$80 Oil? $200 Oil? Insiders Talk Up Market With Dire Predictions Of Shortages
With oil prices down 60 per cent since last summer, some industry insiders are trying to talk up the market by predicting wild price spikes to come, brought on by insufficient investment in oil...
View ArticleExpedia Buys Travelocity In $280-Million Deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Expedia has acquired travel booking site Travelocity from the Sabre Corp. for $280 million in cash. The deal adds to Expedia's growing portfolio of websites. The Bellevue,...
View ArticleJoe Oliver Says He Won't Meddle With Banks' Decisions On Rates
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver says he has no intention of pushing Canadian banks to follow the Bank of Canada's lead and drop their rates.The central bank unexpectedly cut its...
View ArticleCancelling Cable, Internet And Home Phone Service Just Got Easier
Rejoice, cord-cutters and service-switchers: As of today, you are no longer required to give your telecom provider 30 days’ notice to cancel internet, cable or home phone services. That’s thanks to a...
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Deadmau5 Visits Tim Hortons Kitchen, Makes Very Deadmau5 Doughnuts
Tim Hortons must have known what they were getting into when they allowed Canadian EDM superstar Deadmau5 into its test kitchen. The producer and DJ looked like he had a delectable time as he created...
View ArticleBombardier Lays Off 150 As Montreal Metro Production Halted
MONTREAL — Bombardier is laying off about one-third of the 430 workers at its railway manufacturing plant in La Pocatiere, Que., for six months as it temporarily halts production of cars for the...
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Charlotte McKinney, 'Next Kate Upton,' Appears In Carl's Jr. Super Bowl Ad
A model who's been touted as the "next Kate Upton" appears in a steamy new Carl's Jr. Super Bowl commercial, um, just like, Kate Upton did. Charlotte McKinney is the face of the fast food chain's new...
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Surrey, B.C. Named One Of World's Top 7 Intelligent Communities
A Metro Vancouver city that is constantly battling an image problem received an ego boost this week when it was named one of the world's most intelligent communities. The Intelligent Community Forum...
View ArticleCanadians Crying 'Fowl' Over Lack Of Ethnic Chicken, Document Shows
OTTAWA - Some people have been crying foul over the lack of ethnic chicken in Canada.Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz got an earful from customers who couldn't find particular poultry, a newly released...
View ArticleFederal Deficit Will Remain This Year If Oil Prices Stay This Low: PBO
OTTAWA - Canada's parliamentary budget office says Ottawa's books will remain in the red in the coming fiscal year if battered oil prices continue to hover close to their current lows.But the budget...
View ArticleRegina City Council Sheds Plan For First Strip Club
REGINA - A packed public gallery gave a standing ovation when Regina city councillors voted to reject a proposal for the city's first strip club.Council voted nine to one Monday night against an...
View ArticleBarge Craft Beer Drops Beer Store Legal Challenge
Barge Craft Beer and Distribution, a Toronto-based startup and would-be rival to the Beer Store, has announced it has withdrawn its application to challenge a post-Prohibition era law that gives a...
View ArticleTarget Canada's Employee Fund: Some Get 'Severance' Pay, Some Have To Keep...
It turns out Target’s employee trust for its 17,600 laid-off Canadian workers isn’t much of a severance package for those who have to work throughout the chain's full 16-week wind-down period. Target...
View ArticleToronto And Montreal Are The Best Cities To Live In, According To The Economist
Toronto and Montreal might have a longtime rivalry, but one thing is for sure — they are both incredible places to live. The Economist's Intelligence Unit (EIU) Safe Index 2015 released on Monday,...
View ArticleGoDaddy's Super Bowl Puppy Commercial Pulled After Criticism (TWEETS)
All is fair in the world of Super Bowl commercials, but there's one thing you don't mess with: puppies. Web hosting company GoDaddy found out the hard way, after it decided to pull a commercial which...
View ArticleTop 10 Signs Your Car Needs Repair
Cars are complex machines which we rely on, but few things are as frustrating as experiencing unexpected car trouble when they fail us. If you've ever had a car leave you stranded, you know exactly...
View ArticleNAFTA Environment Watchdog Won't Probe Oilsands
The three countries that run the North American Free Trade Agreement's environmental watchdog have voted against an investigation into how Canada oversees Alberta's oilsands.The unanimous decision by...
View ArticleRick Mercer Rant: Joe Oliver's Brain ‘Melting In Full-Blown Panic'
Like many people these days, Rick Mercer is confused about the state of the economy. But one thing he’s not confused about is why the Harper government is delaying its spring budget: Oil price panic....
View ArticleCyber surveillance worries most Canadians: privacy czar's poll
A growing number of Canadians say they are concerned about privacy, according to a new survey commissioned by the federal privacy commissioner. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released...
View ArticleQuebec judge rejects challenge by merchants fined for violating sign law
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has rejected a legal challenge by about two dozen businesses that were prosecuted for not respecting the province's French Language Charter.The anglophone merchants operate...
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