Bitcoin Becoming Surprisingly Popular Choice Of Currency For Canadian...
A small but growing — and surprising — number of workers are rejecting Canadian dollar salaries for Bitcoin, according to a Waterloo, Ont., payroll firm.Wagepoint CEO Shrad Rao said his firm came up...
View ArticleNew 'World News' anchor Muir wants to keep racking up frequent flier miles
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Among the stories David Muir will introduce during his first week as ABC's "World News" anchor is one he reported about a generation of Syrian refugees missing out on an...
View ArticleCanada's National Defence Budget Reductions Deeper Than Thought
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper has been one of the toughest-talking leaders throughout the Ukraine crisis, yet newly released figures show National Defence is expected to face an even deeper budget hole in...
View ArticleBar Le Saint-Sulpice, Montreal Bar, Responds After Being Accused Of Homophobia
MONTREAL - A Quebec student association which had accused a popular Montreal bar of homophobia says it's satisfied with the response from the owner.Vincent Fournier Gosselin, an executive with the...
View ArticleApple, FBI Investigating Alleged Nude Jennifer Lawrence, Celebrity Photo Leaks
Both Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are reportedly investigating the leak of alleged naked and private pictures of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and Kirsten Dunst, amongst nearly 100...
View ArticleFort Myers' Mad Fresh Bistro Refuses To Serve Ketchup To Its Patrons
No shirt, no shoes, no service. But what about "no ketchup"? A Fort Myers, Fl. restaurant is making a viral splash with its strict condiment policy and the "right to refuse service of ketchup." Mad...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Investors Get Nervous As Health Canada Drags Its Feet
OTTAWA - The number of Canadian firms applying for lucrative medical marijuana licences has topped 1,000, as a so-called "greenrush" continues to overwhelm Health Canada.So far, only two new licences...
View ArticleBack-To-School Sales Sluggish, Expected To Extend Into September
If all the back-to-school shopping for clothes, shoes and backpacks isn't done before the start of class today, parents need not fear they've missed the retail boat. In fact, analysts say this current...
View ArticleTony Accurso At Quebec Corruption Inquiry: Ex-Construction Boss Due To Appear...
MONTREAL - A powerful former construction magnate could finally take the stand when Quebec's corruption inquiry returns today from its summer break.Tony Accurso, once the owner of several influential...
View ArticleStock markets look to open little changed ahead of busy week for economic data
TORONTO - North American stock markets looked to open little changed Tuesday at the start of a week that will see a heavy slate of key economic data that could spark further gains for indexes at or...
View ArticleCanadian dollar declines ahead of Bank of Canada interest rate announcement
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was lower Tuesday, ahead of the scheduled announcement on interest rates Wednesday by the Bank of Canada.The loonie declined 0.31 of a cent to 91.66 cents US.The bank is...
View ArticleLet's Nationalize More Companies, Starting With Bell And Rogers
Beginning with Margaret Thatcher, British governments have denuded the UK of almost all public enterprises, from British Airways to the Royal Mail. The Labour Party Opposition wants to remind Brits...
View ArticleSecret Canadian Security Panel Said To Vet Investment
Canada’s government has established a secret committee of senior officials that reviews foreign investment for national-security risks, according to three people familiar with the matter.
View ArticleNorwegian plans to buy luxury cruise operator Prestige in a deal worth about...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Norwegian Cruise Line is getting into the luxury cruise business by acquiring Prestige Cruises International in a deal worth about $3 billion.Prestige operates high-end cruise lines...
View ArticleNetflix Canada: What's Good In September?
It's back to work or school for everyone, and that is a sad, sad thing. At least Netflix Canada has seriously upped their selection for the fall -- in a way, it can help make that transition a little...
View ArticlePassenger recalls seat dispute that diverted jet, says he could have handled...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The businessman whose dispute with a fellow airline passenger over a reclined seat sparked a national debate about air-travel etiquette says he's embarrassed by the way the...
View ArticleTeen sentenced to community service for climbing 1 World Trade Center tower,...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A thrill-seeking teenager who made a daring climb up the World Trade Center's centerpiece tower was sentenced Wednesday to community service for a stunt that raised questions about how...
View ArticleMessier, Rogers announce fewer blackout restrictions on NHL GameCentre Live
TORONTO - Mark Messier has vivid memories of his Edmonton Oilers teammate Glenn Anderson making phone calls on the road back in the mid-1980s."He had a big battery pack that he was carrying around with...
View ArticleFearing spreading violence, world leaders to build coalition against Islamic...
WASHINGTON - World leaders, nervously eyeing a growing threat from Islamic State militants, will seek to build a united front this week against the violent extremist group and keep it from creeping...
View ArticleErin Brockovich Targets Northern Pulp Mill Over Air Pollution
Erin Brockovich, the U.S. environmental crusader made famous by the movie of the same name, is stepping into a controversy over a malfunctioning pulp and paper mill in Nova Scotia. Residents of Pictou...
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