Ottawa Valley Carpet Cleaning Says They've Been Mistaken As Racist
TORONTO - "Is this the racist company?""Go hang yourself ... today if at all possible."They're just a sample of more than a dozen disturbing emails George Monsour said he's received in an awful case of...
View ArticleCanada Has Dutch Disease, Bank Of America Declares
Is Canada’s oil sector harming the rest of the economy? According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the evidence points to yes. In a new report, the bank has come out squarely in favour of the "Dutch...
View ArticleBritish Prime Minister Cameron implores Scots not to break his heart by...
GLASGOW, Scotland - The British political establishment descended on Scotland Wednesday to plead for a united United Kingdom, after polls suggested the once-fanciful notion of Scots voting to break...
View ArticleApple Kills The iPod Classic iDead (Oct. 23, 2001 - Sept. 9, 2014)
The click-wheel mp3 player that was once revolutionary has had its day. Apple has removed the 160GB iPod Classic form its range of products, meaning that the device that brought the company back from...
View ArticleTab Payments App Means Torontonians Can Walk Away From Restaurant, Pay Later
TORONTO - Torontonians are being encouraged to dine and dash at a growing number of top restaurants — if they have the right app installed on their smartphones.The made-in-Toronto Tab Payments app...
View ArticleRegulators reject US expert's call to shut down California nuclear plant for...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday rejected a senior federal expert's recommendation to shut down California's last operating nuclear power plant until the agency can...
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Alison Redford Game 'Aura Of Power' Mocks Ex-Premier's Spending Ways (PHOTOS)
The "Sky Palace" is an elusive goal in a new video game that mocks Alison Redford's heavy spending. A red-headed character named Alison is the protagonist of "Aura of Power," an app game that has been...
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Firing Pregnant Server Costs Pub Owner $9,500
A Vancouver pub owner has been ordered to pay a former server $9,500 after she was fired while pregnant, which violates the Human Rights Code. Stephanie Lipp worked about four shifts a week at...
View ArticleKardashian store at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas closing after 3...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - After three years, the Kardashian family is closing a store at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas that was fashioned as a "celebrity lifestyle boutique."MGM Resorts...
View ArticleRevel says developer has offered $90 million for casino that closed earlier...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Attorneys for Revel Casino Hotel say that a Florida developer has offered $90 million for the Atlantic City property that closed this month.The casino said in a court filing...
View ArticleTranscontinental endures double-digit decrease in advertising revenues in Q3
MONTREAL - Transcontinental says a double-digit decline in national advertising was a drag on the printing and publishing company's third-quarter revenue."For us it was a pretty soft quarter, much...
View ArticleCanadians Kept In Dark About Defective Drugs
North American patients have been put at risk by prescription drugs that Canadian pharmaceutical companies sold with knowledge that their products were defective, a Star investigation has found. Using...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin's Twitter Contest Totally Backfires (TWEETS)
A photo contest set up by scandal-ridden engineering firm SNC-Lavalin is backfiring on the company. The Montreal-based firm offered an iPad Mini to the winner of a photo contest that asked users to...
View ArticleEU antitrust body clears BSkyB's bid to buy Italian, German sister pay TV...
BRUSSELS - The European Union's antitrust authority says it has approved the bid by Britain's BSkyB to create a multinational pay TV network by taking control of its sister companies in Italy and...
View ArticleAverage US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 4.12 per cent; 15-year loan at...
WASHINGTON - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week but remained near their lows for the year.Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday the nationwide average for a 30-year loan...
View ArticleUS budget deficit totals $128.7 billion in August, staying on track to be...
WASHINGTON - The federal government ran a lower budget deficit this August than a year ago, remaining on track to record the lowest deficit for the entire year since 2008.The Treasury Department says...
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Canada's Wealth Gap Is Growing As Poor Get More In Debt: Report
Those rosy reports about Canadians’ net worth growing and the country's middle class being among the richest in the world are masking growing inequality in the country, according to a new report. The...
View ArticleHealthier foods helping Sobeys boost bottom line in recent results: executive
The chief executive of Empire Co. Ltd. says he's counting on Canadians' desire to buy healthier foods to help keep profits rolling in for the firm's Sobeys Inc. supermarket chain.Marc Poulin said...
View ArticleOntario court rules to allow Sears class action lawsuit to go ahead
TORONTO - A lawsuit against Sears Canada Inc. (TSX:SCC) and its U.S. counterpart by its Hometown Store dealers has been granted class action status by an Ontario court.The lawsuit by more than 250...
View ArticleTop New York court hears royalties dispute between Duke Ellington's heirs and...
ALBANY, N.Y. - Jazz composer Duke Ellington's grandson urged New York's highest court on Thursday to reinstate his lawsuit seeking half the foreign royalties from Ellington's music for his heirs.The...
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