If This Dog Can't Stop You From Drinking And Driving, What Can? (VIDEO)
Never let it be said that Budweiser doesn't know how to tug at the heartstrings. The beer producer has tapped into puppy love for "Friends Are Waiting," an ad it released last Friday as part of Global...
View ArticleDx3: The Challenge to Business Of The Expression Economy (VIDEO)
Ron Tite, CEO of The Tite Group has a unique perspective on how technology is changing the marketplace. "One thing that is absolutely critical for brands to understand, and that is something we call...
View ArticlePhone, Internet Costs Soar In Canada, StatsCan Data Shows
A little more than a year ago it looked like Verizon was coming to Canada, and the big Canadian telcos were busily slashing prices in preparation for the spectre of some serious competition. Then...
View ArticleVeresen buys stake in U.S. natural gas pipeline system for US$1.425 billion
CALGARY - Veresen Inc. (TSX:VSN) is spending more than US$1.4 billion to buy a stake in a U.S. pipeline, a deal it says will bolster the company's plans to ship liquefied natural gas from a proposed...
View ArticleAnti-Union Bill C-377 Gets Harper OK For Speedy Senate Passage
OTTAWA - The Harper government has thrown its support behind a bid to whisk a controversial anti-union bill through the Senate.Kevin Sorenson, minister of state for finance, said Monday the government...
View ArticleAhead of UN summit on climate change, businesses are pressing for...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Hundreds of corporations, insurance companies and pension funds are calling on world leaders gathering for a U.N. summit on climate change this week to attack the problem by making it...
View ArticleNetflix To CRTC: No, We Will Not Hand Over 'Sensitive' Data
Netflix says it will not turn over confidential subscriber information to Canada's broadcast regulator in order to safeguard private corporate information.The video streaming company was ordered last...
View ArticleApple iPhone 6: Lineup Fights Flare Amid Accusations Of Reselling To China
Fights have broken out in Apple Store lineups as people queue for new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models, amid accusations that some buyers are reselling them immediately to China for hefty profits. In New...
View ArticleTSX opens lower on optimistic Chinese data, lacklustre European data
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market added on more losses at the open, as traders digested a mixed outlook on global manufacturing in some of the world's largest economies.The S&P/TSX composite index...
View ArticlePolice Officers Deliver Pizza After Pizza Hut Driver Injured In Portland Crash
PORTLAND, Ore. - After a pizza delivery driver was injured in a crash in Portland, Oregon, two police officers completed the delivery for him.Steve Huckins tells KOIN (http://bit.ly/1rivLl5) that he...
View ArticleNortel's bankruptcy trial hears closing arguments in cross-border trial
TORONTO - Lawyers for Nortel's U.K. pensioners argued Tuesday that the tech company and all of its subsidiaries shared ownership of Nortel's patents and said the money from their sale should be...
View ArticleCalgary House Transformed Into Tim Hortons
It was a brewed awakening for one Calgary neighbourhood Tuesday morning. The southwest community of Oakridge woke to find a suburban home transformed into a fully operational Tim Hortons store....
View ArticleTax Inversion Crackdown Prompted By Burger King-Tim Hortons Deal: Analysts
The high-profile merger of Burger King and Tim Hortons was likely the catalyst for the Obama administration’s crackdown on tax inversions, analysts say. The White House announced new, tighter rules on...
View Article10 Things To Know Before Buying Any Car
Shopping for a new or used car shouldn't be a long and frustrating process many consumer often complain about. If you arm yourself with the right knowledge, tools and tips, you'll find it's fairly...
View ArticlePershing Capital threatens to sue Allergan if it acquires Salix without vote
MONTREAL - Allergan's largest shareholder, Pershing Square Capital, has threatened to sue the Botox maker if it attempts to buy Salix Pharmaceuticals without holding a shareholder vote.The investment...
View ArticleFish Incorrectly Labelled For 'Better Profits' In Quebec
Quebecers buying fish in local restaurants and stores don't actually get the species that’s labelled a third of the time, according to an investigation by Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries...
View ArticleNetflix-CRTC Clash Born Out Of Interference By Harper: Experts
OTTAWA - Experts say a move by Netflix to defy the will of Canada's broadcast regulator calls into question its very authority to institute any rules governing Internet-based video service...
View ArticleCoke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Make Calorie Reduction Pledge
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper said Tuesday that they'll work to reduce the calories Americans get from beverages by 20 per cent over the next decade by more aggressively marketing smaller...
View ArticleCanadian Dollar To Fall Below 85 Cents U.S., CIBC Predicts
The loonie will continue its long, slow slide from parity with the U.S. dollar and will fall below 85 cents U.S. in the third quarter of next year, CIBC says in a new forecast. That would mark the...
View ArticleTPP Talks Dead In The Water, BMO's Doug Porter Says
The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement may be crucial for Canada’s economy, but it’s unlikely to close anytime soon, says one of Canada’s top economists. The multilateral talks —...
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