Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison ends 37-year reign as CEO, turns over job to...
SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is stepping aside as CEO after 37 years at the helm of the business software maker, ending a colorful reign marked by his flamboyant behaviour and...
View ArticleCanadian Press NewsAlert: Home Depot says 56M cards affected in data breach
NEW YORK, - Home Depot says 56 million payment cards affected by data breach between April and September.More to come
View ArticleHome Depot: 56 Million Credit Cards Affected By Security Breach, Malware...
TORONTO - Home Depot said Thursday that 56 million payment cards used at its American and Canadian stores between April and September were compromised by a type of criminal software that hadn't...
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Batman World Record Reached In Calgary By Nexen Employees (TWEETS)
What's the Dark Knight doing in Cowtown during the light of day? Hundreds of Nexen Energy employees dressed as Batman gathered in downtown Calgary as they set a Guinness World Record for most people...
View ArticleTalisman eyeing Scottish vote, but says North Sea faces bigger challenges
BANFF, Alta. - Of all the issues Talisman Energy Inc. is grappling with in the North Sea, the prospect of Scottish independence doesn't top the list, CEO Hal Kvisle said Thursday as votes in the...
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Feds Kept Records Of Nearly 800 Public Protests At Home, Abroad
The government has been keeping lengthy records of nearly 800 public protests, rallies, and demonstrations since 2006, newly released documents show. The events mentioned in the report included a...
View ArticleLesslie Askin, 71, Shocked To Be Deemed A Kinder Morgan Terror Threat
A 71-year-old B.C. grandmother was shocked to learn her recent research for an upcoming National Energy Board hearing triggered a national security investigation. Lesslie Askin says that on Aug. 3, she...
View ArticleA new dawn for some, a hangover for others in wake of Scotland's vote to stay...
EDINBURGH, Scotland - As a drizzly mist enveloped Edinburgh in the grim weather locals call dreich, Scots coped Friday with a potent mixture of relief and disappointment, anger and joy, after voting to...
View ArticleLoonie unchanged amid latest inflation figures, No vote in Scotland referendum
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was unchanged Friday, closing at 91.35 cents US as the annual inflation rate held steady at 2.1 per cent in August.Statistics Canada said the cost of living was unchanged...
View ArticleUS stocks open higher on the day e-commerce giant Alibaba debuts on NYSE
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Wall Street is opening higher on the day Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba makes its big debut in the stock market.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 66 points, or 0.4 per cent, to...
View ArticleKeystone XL Costs To Nearly Double, TransCanada Warns
CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. says costs for its long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline will likely balloon to as much as US$10 billion, up from US$5.4 billion.CEO Russ Girling told the Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleAlgonquin Power and Utilities makes U.S. water utility acquisition
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN) said Friday it has signed a deal to buy regulated water distribution utility Park Water Co. for US$327 million, including the assumption...
View ArticleMeasure of the economy's future health slows to 0.2 per cent gain in August
WASHINGTON - A gauge designed to predict the economy's future health rose in August but at a much slower pace than in July.The Conference Board said Friday that its index of leading indicators rose 0.2...
View ArticleNew Brunswick Election 2014: Mulcair Supports Cardy's Shale Gas Stance
FREDERICTON - Federal New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair added his presence to the New Brunswick election campaign Friday, backing his provincial NDP counterpart's position on shale gas...
View ArticleUS stocks edge higher at midday as e-commerce giant Alibaba debuts on NYSE
NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. stocks are slightly higher at midday after Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba made its big debut in the market.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 27 points, or 0.2 per cent, to...
View ArticleOur Trip To The Climate War's Ground Zero
Even before there was a script for my last film, Noah, I was interested in the environmental message in scripture. Man and woman are kicked out of paradise; 10 generations later the land is so filled...
View ArticleToronto Maple Leafs Worst Sports Franchise In North America: ESPN
Bad news, Leafs Nation: You’ve got the worst pro sports franchise on the continent. That’s according to ESPN's Ultimate Standings for 2014, which ranked 122 teams in the U.S. and Canada on such...
View ArticleCanadian Home Ownership More Costly Than Thought, BMO Report Says
New home hunters be warned: The price you expect to pay for a new home is likely $83,556 short of what you'll actually end up spending, according to a new survey. The Bank of Montreal's Fall...
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Feds Accidentally Sold Bulldozer, Bought It Back At 10 Times The Sale Price
A bureaucratic screw up forced the government to buy back a seized bulldozer for $65,000 – after it was accidentally sold for $5,555. The mistake, reported by Global News' Laura Stone, came as a result...
View ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada's Credit Card Fee Ruling Puts Banks On Losing End
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has restored a Quebec trial judge's decision that penalizes several of the country's big banks for failing to meet provincial disclosure requirements when they charged...
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