Apple: U2 album accessed by 33 million users in six days since free copies...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Apple Inc. says 33 million iTunes account holders have accessed U2's free album.The company issued a statement Monday from Senior Vice-President Eddy Cue with the first usage numbers...
View ArticleTony Lacavera, Wind Mobile Founder, To Buy Out Majority Shareholder: Report
TORONTO - Sources say Wind Mobile's founder has a tentative deal to buy out the company's majority shareholder, a Dutch-Russian company called VimpelCom Ltd.A source close to the deal has confirmed...
View ArticleFlatow, show 'Science Friday' settle claims of misusing federal grant money
HARTFORD, Conn. - Federal prosecutors say radio host Ira Flatow and his "Science Friday" show that airs on many National Public Radio stations have settled civil claims that they misused money from a...
View ArticleJohn Baird Announces New Sanctions Against Russia
Canada is adding to the sanctions it has imposed against Russia in order to further condemn the actions of Vladimir Putin's regime, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Tuesday. Four "senior...
View ArticleTim Hortons Pushed Burger King To Make Commitments To Canada: Documents
TORONTO - Tim Hortons executives spent nearly six months negotiating the US$11-billion takeover deal with Burger King, a process that saw the American company increase its offer for the coffee chain...
View ArticleFederal agency seeks $500 million in relief for students at for-profit...
WASHINGTON - Corinthian Colleges is being sued by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for what it calls a "predatory lending scheme."The CFPB is seeking more than $500 million for...
View ArticleChild abuse charge puts previously popular Adrian Peterson at centre of...
MINNEAPOLIS - Adrian Peterson has been one of the most popular and marketable stars in the NFL, an approachable superstar with an inspirational comeback story that made him an endorser's dream.Now that...
View ArticleFour Seasons Food Truck Takes On The East Coast
Luxury hotel chain the Four Seasons has launched its second Food Truck tour which will roll out across the Eastern Seaboard in the US serving up local favourites like lobster rolls and pastrami...
View ArticleTD Bank CEO says Ottawa should tighten lending rules to avoid future troubles
TORONTO - TD Bank (TSX:TD) chief executive Ed Clark says the federal government needs to do more to ensure Canadians aren't taking on more debt than they can handle.The 67-year-old executive, who...
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Canada's Housing Market Booming? Not Everywhere
The headlines are clear: Canada’s long-running housing boom shows no signs of ending, with sales rising yet again, by 1.8 per cent, in August. The average house price is up 5.3 per cent in the past...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Workers Applications Plummet After Overhaul
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Jason Kenney says there's been a significant decrease in applications for temporary foreign workers since the government announced an overhaul of the troubled program...
View ArticleUS stock market finishes higher as investors await results of Federal Reserve...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The stock market is closing broadly higher as investors await the results of a key meeting by the Federal Reserve.All 10 industry groups in the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose...
View ArticleNASA picks Boeing and SpaceX to carry astronauts to space station by 2017
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is a giant step closer to launching Americans again from U.S. soil.On Tuesday, the space agency announced it has picked Boeing and SpaceX to transport astronauts to the...
View ArticleNorwich Beer Heist Swipes $25,000 Worth Of Booze From Ontario Business
NORWICH, Ont. - Police in Ontario are searching for whoever stole $25,000 worth of beer from a business east of London, Ont.Ontario Provincial Police say freight carrier Country Transport was broken...
View ArticleCanadian Telecoms Gave Environment Canada Hundreds Of Subscribers' Information
OTTAWA - Newly disclosed records show Environment Canada obtained information from telecommunications companies about hundreds of subscribers in the last five years.Employment and Social Development...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus date 45 minutes late for arraignment, due back in court next month
DALLAS - The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards arrived 45 minutes late for his arraignment Tuesday on a charge that he violated his probation in Oregon.Polk...
View ArticleRay Rice Suspension Appeal Filed By NFL Players Association
BALTIMORE - The NFL players' union appealed Ray Rice's indefinite suspension Tuesday night.Rice was originally handed a two-game suspension in July under the NFL's personal conduct policy after he was...
View ArticleB.C. court denies Burnaby's bid to block Trans Mountain survey crews
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia court has rejected the City of Burnaby's latest bid to block Kinder Morgan crews from its land.A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed an application on Wednesday for an...
View ArticleTekSavvy Eyes The Cable Business With Hastings Cable Vision Partnership
During the CRTC’s latest “Let’s Talk TV” discussions, third-party internet provider TekSavvy announced a new partnership with Hastings CableVision company, possibly signaling that the company has plans...
View ArticleUS Federal Reserve policymakers considering a slightly faster rate rise in 2015
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers have slightly increased their estimate of what the Fed's benchmark interest rate will be at the end of 2015 compared with their estimate three months ago.The...
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