iPhone 6 Plus Difference Costs Apple $15.50 More To Make: Report
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple's largest iPhone is selling for $100 more than its other new model, but an outside research firm estimated Tuesday that it costs Apple only $15.50 more to make the more expensive...
View ArticleTransCanada's Cacouna Drilling Temporarily Halted For Belugas
MONTREAL - A judge has suspended exploratory drilling for the TransCanada oil terminal in eastern Quebec after objections by environmentalists. The decision by Quebec Superior Court Justice Claudine...
View ArticleUSA's television drama pilot 'Stanistan' to begin filming in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. - The USA Network's television pilot "Stanistan," starring Zack Gilford of "Friday Night Lights," is set to start filming in New Mexico.New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis said...
View ArticleGTA Homebuyers Choose Convenience Over Size
Prospective homebuyers say they'd rather live in a neighbourhood that's walkable and easy to get around than in an area where they have to depend on a car, even if it means living in a smaller house,...
View ArticleMargaret Laurence's 'Shack' For Sale
Ernest Hemingway had his chalet in Idaho. William Faulkner had Rowan Oak. And Margaret Laurence had “the Shack.” But while many great writers’ retreats become tourist attractions or museums, Laurence’s...
View ArticleLoblaws' 'Click And Collect' Brings Drive-Through Groceries To Canada
In the annals of retail history, Loblaws’ move to launch a drive-through grocery pick-up service could be followed by the statement “...and supermarkets were never the same again.” Maybe. For the time...
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Canada Among World Leaders For Creating Crappy Jobs: Morgan Stanley (CHART)
Canada has the third-highest proportion of low-paying jobs among the world’s wealthy countries, investment bank Morgan Stanley says. In an analysis of data from the OECD, Morgan Stanley economists...
View ArticleCanada Revenue Agency Tax Dodge Informant Line Receives 1,000 Calls
Ottawa's program that pays for tips to the Canada Revenue Agency about tax cheats has received more than a thousand calls since being set up earlier this year. In January, the federal government...
View ArticlePick Between Site C Dam And LNG, Say B.C. First Nations To Province
VANCOUVER - With a decision imminent on the Site C hydroelectric project in northeastern British Columbia, area First Nations have delivered a message to the provincial government: You can have the dam...
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Canada Housing Crash Could Hit Next Year: Hilliard MacBeth
Say this for Hilliard MacBeth: the man has guts. While a number of analysts have expressed concern that Canada is in a housing bubble, the Edmonton-based portfolio manager at Richardson GMP is among...
View ArticleSorry, KLM's Adorable Beagle Employee Was A PR Stunt
Here’s another cruel lesson in how not everything is as it seems. The adorable beagle who zipped into our hearts as a cute recruit to Dutch airline KLM’s lost and found crew has proven to be nothing...
View ArticleOntario Can't Balance Books By 2018 Without Tax Hikes, Cuts: Report
TORONTO - Higher taxes or further spending cuts will likely be needed if Ontario's Liberal government is to keep its promise of balancing the books in three years, the Conference Board of Canada said...
View ArticleLoonie Drops Briefly Below 90 Cents, TSX Takes A Dive And Apple Stock Sinks
TORONTO — North American markets delivered a "dose of reality'' to investors Thursday, as it pulled back sharply, led by declines in metals and financial stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index lost...
View ArticleGermany Puts Canada-EU Trade Deal On Hold: Reports
On the eve of a summit between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and European Union leaders, Germany has signalled it’s putting the Canada-EU trade deal on hold. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade...
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LEGO Shortage Expected At Many Canadian Toy Stores This Christmas
Independent toy stores across Canada see nothing awesome about a LEGO shortage that could leave them thin on one of the world's most popular playthings this Christmas. Canadian Business reported on...
View ArticleHome Depot Security Breach Leads To Fraud Against Canadian Shoppers
Some Canadian Home Depot shoppers are falling victim to fraud following a months-long data breach at the home improvement retailer. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that U.S....
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Tire Store Is Giving Away Salmon With Purchase Because Life's Full Of Surprises
Would you like some salmon with those tires? No, really. B.C.-based tire chain Kal Tire has a rather unusual promotion right now that could send you home with your very own fresh sockeye salmon. The...
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What Is Ello, And Why Are Facebook Users Flocking To It? (PHOTOS)
It's easy to think of Ello as the anti-Facebook. After all, it's reaping the benefits of a so-called "exodus" from the social media giant. Ello is a social network launched in July by a group of seven...
View ArticleGas Prices In Eastern Canada To Spike: Forecast
Drivers in most eastern Canadian cities can expect to see gas prices "rise sharply" going into the weekend, TomorrowsGasPriceToday.com (TGPT) warns. An outage at Irving Oil’s refinery in Saint John,...
View ArticleSears Canada Seeking Bankruptcy Lawyer? Company Denies Report
Sears Canada is denying a report in the New York Post it is exploring the possibility of a bankruptcy filing. Citing “sources close to the matter,” the Post said a law firm in Canada had received an...
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