Some Russians Set A Billboard On Fire In The Name Of Steak (VIDEO)
Here's an ad well-done. A restaurant in Russia lit a billboard on fire to "flame-broil" a gigantic picture of beef. The stunt was concocted by the Russian ad-agency Voskhod to promote the steaks at...
View ArticleDisregard: TV-on Internet service Aereo story
EDITORS:TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:BUSINESS EDITORS:The story slugged GADGET SHOW-TV ON THE INTERNET was sent out inadvertently and is not for use.The AP.
View ArticleMobilicity Wants Court To Order Ottawa To Allow Spectrum Sale
MONTREAL - Financially struggling Mobilicity wants a court to include its multi-million-dollar wireless licences in any sale of the small carrier.The Toronto-based company is under creditor protection...
View ArticleMost, Least Stressful Jobs Of 2014
If you work as a librarian, hair stylist or audiologist, you have some of the most stress-free work around, according to a new survey, but if you’re a soldier, a PR executive or a pilot, you’re not...
View ArticleGail Shea Denies Books Burned As Fisheries Libraries Consolidated
Fisheries Minister Gail Shea is denying reports that scientific research was burned or discarded in the name of cost-cutting. And Shea says the decision to consolidate Department of Fisheries and...
View ArticleFed minutes: Fed reduced bond buys after seeing big job gains, worried about...
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve agreed last month to modestly reduce its bond purchases because of improvements in the job market that many Fed members felt would be sustained.Many participants called...
View ArticleNo, not every Internet user in Canada is on Facebook: report
TORONTO - Facebook may be the world's biggest social network, and particularly popular in Canada, but there are still plenty of Canadian holdouts who refuse to join or have logged off permanently,...
View ArticleUS consumer borrowing rose in November, led by increases in auto and student...
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their borrowing in November, led by continued gains in auto and student loans.The Federal Reserve said consumers increased their borrowing by $12.3 billion in November...
View ArticleFairfax Financial Holdings doubles investment in smartphone maker BlackBerry
TORONTO - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (TSX:FFH) is showing increased confidence in the future of BlackBerry Ltd. by purchasing another US$250 million of convertible debt in the smartphone maker.The...
View ArticleCouche-Tard expected to bid on Hess's retail operations to expand U.S. presence
MONTREAL - Alimentation Couche-Tard is expected to make a play to expand its already large U.S. presence after Hess Corp. moved Wednesday to spin off or sell its retail convenience store network, the...
View ArticleProperty Insurance In Canada Likely To Rise Amid Increased 'Climate Change...
TORONTO - Home owners should prepare to pay more for property insurance as the severe weather trend that has battered the country during the past year is expected to continue."There are more and more...
View ArticleRogers Accused Of Charging For Traffic That Never Uses Their Networks
Rogers Communications is denying online accusations that it charges its internet customers for internal traffic on their routers, even if that traffic doesn’t use the Rogers network. Several users of...
View ArticleOil drops more than 1% per cent on big increase in gasoline supplies
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil fell more than one per cent Wednesday after government data showed that U.S. demand for gasoline fell last week to the lowest level in a year.Benchmark West Texas...
View ArticleTrain Derailment In New Brunswick Has Harper On Defensive
OTTAWA - Yet another railway fire involving crude oil has prompted the chief executive officer of CN Rail to suggest that long-overdue regulatory changes to the tank cars used to transport dangerous...
View ArticleBombardier CSeries delay remains concern despite simultaneous flight tests
MONTREAL - Bombardier's two CSeries test aircraft made their first simultaneous flights Wednesday but concerns about the slow pace of testing has some industry observers anticipating a delay in the...
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Louis CK One Calvin Klein Ad Spoofs Don't Stink (PHOTOS)
Middle-aged schleppiness never smelled so good. Louis CK One fragrance is now on the market -- at least in the imagination of one creative Tumblr user. Comedian Louis C.K. is shown as a celebrity model...
View ArticleInvestor Interest Soars For New Low-cost Airline
Investor interest in an ultra-low-cost airline based in Vancouver has soared since backers of Canada Jetlines Ltd. unveiled their proposal in late November.
View ArticleKingsgate Mall Twitter Account Is Funnier Than Everybody
Perhaps it's fitting that Vancouver's funniest Twitter account right now was created out of "boredom and a hangover" over a bowl of pho. @KingsgateMall both satirizes and honours Kingsgate Mall, a...
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Disney Princess Lingerie Might Kill Even A Grown-Up's Innocence (PHOTOS)
This must be the other Fantasyland. An online retailer in Japan is selling Disney princess lingerie. The Cinderella, Belle, Aurora and Rapunzel bras and matching panties, based on the character's...
View ArticleCellphone Charging Shirts And Other UBC E-Textiles Get Funding Boost
VANCOUVER - It's research that gives new meaning to the term power suit: clothing that charges cellphones or monitors the wearer's heart rate or blood pressure.The development of so-called e-textiles...
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