Amazon's First Physical Store To Open In New York
NEW YORK — Amazon is planning to open its first physical store. That's according to a report in The Wall Street Journal that said Thursday the largest U.S. e-commerce retailer will open a store in...
View ArticlePeter MacKay's Marijuana Legalization Stance Remains Unchanged After...
OTTAWA - The Harper government's resolve to enforce the law against marijuana use is unshaken by a call to legalize pot from the country's largest mental health and addiction treatment centre.Justice...
View ArticleTrinity Western Grad Alleges Religious Discrimination In Job Rejection
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A graduate of a Christian university in British Columbia has filed a human rights complaint alleging a Norwegian company denied her a job based on religious discrimination.Bethany...
View ArticleOnex, Union Offer To Buy LCBO For 11 Billion: CTV News
A consortium led by Ontario’s largest union is offering to buy a majority stake in the LCBO for $11 billion, CTV News has learned. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union teamed up with Onex...
View ArticleCanada Post's Finances Should Receive Auditor General Report: NDP
OTTAWA - The NDP wants auditor general Michael Ferguson to produce a report into Canada Post's financial situation.MP Alain Giguere is calling on Ferguson to bring forward the report by five years.In...
View ArticleMolson Coors Settles Lawsuit With Miller Over Brand Distribution In Canada
TORONTO - The Canadian subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Co. has settled its lawsuit with Miller Brewing Company, clearing the way for the SABMiller unit to resume distribution of its brands in Canada...
View ArticleFake Pierre Karl Péladeau Posts Québecor Shares To Kijiji For $800M
Pierre Karl Péladeau's controversial dual status as a Parti Québécois MNA and Québecor majority shareholder has become the butt of an online practical joke. On Thursday, an anonymous jokester posted...
View ArticleTories' Open Government Plan Silent On Access To Information Act Reform
OTTAWA - The Conservatives' new draft plan on open government makes no mention of reforming the Access to Information Act, despite widespread calls to revise the 32-year-old law.The draft plan would...
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Vancouver Architects Tackle Density Without Sacrificing Design (PHOTOS)
When you think of an attic, what do you see? Probably something like this: But what if instead, it could look something like this? This bright, airy space is the vision of Nick Sully and his team at...
View ArticleClimate Change Is Pushing Fish North: Study
A study has produced the strongest evidence yet that climate change is forcing hundreds of valuable fish species toward the poles.The paper, published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science on Friday,...
View ArticleConrad Black At OSC: U.S. Government Attacked Me, 'No Alternative' But To Fight
TORONTO — Conrad Black told Canada's largest securities regulator Friday that he's had "no alternative'' but to fight to clear his name of allegations and U.S. criminal convictions that he considers...
View ArticleDetroit House Swapped For An iPhone 6
When the wife of Austrian resident Nik Gindelhuber heard he was planning to trade a home they owned more than 7,000 kilometres away in east Detroit for an iPhone 6, she wasn't convinced it was a good...
View ArticleAlcohol Can Be Sold In Grocery Stores That Fit B.C. Rules
VANCOUVER - British Columbians will soon be able to grab a bottle of wine when they're shopping for eggs and broccoli.The provincial government says the sale of alcohol in grocery stores starting next...
View ArticleOil Prices Are Diving. Is That Good Or Bad For Canada?
Oil prices are coming down fast, and analysts say that’s bad news for Canada’s oil-producing provinces. But what’s bad news for the drillers is good news for Canadian consumers, who can expect to see...
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'Heritage Minute' Posters Freeze Canadian Moments In Time (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
You remember "Heritage Minutes." You know, those sometimes-corny, always-earnest vignettes that taught you about Canadian history. Thanks to them, you know that the Bluenose was the world's fastest...
View ArticleBank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says interest rate guidance can be costly
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says guidance on the future direction of interest rates should be reserved primarily for when rates are at their lowest possible point.In a discussion...
View ArticleAlberta Energy Regulator approves pipeline from oilsands to Edmonton
EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator has approved the $3-billion Grand Rapids oil pipeline with 26 conditions.The pipeline is designed to ship up to 900,000 barrels of diluted bitumen per day from...
View ArticleEthics Commissioner Probes Peladeau Over Sale Of Mel's Cite Du Cinema
QUEBEC - Quebec's ethics commissioner will hold an inquiry into allegations that potential Parti Quebecois leadership candidate Pierre Karl Peladeau intervened politically on the question of the future...
View ArticleJudge orders RBC Capital Markets to pay $75 million: Wall Street Journal
RBC Capital Markets LLC says it's considering its options after coming out on the losing end of a U.S. lawsuit and reportedly getting hit with $75.8 million in damages.The Wall Street Journal is...
View ArticleIceArizona agrees to sell majority stake of Arizona Coyotes to Andrew Barroway
GLENDALE, Ariz. - An agreement is in place for the Arizona Coyotes to change owners for the second time in 14 months.The current owners insist selling a majority stake to Andrew Barroway will only...
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