SaskPower executive says coal can be green fuel with new carbon-capture plan
VANCOUVER - Coal can shed its bad rap by becoming a green energy source as long as carbon-capture technology is used in the process, says an executive with Saskatchewan's power utility.Mike Monea of...
View ArticleMany university students open themselves to trouble with first credit card
MONTREAL - The first big test many university students face often has more to do with handling their financial affairs, in particular credit cards, than with scholastics. Unfortunately, say credit...
View ArticleConservative Government Aims To Cut Public Servants' Paid Sick Leave And Get...
The Conservative government proposes to slash public servants’ paid sick leave to five days a year and introduce an unpaid seven-day waiting period before they qualify for new short-term disability...
View ArticleYahoo Says U.S. Threatened $250,000-A-Day Fine If It Didn't Hand Over User Data
WASHINGTON -- Yahoo said Thursday the government threatened to fine the company $250,000 a day if it did not comply with demands to go along with an expansion of U.S. surveillance by surrendering...
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England's 'Smallest' Apartment For Sale Is Basically Just A Bedroom (PHOTOS)
In Canada, many condo buyers see little problem squeezing themselves into 297 square feet. But how about 188 square feet? If you're English, it's worth considering, as a cute little apartment in north...
View ArticleNew U.S. Sanctions Against Russia Target Financial, Energy, Defence Industries
WASHINGTON - The United States hit Russia Friday with a new round of economic sanctions, levying penalties on Russia's largest bank and expanding financing restrictions on major energy and defence...
View ArticleCanadian home prices up in August: says Teranet-National Bank index
TORONTO - The Teranet-National Bank house price index was up almost 0.8 per cent in August, with the strongest gains in Winnipeg, the Ottawa-Gatineau region and Toronto.It was the second consecutive...
View ArticleTop 10 New Cars That We Wish Were Sold In Canada, But Aren't
We're not exactly starved for cool car choices here in Canada or North America, but as human nature dictates - we're always going to lust over the things we can't have. Throughout the years, we've...
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EI Premium Cut 'A Job Killer,' Critics Say
It took very little time for the Small Business Job Credit, announced by the Conservative government on Thursday, to start attracting negative attention. Many economists say the move will do little to...
View ArticleChevron: finding a new partner just one hurdle for Kitimat LNG project
CALGARY - Many hurdles remain before U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp. can decide the fate of its planned liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat, B.C., and finding a new partner is just one of them, CEO...
View ArticleStocks fall as utility companies slip; S&P 500 heads for 1st weekly loss...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. stocks are falling at midday as declines in utility companies weigh on the market.The Dow Jones industrial average dipped below 17,000. It fell 53 points, or 0.3 per cent, to...
View ArticleEdmonton Generated 40 Per Cent Of All New Jobs In Canada Last Year
Alberta's capital city is also the job creation capital of Canada, according to Edmonton's chief economist. John Rose says Edmonton accounted for 40 per cent of new net jobs in Canada in the past year,...
View ArticleSki-Doo maker BRP says new products will help drive stronger second-half results
MONTREAL - BRP Inc. says it expects a string of new product launches will drive the recreational products company to a stronger second half following a money-losing second quarter."Our first half of...
View ArticleNFL: Nearly 3 in 10 ex-players to face Alzheimer's or moderate dementia, far...
PHILADELPHIA - The NFL estimates that nearly three in 10 former players will develop debilitating brain conditions, and that they will be stricken earlier and at least twice as often as the general...
View ArticlePrescriptions For Addictive Painkillers Soar In Canada
TORONTO - A new study shows prescriptions for high-dose formulations of opioids like oxycodone and morphine jumped by 23 per cent in Canada between 2006 and 2011, despite guidelines advising doctors...
View ArticleToronto Police Warns Against Buying 'Research Drugs' Online After Overdose...
TORONTO - Toronto police are warning about the dangers of so-called "research drugs" available on the Internet after recent overdose incidents in the city.Insp. Howie Page says two men in their early...
View ArticlePickets down at 2 mines in northern Saskatchewan after deal reached with Cameco
SASKATOON - A tentative deal has been reached between Cameco and its unionized workers at two uranium mines in northern Saskatchewan.Phil Morin with United Steelworkers Local 8914, which represents...
View ArticleCanadians Would Pay For CBC, CBC Execs Tell CRTC
GATINEAU, Que. - The heads of CBC/Radio-Canada have told the country's broadcast regulator that Canadians are ready to pay to get the broadcaster's content even if many consider it an acquired...
View ArticleChristyn Cianfarani, New Top Defence Lobbyist, Drafted Policy For Harper...
OTTAWA — The relationship between Ottawa and defence contractors may get smoother as the industry's leading association prepares to name a new president who was deeply involved in drafting the Harper...
View ArticleOSC tells Alboini to pay $560,000 for breaking investment industry rules
TORONTO - Toronto businessman Victor Alboini has been ordered to pay nearly $560,000 and stripped of various professional credentials for up to two years — although Alboini says he plans to appeal the...
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