Saskatoons or Juneberries? Name debate brewing between Canada and U.S.
REGINA - A food fight of sorts could be growing between Canada and the United States over a tiny berry.A U.S. researcher with the Cornell University Co-operative Extension is suggesting Canadians use a...
View ArticleiJustine Takes You Behind The Scenes With The Latest Movie Tech (VIDEO)
Over the last few years we've watched drones bomb civilians, carry out surveillance on behalf of governments and annoy the next door neighbour in your condo building. Needless to say, drones have had...
View ArticleSome in Crested Butte not up for 'Whatever' - Bud Light plan to take over...
DENVER - Some people in normally laid back Crested Butte, Colorado, are not up for "Whatever" — a secretive Bud Light plan to paint their mountain town blue and turn it into a fantasy town for an ad...
View ArticleDespite odd scheduling, NBC's Emmycast logs 15.6M viewers, 2nd largest...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - NBC says the Emmys thrived despite a Monday airing in the dog days of August.Broadcast on a nontraditional night prior to Labor Day, the television awards show nonetheless logged 15.6...
View ArticleQ&A: Shomi execs on battling Netflix, the value of 'NCIS' over HBO, pricing
TORONTO - The president of Rogers Media refuses to say the N-word.And "Netflix" isn't spelled out in a combative press release announcing the new digital streaming service Shomi — a partnership between...
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Burger King, Tim Hortons Merger: 5 Ways Canada's Coffee Shop Will (And Won't)...
There Will Be ‘Absolutely’ No Tims Coffee At Burger King Burger King apparently has no intentions of selling Tim Hortons coffee in its restaurants, despite prior speculation that the ability to make a...
View ArticleB.C. company behind mine spill agrees to First Nations review of other project
VANCOUVER - A B.C. company behind a tailings spill earlier this month has signed an agreement with a First Nation to review the tailings facility in a separate project.Imperial Metals (TSX:III) expects...
View ArticleReaching another milestone, the Standard & Poor's 500 index closes above...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - It was a big round-number day for the stock market.The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 2,000 points Tuesday for the first time, but just barely. It edged up 2.10 points to...
View ArticleBISSELL Symphony's TTC Subway Commercial Isn't As Bold As You Think (VIDEO)
If you think your job sucks, try working as a vacuum executive who eats food off the floor of a subway stop. A Toronto subway stop. In a video posted to YouTube, BISSELL Canada's senior brand manager,...
View ArticleResource stocks pull TSX lower, National Bank beats earnings expectations
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market chalked up a minor loss Wednesday as traders continued to digest earnings reports from the Canadian banking sector, in this case a solid report from National Bank...
View ArticleBurger King, Tim Hortons Deal Pushes Loonie Higher
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed sharply higher Wednesday, benefiting from a major deal that will see American fast food giant Burger King buy Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons for...
View ArticleSpiders clog vent lines, forcing Suzuki to recall more than 19,000 midsize cars
DETROIT - Spiders have forced Suzuki to recall more than 19,000 midsize cars.The automaker says spider webs can clog a fuel vapour vent hose in some 2010 to 2013 Kizashi cars, cutting off air flow. If...
View ArticleCameco set for work stoppage at McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill
SASKATOON - Cameco (TSX:CCO) said Wednesday it's preparing to stop work at its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill operations in northern Saskatchewan due to a labour dispute.The uranium miner said...
View ArticleCongressional analysts: Economy, hurt by poor 1st quarter, to grow by just...
WASHINGTON - The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday forecast that the U.S. economy will grow by just 1.5 per cent in 2014, undermined by a poor performance during the first three months of the...
View ArticleNHL Expansion Plan Rumours Shot Down By Daly – For Now
TORONTO - NHL expansion is likely coming in the near future, though the league hasn't committed to any official plan just yet.For more than a year, commissioner Gary Bettman has said the NHL is...
View ArticleSpanish chain removes kids' shirt after outcry over similarities with...
MADRID - Spanish fashion retailer Inditex said Wednesday it has withdrawn a children's shirt that triggered an outcry from people who said it was reminiscent of the clothes Jews were made to wear at...
View ArticleCanadians Paying More Than $500M In Fees A Year For Paper Bills: Report
TORONTO - Canadians are probably paying more than half a billion dollars a year to receive printed bills and bank statements by mail, suggests a report released Wednesday by the Public Interest...
View ArticleNutella Shortage Rumours Denied By Ferrero
The makers of Nutella have denied rumours of an impending shortage of the chocolate spread, so you can stop building your underground bunker. NBC news reports that Ferrero USA has brushed off online...
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Oil Spill Simulated On B.C.'s Fraser River, Burrard Inlet
Researchers dumped hundreds of bright yellow cards into B.C.'s Fraser River and Burrard Inlet to simulate how far a potential oil spill from the Trans Canada pipeline would spread. The project — a...
View ArticleBiggest Salary Increases In 2015 Will Go To Calgary, Saskatoon, St. John's
It looks like west is best if you're hoping for a pay hike next year. Workers in Calgary and Saskatoon will see some of the highest salary increases in 2015, according to a new report from Hay Group, a...
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