Site C Dam Unions Are Allowed, Christy Clark Tells BC Hydro
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark has intervened to reverse BC Hydro's decision to switch to an open-shop format that would prohibit union organizing on the $8.8-billion Site C dam."I think BC Hydro...
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This Chart May Be The Best News In Ages About Canada's Economy
For years, economists have been saying that if Canada wants sustainable growth, it has to stop relying on consumers taking on more debt and start being an export economy again. The problem was that,...
View ArticleWhat Oil Slump? Canadian Natural Resources Triples Profit, Ramps Up Production
CALGARY - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ) almost tripled its profit in the fourth quarter and said it was raising its dividend as the oil and natural gas producer ramped up production in the...
View ArticleRingling Bros. Circus To Eliminate Elephant Acts By 2018 Amid Public Concerns
POLK CITY, Fla. - The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its iconic elephant acts.The circus' parent company, Feld Entertainment, told The Associated Press exclusively that the...
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Canada's Nicest (And Most Expensive) Airbnb Rentals
Last week, we told you about a stunning Montreal castle you could rent through Airbnb. So we asked ourselves: what are some of the most luxurious Airbnb rentals you can find across Canada? The rental...
View ArticleFewer Canadians Make RRSP Contributions, But Average Amount Increasing: BMO
TORONTO -- A survey from the Bank of Montreal suggests fewer Canadians were contributing to their RRSP this year, but that contributions were higher than recent years. The survey, conducted in the...
View ArticleCBC Says Amanda Lang Met Journalistic Standards On RBC Story
TORONTO - The CBC says business reporter Amanda Lang abided by journalistic standards during her involvement in a 2013 story concerning the Royal Bank of Canada.CBC News Editor-in-Chief Jennifer...
View ArticleJimmy Pattison To Monitor Transit Tax If Referendum Passes
One of the richest men in Canada will lead a panel that will monitor how TransLink spends the new 0.5 per cent Metro Vancouver transit tax, if the yes side wins the upcoming referendum. The Metro...
View ArticleBill C-51, Tories' Anti-Terror Legislation, 'Clearly Excessive': Privacy Czar
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says the scope of the Conservative government's anti-terrorism bill is excessive and that it puts the personal information of Canadians at risk.In a submission to...
View ArticlePigeons, A Con-Man, And The Pyramid Scheme That Rocked Canada
The Pigeon King delivered his closing statement to the jury dressed in his only suit. His name was Arlan Galbraith, and he was representing himself.
View ArticleLSD Could Be Used To Treat Depression And Alcoholism, Study Finds
Turn on, tune in, drop out ... of your depression, that is. According to a recent study, lysergic acid diethylamide, more commonly known as LSD or acid, could potentially be used to treat depression...
View ArticleRefugees Pay More Income Tax Than Millionaire Investor Immigrants
Refugees who came to Canada over the past 30 years end up paying more income tax in this country than immigrant investors admitted under the now-defunct Immigrant Investor Program, critics say. Ian...
View Article6 Things You Should Know About Wireless Spectrum
Ottawa announced on Friday it raised $2.11 billion in its latest wireless spectrum auction that gave various telecommunication carriers the capacity of AWS-3 (Advanced Wireless Services) airwaves.Six...
View ArticleObama Calls Canadian Oil Extraction 'Extraordinarily Dirty'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama has some less-than-laudatory words for Canada's oil industry in a new example of his increasingly critical take on the oilsands.He was asked about the Keystone...
View ArticleTinder Plus Wants To Charge You Double If You're Over 30
This week, popular dating app Tinder, launched a new service called Tinder Plus — a paid upgrade that lets gives users two new features, Rewind and Passport. These two new supertools give users the...
View ArticleJust How Low Will The Loonie Go?
The Canadian dollar fell to below 80 cents on Friday, battered by bad news at home and good news south of the border, leaving economists scrambling to predict just how low it could go. The loonie ended...
View ArticleCanadian Charged In 'Largest Data Breach' In Internet History
ATLANTA - A Canadian has been charged after computer hackers stole a whopping one billion email addresses from U.S. marketing companies in what authorities described Friday as one of the largest...
View ArticleTake U.S. Networks Off Canadian Airwaves, Bell Media Urges
The president of Bell Media fired a broadside at Canada’s broadcast regulator on Friday, saying its policies are hobbling the company’s profitability and suggesting that U.S. networks such as CBS, NBC...
View ArticleCN Rail Train Derails In Northern Ontario, Fire At Site
GOGAMA, Ont. - CN Rail says a train carrying crude oil derailed early today in northern Ontario and there is a fire at the site.It's the third CN derailment in northern Ontario is less than a month,...
View ArticleToronto Star Paywall Coming Down April 1
The Toronto Star is knocking down its digital paywall on April 1, according to a note posted on the newspaper's website. In a note to readers published Saturday, the publication said the decision to...
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