP) is raising its quarterly dividend and splitting its stock after recent acquisitions helped improve results.The Montreal-based company said...
View ArticleTSB's Lac-Megantic Report Coming Out On Aug. 19
GATINEAU, Que. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will release its report on the deadly Lac-Megantic train derailment later this month.The TSB says it will hold a news conference in the Quebec...
View ArticleBlackBerry CEO John Chen Says Years Of Layoffs Are Finally Over
Several years of widespread layoffs at BlackBerry (TSX:BB) are finally over, according to an internal memo from the company's chief executive officer.John Chen told employees Friday that the Waterloo,...
View ArticleDon Cherry's $8-Million Former Mississauga Home Hits Auction Block
An eight-bedroom Mississauga mansion once owned by Don Cherry is going up for auction. The 10,500-square-foot house on a 2.5-acre lot overlooking the Credit River Ravine was one of Mississauga's first...
View ArticleOf Course Quebec Has A School For Porn Stars
For the low, low price of $149 you too can learn how to be a porn star. And you might even get a job too. Quebec porn studio Pegas Productions is offering classes for male stars, according to Le...
View ArticleCar Pricing Basics: How To Tell If You Are Being Overcharged
It's no secret that the price auto manufacturers and car dealerships list is never the same amount you, the consumer, end up paying for your new car. Sometimes, that amount ends up being less, which is...
View ArticleGitxsan First Nation Blocks CN Rail After Eviction Notice
A B.C. First Nation shut down the CN Rail line through its traditional territories for several hours, citing a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling. The Gitxsan First Nation had issued eviction...
View ArticleTarget Lowers Outlook Amid ‘Continuing Train Wreck In Canada'
Target Corp. warned investors Tuesday that “softer than expected earnings” in Canada are among the reasons it’s lowering its outlook for the current quarter. Target expects earnings for the quarter to...
View ArticleBlackBerry receives key U.S. security clearance for its enterprise software
WATERLOO, Ont. - BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) says the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency has approved BES 10 secure work space software for use by government workers on devices that run the Android...
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Million-Dollar Mississauga Homes Another Sign Suburbs Are Becoming Unaffordable
A recent article in Toronto Life drew attention to a refurbed house in Mississauga selling for $1.14 million, noting that the sale “hints at a pricier future” for the suburban city west of Toronto. A...
View ArticleOntario's War On Coal: How A Heavily Populated, Heavy-Industry Canadian...
Canadians aren’t known for boastfulness. Recently, though, the government of Ontario couldn’t help beating its chest a little. In April, eight months ahead of a schedule plotted 11 years ago, Ontario’s...
View ArticleCanam Group's Q2 profit falls amid lower margins in most of its markets
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - Canam Group Inc. (TSX:CAM) reports it had $4.5 million of net income in its second quarter, down from $7.4 million a year earlier, due to lower margins on the Quebec-based...
View ArticleIn Canada's Economy There's Alberta, And There's Everywhere Else
The oil- and gas-rich western province of Alberta was responsible for all of Canada’s net employment growth over the past 12 months, adding 81,800 jobs while the rest of Canada lost 9,500. Alberta’s...
View ArticleGroup says it will continue blockade of Enbridge site indefinitely
INNERKIP, Ont. - The group spearheading a blockade of an Enbridge pipeline construction site in southwestern Ontario said Wednesday it will continue the protest until its concerns are addressed.Some 30...
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Lululemon Founder's Wife, Son Launch New Clothing Line In Vancouver
The son and wife of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson have launched their own clothing line of street wear they say can perform like athletic wear. JJ Wilson and his mother, Shannon Wilson, sell Kit and...
View ArticleMolson Coors Worried Canadians Aren't Drinking Enough Coors Light
MONTREAL — Molson Coors Brewing Co. is pulling out the stops to kickstart sales of Coors Light, its flagship brand that has been losing market share in Canada. The beer performed a little better in the...
View ArticleTarget Backs Gay Marriage In Legal Brief
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Target Corp. is adding its name to a legal defence of gay marriage, joining other large companies that are taking a stand, just four years after the retailer came under criticism for...
View ArticleWhite House says Russia's ban on US agricultural imports will isolate Russia,...
WASHINGTON - The White House says Russia's reported move to ban agricultural imports from the U.S. will only deepen Russia's isolation from the international community.White House spokeswoman Laura...
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