Tesla Model X Delayed Thanks To Falcon Wing Doors
Besides the third-quarter sales figures for the Model S this year, the big news from the Tesla investor earnings call yesterday was another delay of the Model X electric SUV. CEO Elon Musk made it...
View ArticleSolaRoad Turns Holland's Bike Paths Into Underfoot Power Stations
KROMMENIE, Netherlands - A project dubbed "SolaRoad" gets underway in the Netherlands this week, testing roadways as a potential canvas to collect solar energy. Fittingly for the cycle-crazy Dutch, the...
View ArticleHendo Hoverboards To Launch This Fall, And 'Back To The Future Part II' Is...
LOS GATOS, Calif. - The more your knees quiver, the more the 90 pound board you're perched on, floating above a pillow of air, seems about to shoot out from under your feet. A high-pitched engine...
View ArticleMulcair: Harper Government's Projected Surplus 'A Mirage'
TORONTO - Federal New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair says the Harper government's projected surplus for next year is a "mirage" because it is based on billions of dollars in cuts to much needed...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau Calls Conservative Fiscal Update 'Unfair'
VANCOUVER - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says the federal government's fiscal update is "unfair."Trudeau says the federal government chose to spend its budget surplus on tax breaks such as income...
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Ontario's Job Numbers Point To A Reversal Of Fortune In Canada's Economy
We’re all used to hearing about Alberta being the place in Canada to find work, but here’s something we’re not used to hearing: Ontario is leading job growth in the country, and by a mile. It’s a clear...
View ArticleU.S.-China Climate Deal To Turn Up Pressure On Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian policy-makers can expect to come under intense pressure now that the United States and China have reached a ground-breaking agreement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.The...
View ArticleKeystone Showdown In U.S. Senate As Oil-Friendly Democrats Push For Vote
WASHINGTON - Six years of delay and debate over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline may be finally nearing an end.In a moment of high political drama Wednesday, supporters of the long-stalled,...
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Cirque Du Soleil Theme Park To Open In Mexico
Cirque du Soleil has announced it's opening a theme park in Mexico that will feature entertainment provided by the circus' artists. The park will be located in Nuevo Vallarta, a resort town near the...
View ArticleBlackBerry-Samsung Parternship To Focus On Mobile Security
TORONTO - BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) is partnering with rival smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co. in an agreement that will see it provide mobile security technology for the Android operating...
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English-Only Retail Websites Blocked In Quebec
Either under pressure from Quebec’s language watchdog or on their own initiative, numerous English-only retail websites have blocked access to shoppers from Quebec, several Montreal news sources...
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Harper Government's Marijuana Ad Is Being Disliked To Hell (VIDEO)
The federal government’s latest anti-marijuana ad says the science on the drug is clear. Yet, the Internet's verdict on the ad is even clearer. It hates it. The ad, titled "Drug Prevention — Marijuana...
View ArticleObama Veto Just One Potential Pitfall To Keystone XL Legislation
WASHINGTON - The wild and unexpectedly speedy ride of Keystone XL legislation through the U.S. Congress late Wednesday had supporters of Canadian oil hopeful of a celebratory end to the project's six...
View ArticleLCBO, Beer Store Changes On The Way If Panel's Recommendations Adopted
TORONTO - Ontario consumers could see major changes to the way beer, wine and spirits are sold if the Liberal government adopts the recommendations of an advisory panel it set up to find ways of...
View ArticleCanadian Dollar, TSX Take A Dive As Oil Prices Slide To Multi-Year Lows
TORONTO — Energy stocks helped push the Toronto stock market lower Thursday as concerns about oversupply pushed crude oil prices below US$75 a barrel for the first time in four years. The S&P/TSX...
View ArticleTarget Canada Has No Online Store, And Won't Anytime Soon
Canada has been famously behind when it comes to online shopping, but it’s looking more and more like those days are over. Loblaws is testing a system to let you pay for groceries from home and then...
View ArticleRoad To Disrupt: Meet Monsieur, The Robot Bartender
After waiting an absurdly long time for their drinks at a busy restaurant, two Atlanta mechanical engineers took to their dad’s garage to create a unique solution. Watch as these young entrepreneurs...
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'Godfather' Mansion On Sale For $3 Million
The owners of a stately, five-bedroom mansion on Staten Island are looking for an offer they can't refuse. The mansion from Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" is on sale, and anyone wanting to make...
View ArticleObama Critical After U.S. House Passes Bill To Approve Keystone Pipeline
WASHINGTON - The biggest development in the Keystone XL saga Friday wasn't witnessed in the U.S. Congress. It was witnessed, however, by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.That's because it...
View ArticleFeds Target Tougher Rules At Misbehaving Canadian Resource Companies
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to punish bad behaviour by Canadian resource firms operating abroad if they break Ottawa's new rules on corporate social responsibility.International Trade...
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