CP Rail Strike Deadline Looms, Negotiators 'Cautiously Optimistic'
MONTREAL - The parties involved in negotiations between Canadian Pacific Railway and two of its unions are hopeful that a deal can be reached before the unions decide to through on threatened job...
View ArticleTarget Execs Granted Share Units One Day Before Canada Retreat
Target Corp. granted thousands of share units to its executives and board members last month on the day before the company announced plans to close its Canadian stores, pushing the retailer’s share...
View ArticleApple Working On Electric 'iCar': Report
NEW YORK -- You've heard of the iPhone and iPad. How about the iCar? The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has hired hundreds of people to work on a secret project -- code name "Titan'' -- to...
View ArticleMen Running Calgary Ponzi Scheme Found Guilty
CALGARY - A Calgary jury has found two men guilty in what authorities have called the largest Ponzi scheme in Canadian history.After a five month long trial and three days of deliberations the jury...
View ArticleGovernment To Introduce Legislation Monday To End Rail Strike: Source
OTTAWA - The federal government will introduce legislation to end a strike by 3,000 members of the Teamsters against CP Rail.A government source says the legislation will be tabled Monday morning.More...
View ArticleGovernment To Introduce Legislation Monday To End Rail Strike: Source
OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to introduce legislation to end a strike by more than 3,000 members of the Teamsters union against Canadian Pacific Railway.A government source told The...
View Article$1 Billion Stolen From Banks In Cyberheist, Kaspersky Lab Says
NEW YORK -- A report from a cybersecurity firm says an international hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from banks around the globe in what would be one of the biggest banking breaches known. The...
View ArticleOntario Health Workers To Head Back To Work
TORONTO - Three-thousand striking community health workers will return to work on Tuesday after the two sides agreed to arbitration.The members of the Ontario Nurses Association walked off the job last...
View ArticleCalgary MP Joan Crockatt's Tweet On 'Most Important Death' In Journalism...
The world of news lost three great journalists in February: New York Times columnist David Carr, '60 Minutes' reporter Bob Simon and Toronto Star baseball writer Alison Gordon. As people all around the...
View ArticleHarper Government Aims To End CP Rail Strike With Legislation, Says Source
OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to get the Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) back on track.A government source tells The Canadian Press that legislation will be tabled today to end the strike...
View ArticleAir Canada, WestJet See Profit Boost With Checked Baggage Fees
MONTREAL - Checked baggage fees are paying off for Canada's two major airlines.The charges are part of ancillary fees — which also include passenger fees for preferred seating, in-flight meals, and...
View ArticleCanadian Home Sales Slip Lower In January, Prices Down Outside Toronto,...
OTTAWA -- Home sales slipped lower in January for the second month in a row, with a slowdown in Calgary and Edmonton responsible for much of the decline. The Canadian Real Estate Association says sales...
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This Is How Much Canada Spends On Seniors vs. Everyone Else
Canada’s governments spend way more on seniors than they do on everyone else, according to a new report by Generation Squeeze, “a national campaign to build a Canada that works for all generations.”...
View ArticleAlberta Recession Will Be Mild And Short-Lived: CIBC
TORONTO - A report by CIBC predicts Alberta is headed for a mild and short-lived recession due to the sharp drop in oil prices.The big Canadian bank predicts the cuts in capital spending by the big oil...
View ArticleLCBO Express Stores In Supermarkets Put On Hold By Ontario Government
TORONTO - Ontario is putting on hold a plan to set up liquor store outlets in select grocery stores.Premier Kathleen Wynne says it doesn't make sense to continue with the "isolated plan" as the...
View ArticleBikini Village, Quebec-Based Retailer With 52 Stores, Files For Bankruptcy...
SAINTE-JULIE, Que. -- Swimwear retailer Groupe Bikini Village Inc. is seeking creditor protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The Quebec-based company says it has hired...
View ArticleUkraine Conflict: Canada Intensifies Sanctions Against Russia
OTTAWA - Canada says it's intensifying economic sanctions against Russian individuals and companies in response to the tense situation in eastern Ukraine.Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the move is...
View ArticleUnusual Ways To Quit A Job
You could give your employer two weeks' notice of your resignation, or you could do something incredibly different — like bake them a cake. The latter may sound unbelievable, but according to a recent...
View ArticleCanada's Oil Industry ‘In Near-Death Condition,' Russian State-Owned Rosneft...
Russian state-owned energy giant Rosneft is responding to sanctions slapped on it by the Harper government by talking down Canada’s oil industry. "In Canada the [oil] industry is in a near-death...
View ArticleNo Tax On Tampons Group Argues Menstrual Products Are A Necessity
Items like contact lenses, orthotics and incontinence products are exempt from the goods and services tax (GST) in Canada, because the government has deemed them essential for daily living. So why...
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