7 Cool Facts About 'Roll Up The Rim To Win'
Since its humble beginnings in 1986, Tim Hortons' Roll Up The Rim contest has become an important part of winter in Canada. Here’s a little neat trivia to lift your spirits the next time you rrroll up...
View ArticleCanadian Banks' Q1 Earnings To Take A Hit From Oil Price Collapse
TORONTO - Canada's top lenders are expected to report a decline in their investment banking profits when they release their first quarter financial results this week, largely due to a slowdown in...
View ArticleHollywood's Richest Moguls: Forget The Oscars, These Are Tinseltown's Real...
Oscars statuettes are nice and all, but everyone knows the real winners in Hollywood are the people controlling the purse strings. Ahead of this Sunday’s Academy Awards, financial intel firm Wealth-X...
View ArticleOttawa's Multibillion-Dollar Stake In General Motors Could Help Slay The Deficit
OTTAWA - The Harper government's push to deliver a balanced budget despite the burden of low oil prices has attracted fresh attention to a potential stockpile of federal cash: a multi-billion-dollar...
View ArticleScotiabank Commodity Price Index Hits 8-Year Low
TORONTO — Scotiabank's monthly index of commodity prices has plunged to its lowest since January 2007. The bank says global economic conditions are better than during the 2008-09 global downturn, but...
View ArticleBell Canada Seeks Reversal Of CRTC's Net Neutrality Ruling In Federal Court
Bell Canada has gone to court to overturn a ruling from Canada’s telecom watchdog that requires the media giant to price competing streaming services at the same rates as its own. The Canadian...
View ArticleChristine Lagarde, IMF Chief, Talks Gender Equality With Arianna Huffington
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde joins Arianna Huffington at HuffPost Live to discuss how we can get more women in the workforce and why the female labor force is key for a healthy economy. Watch the full...
View ArticleSears, Hudson's Bay Mattress Discounts Under Investigation
The federal Competition Bureau is investigating whether Canada’s two major department-store retailers have touted bogus discounts of their mattresses. Last month the bureau stepped up its inquiry into...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana: Federal Court To Decide Who Has The Right To Grow
A constitutional challenge of Canada's new medical marijuana laws is scheduled to get underway Monday morning in Federal Court in Vancouver. The case centres on whether patients can grow their own pot...
View ArticleObama To Veto Keystone XL Bill, White House Confirms
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is about to make good on his oft-stated threat to veto legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline, a spokesman announced Monday."I would anticipate that, as we've...
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Opponents Of Quebec's Arnaud Open-Pit Mine Face Threats, Hack Attacks
Tensions are running high in la Belle Province as people wait for the government’s decision on opening a controversial new mine in northeastern Quebec. Opponents of the Arnaud mining project, a...
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Clearpath Robotics, Kitchener-Based Company, Is Building A Robotic Workforce
KITCHENER, Ont. - Inside the headquarters of Clearpath Robotics, a robot revolution is underway.Where a receptionist would have once welcomed your arrival, there's now a little robot named "Glados"...
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Unsold Condos In Toronto At 21-Year High
Montreal, other cities seeing a supply glut Prices not coming down as much as sales The number of unsold condos in the Toronto housing market has spiked to a 21-year high, raising new concerns about a...
View ArticleImpact Of Oil Price Collapse Still Unclear, But Debt Will Rise, BoC's Poloz Says
LONDON, Ont. - The impact of lower oil prices and how much they will hurt Canada's economy remains unclear, but last month's surprise rate cut gives the Bank of Canada time to figure out how best to...
View ArticleOilsands Could Lose $121 Billion If Prices Stay Low: Analyst
The amount of money flowing into Canada’s oilsands will drop by nearly two-thirds in the next few years, but prices are just high enough to keep production rolling, says a new analysis from Wood...
View ArticleObama Vetoes Keystone XL Bill
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama made good Tuesday on a threat to veto a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, bringing the two sides in the long-running controversy to a rare point of...
View ArticleSears Canada's Revenue Shrinks As Sales Decline, Stores Close
TORONTO - Sears Canada Inc. says its fourth-quarter revenue was down 17.7 per cent from a year earlier to $972.5 million.The national retailer said the decline was primarily due to store closures and a...
View ArticleTarget's Canadian Departure To Blame For $2.6-Billion Loss, Company Says
NEW YORK — Target Corp. reported a loss in its fourth quarter, dragged down by costs to end its money-losing foray in Canada. But the discount retailer recorded strong sales as shoppers bought more...
View ArticleMichael Bloomberg's Keystone XL Solution Won't Be Music To Harper's Ears
Business magnate and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a solution to the Keystone XL pipeline impasse — but it likely won’t be music to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s ears, or to...
View ArticleAd Mocking Harper Over CBC Cuts Rejected By All Networks, FCB Says, But..
The public interest group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting (FCB) says no major TV station owners in Canada are willing to run an ad it has produced criticizing the Harper government for its approach to...
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