TSX slips amid solid RBC results, remarks by Yellen at Fed conference
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was lower Friday as U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen offered no signal that she’s altered her view that the economy still needs Fed support from interest...
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The Queen Is Aging Angrily, According To Canadian Money
Canadians are well used to seeing the Queen featured on their money, but when was the last time you stopped to take a good hard look at how she's aging? Reddit user grahamblack posted this image to the...
View ArticleCascade Aerospace's striking workers vote in favour of 4-yr pact, return Monday
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Unionized workers at Cascade Aerospace will return to work on Monday after voting to accept a new four-year contract that contains wage increases and improved job security clauses,...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio In Fort McMurray To Research Oil Sands Documentary
Oscar-nominated star Leonardo DiCaprio is in Fort McMurray to research a documentary about the oil sands, according to several media reports. "He wanted to hear about and see — first-hand — the...
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7 Real Questions That Americans Have About Canada (PHOTOS)
Canada and the United States don't seem so different upon first glance. But an American on a six-week trip to Canada recently posted a series of observations on Reddit about what's different in the...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio visits Alberta oilsands to research documentary
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is the latest celebrity to visit Alberta's oilsands.Sources involved with the visit say DiCaprio is doing research for an environmental documentary.The...
View Article25 Brand Names That Have Become Common Words
Runny nose? Let me get a Kleenex for you. Scraped your knee? Let's apply a Band-Aid. Dry, cracked lips again? Well, I have some Vaseline. You may not even notice how often you use trademark products in...
View ArticleObama offers new birth control accommodations to nonprofits, some for-profits...
WASHINGTON - Seeking to quell a politically charged controversy, the Obama administration announced new measures Friday to allow religious nonprofits and some companies to opt out of paying for birth...
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Saskatoon Berry Or Juneberry? A Super-Food War Is Brewing Between Canada And...
What's in a name? Well, if it's the name of an ascendant super-berry proclaimed as the next goji açaí big deal then it could be around $10 billion. That's how much some predict the next super-berry...
View ArticleOregon sues Oracle Corp. over state's troubled Cover Oregon health insurance...
SALEM, Ore. - Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum says she's filed a lawsuit against Oracle Corp. and several of its executives over the technology company's role in the state's troubled health...
View ArticleDead floppy drive: Kenyan company recycles global e-waste; lawmakers debate...
MACHAKOS, Kenya - In an industrial area outside Kenya's capital city, workers in hard hats and white masks take shiny new power drills to computer parts. This assembly line is not assembling, though....
View ArticleFind Out Why Business Isn't 'All Work, No Play' Any More (VIDEO)
According to Mitchell Osak, managing director of Quanta Consulting, businesses that play games are thriving in today's connected digital landscape. Gamification, he says, is changing the face of...
View ArticleAlaska requests greater involvement in oversight of large B.C. gold mine
VANCOUVER - The state of Alaska has taken the rare step of asking the Canadian government for greater involvement in the approval and regulation of a controversial mine in northwestern British Columbia...
View ArticleMount Polley Spill: Fish Exceed Guidelines But Safe To Eat, Says Government
LIKELY, B.C. - The B.C. government says fish tissue collected near the site of a tailings spill showed elevated levels of selenium, but that fish from the area is still safe to eat.The tailings dam at...
View ArticleBedrocan Set To Become Canada's Latest Publicly Traded Medical Marijuana Company
Bedrocan is set to become Canada’s latest publicly traded medical marijuana company, with plans to list on Toronto’s junior stock exchange Monday. The Toronto-based company’s stock will be available at...
View ArticleJames Moore 'Impatient' With Provincial Trade Barriers
The provinces have been slow to clear barriers to trade that slow the economy, federal Industry Minister James Moore says, leaving him "impatient" with their level of ambition. On Wednesday, Moore...
View ArticleStoried Sahara casino renamed, reborn; first major Vegas Strip resort opened...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - That's no mirage. The Las Vegas Strip has a new casino in business on the foundations of the old Sahara.A $415 million pleasure palace called the SLS Las Vegas — short for "Style,...
View ArticleIceland raises aviation volcano alert to red, says small subglacial eruption...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland's Meteorological Office says a subglacial eruption is underway at the Bardarbunga volcano, which has been rattled by thousands of earthquakes over the past...
View ArticleMost actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (15,535.55, down 20.54 points):Carpathian Gold Inc. (TSX:CPN). Miner. Unchanged at two cents on 8.3...
View ArticleIceland lowers aviation alert to orange; no signs of imminent eruption from...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland lowered its aviation alert level to orange from red Sunday, saying there was no sign of an imminent eruption at the Bardarbunga volcano. And scientists at the Icelandic...
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