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B.C. Islands For Sale Are Surprisingly Affordable (PHOTOS)
Owning a private island seems to belong in the realm of the extremely wealthy — or does it? We were surprised to find that many islands for sale in B.C. are selling for under $1 million. No, you can't...
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Uber Launches Petition To Gain Vancouver Support
Uber has upped the ante in the fight to bring its ride-share app to Vancouver, launching an online petition in the hopes to gain support among locals. The petition was launched on the Uber website...
View ArticleCanada, China Sign Trade Deal Worth As Much As $2.5 Billion
BEIJING, China - Stephen Harper and Chinese officials signed a flurry of trade and currency deals on Saturday worth as much as $2.5 billion while tensions seemingly remained between the two countries...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin Loses Federal Contract Worth Up To $22.8B
The federal government is not renewing a major public works contract with Quebec engineering giant SNC-Lavalin. The news comes on the heels of the company's announcement that 4,000 employees worldwide...
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UBC's Vantage College: Canadians Need Not Apply
The University of British Columbia is building an exclusive new college at a cost of more than $127 million, but Canadian students need not apply. The college will house only high-paying international...
View ArticleHarper Meets With Chinese President Xi Jinping
BEIJING, China - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday he's raised a litany of concerns with the Chinese in his meetings with the Communist country's leadership over the past few days, insisting...
View ArticleRBC Tests Nymi Wristband, In Hopes You'll Tap Your Wrist To Pay
TORONTO - You've heard of paying retailers with the tap of a smartphone, but Royal Bank thinks shoppers are ready to take another big step: wearing payment options on their wrist.The bank has paired...
View ArticleInstagram Canada Rolls Out Ads.. From Just 6 Companies So Far
TORONTO - In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook shrewdly signed a US$1 billion deal to acquire the booming free photo sharing app Instagram.Now, after doubling Instagram's user base to more than 200...
View ArticleMcDonald's Global Sales Fall In October, Hurt By Food-Safety Scandal In China
OAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald's Corp. says that a key global sales figure slipped 0.5 per cent in October, with weakness in the U.S. and ongoing difficulties from a food-safety scandal in China weighing...
View ArticleCanada's Pace Of Housing Starts Slows In October: Canada Mortgage And Housing...
OTTAWA - The pace of new home starts in Canada slowed in October due to less construction of multiple-unit homes including condominiums, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.The agency estimated...
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Rosetta Comet Landing: Discovery Gets Up Close And Personal With Philae Mission
After 10 years travelling towards its destination, looping around the sun five times, and logging up 6.4 billion kilometres -- Rosetta has arrived for the drop of a lifetime. Discovery’s "Landing On A...
View ArticleCar Dealer Dictionary Shares Sneaky Slang You'll Want To Know
Every industry develops its own slang – mastering it brings people together as part of a group and makes communication harder for "outsiders" to understand. Given the less-than-sterling reputation that...
View ArticlePierre Karl Peladeau To Seek PQ Leadership: Radio-Canada
MONTREAL - Media magnate Pierre Karl Peladeau will seek the Parti Quebecois leadership and will likely announce it on Nov. 23, Radio-Canada reported Monday.The CBC's French-language network said the...
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Jean-Luc Rodier, Fur Farmer In Quebec, Charged With Animal Cruelty (VIDEO,...
The owner of a Quebec fur farm has been charged with six counts of animal cruelty and neglect in what's being called the first case of its kind in Canada. The charges against Jean-Luc Rodier follow an...
View ArticleHarold Hamm Divorce Settlement: Oil Tycoon Ordered To Pay Nearly $1 Billion
OKLAHOMA CITY - The chairman and CEO of energy giant Continental Resources Inc. must pay his ex-wife nearly $1 billion as part of a divorce settlement, an Oklahoma judge ruled Monday.Oklahoma County...
View ArticleSt. John's Is Richer Than Toronto, And Other Surprising Facts From StatsCan's...
Economic power in Canada is shifting to the west and to resource-producing areas, new data from StatsCan shows. The agency’s analysis of gross domestic product (GDP) for Canada’s 33 major metro regions...
View ArticleTanya Kim, Teri Hart Lose Jobs: 'eTalk,' The Movie Network Hosts Laid Off By CTV
TORONTO – Tanya Kim, who has co-hosted “etalk” with Ben Mulroney for over a decade, is among the latest group to be hit by layoffs at Bell Media-owned companies. Bell Media, which runs CTV and a raft...
View ArticleAecon Stock Drops Nearly 12% On Bleak Outlook, Earnings Miss
TORONTO - Aecon Group Inc. shares fell nearly 12 per cent Tuesday to the lowest level in more than a year after the construction company reported third-quarter profit that missed estimates and warned...
View ArticleWhen pot shops are new kids on the block, other businesses aren't always too...
DENVER - The booming new marijuana industry has an image problem. Not with government officials and the public — but with other businesses.From crime fears to smell complaints, new marijuana retailers...
View ArticleJessica Ernst Can Sue Alberta, Encana Over Fracking On Her Property, Says Judge
ROSEBUD, Alta. - A judge is allowing a lawsuit by an Alberta woman who says her well is so contaminated with methane from hydraulic fracturing on her property that the water can be set on fire.Jessica...
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