B.C. LNG Plans Laid Out In Christy Clark's Throne Speech
VICTORIA - A major player in British Columbia's liquefied natural gas sweepstakes has rained on Premier Christy Clark's throne speech, which laid out the government's plans for the industry in the...
View ArticleSun News' Future Uncertain After Postmedia Buys Its Sister Papers
The future of the struggling Sun News Network is up in the air after its parent company Quebecor sold off the majority of the newspapers that provided the channel with content on Monday. The news...
View ArticlePostmedia-Quebecor Deal: Media Ownership Worries Are 'Beside The Point': Expert
TORONTO - Postmedia's plans to buy Quebecor's stable of English-language newspapers and websites may resurrect concerns about whether the concentration of media ownership in Canada will narrow the...
View ArticleSondra Arquiett Sues DEA Over Fake Facebook Profile Made In Her Name
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department said Tuesday it is reviewing a woman's complaint that a Drug Enforcement Administration agent set up a fake Facebook account using her identity.Sondra Arquiett, who...
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RBC Branch On Fire Painting Likely Won't Win RBC Contest
An Ottawa artist is trying to bring attention to what he sees as the unethical practices of banks, and one bank’s “ho hum” painting competition. Marc Adornato has submitted a painting to next year's...
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Vancouver Parents, Children Buying Condos In Same Building
Many first-time buyers crack the Vancouver housing market with financial help from relatives, but at least one condo project is seeing even closer family ties. Shaadi Faris, vice-president of Intergulf...
View ArticleAlberta Oilsands Monitoring Program Lacking: Auditor General
CALGARY - Alberta's auditor general says a report from the Alberta and federal governments on their much-vaunted joint oilsands monitoring program took too long to release and was flawed.Merwan Saher...
View ArticleB.C. Treaty Commission Urges First Nations To Resolve Overlapping Land Claims
VANCOUVER - Despite the glacial pace of negotiations, the British Columbia treaty process remains a viable option for First Nations to pursue self-determination, says the provincial treaty...
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Regional Inequality In Canada Among Worst In Developed World: OECD
Canada’s regional disparity is among the widest in the developed world, but the gap between the richest and poorest regions has actually shrunk since the financial crisis, according to a new OECD...
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Uber Vancouver: Does It Have A Future In The City?
The future of Uber in Vancouver is once again uncertain. The ride share service has been put under a six-month moratorium by the City of Vancouver, reports Global News. City council will use that time...
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Alberta Elk Running Roughshod Over Farmers' Property (TWEET)
This is how elk say, "na-na na-na boo-boo." First they trespass on Alberta farms, break fences and eat the crops. Then, when farmers confront them, they run away to the relative safety of Canadian...
View ArticleU.S. Broadcasters May Leave Canadian Airwaves, And Some Say That's Fine
U.S. broadcasters are so concerned by the possibility Canada will switch to a pick-and-pay system for cable TV channels that several of them have threatened to pull themselves off Canadian airwaves...
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Shell Canada Offers 1984 Prices At Alberta Gas Stations (TWEETS)
Remember when the price of gas was actually affordable? LOL. Neither do we. But Shell Canada tried to jog our memories this morning, when they dropped gas prices at to a mere 39.9 cents a litre — or...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin Chief Warns Criminal Charges Could Force Closing Or Sale
The head of Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says any move by authorities to charge the company in connection with an extensive bribery scandal would immediately threaten its future...
View ArticlePorter Partners With U.S. Airline JetBlue
Toronto-based Porter Airlines has a new partnership with JetBlue Airways of the U.S. that will add dozens of destinations in the U.S. and the Caribbean. It is the first U.S. interline agreement for...
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Brazzers' Air Canada Pilot Offer Scored Its First Taker (VIDEO)
It seems Brazzers, the porn production company that offered free memberships to Air Canada pilots, has found its first taker. The company announced Wednesday a pilot had accepted its offer with a...
View ArticleHarper: Children's Fitness Tax Credit To Double, Can Be Claimed This Spring
WHITBY, Ont. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making good on a three-year-old election promise that's as much about the next campaign as it is about the last one.The federal Conservatives will double...
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3 Charts That Show What's Wrong With EI And Canada's Job Market
Canada’s employment insurance program has a surplus, which means employers and employees are contributing more to the fund than unemployed Canadians are drawing out. Good news, right? Canada’s budget...
View ArticleCanadian Tire's New CEO, Michael Medline, Prepares For 'New World' Of Retail
TORONTO — Future growth at Canadian Tire depends on the retailer staying young, the company's new top manager predicts. The Toronto-based company's incoming chief executive says Canadian Tire...
View ArticleTSX Dives 205 Points Amid North American Stock Market Rout
TORONTO — Concerns that stock markets are getting too far ahead of themselves dragged both New York and Toronto markets lower on Thursday, motivated further by disappointing German economic data. The...
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