Housing prices rise in 4th quarter, demand continues for luxury homes: reports
TORONTO - House prices in Canada rose in the last quarter of 2013, according to the latest survey by Royal LePage, which found that the average price of a home in Canada increased between 1.2 per cent...
View ArticleCalifornia budget surges to record high as tax revenue soars; Brown pledges...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A robust economic recovery and surging revenue propelled by voter-approved tax increases have sent California's general fund spending to a record high, marking a dramatic...
View ArticleSaputo becomes leading shareholder of Australian dairy with 20.1 per cent
MONTREAL - Saputo, already the biggest shareholder in Warrnambool Butter & Cheese, announced late Thursday that it is extending its AU$500-million takeover bid for Australia's oldest dairy...
View ArticleAlcoa bribery settlement could be 'positive' for SNC-Lavalin, says analyst
MONTREAL - Alcoa's settlement of a bribery case in Bahrain is positive for SNC-Lavalin and suggests the engineering giant will face less than $196 million in penalties related to the improper payments...
View ArticleSkills Shortage In Canada Has Businesses Uneasy Before Budget
OTTAWA - Businesses hungry for skilled Canadian workers say they will be intently watching the upcoming federal budget, nervous that the Conservative government will water down its Canada Job Grant...
View ArticleRogers readying a Hulu-like streaming service to compete with Netflix: report
TORONTO - Rogers is preparing to launch an online streaming service in the coming months that would compete with Netflix, according to a report in the online trade magazine Cartt.ca.Industry sources...
View ArticleUS stocks drift higher on a directionless day; Weak outlooks sink several...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Stocks are ending mostly higher after drifting between slight gains and losses all day.Retailers were in the spotlight Thursday. Bed Bath & Beyond and Family Dollar plunged after...
View ArticleCost of escaping cold to rise as Sunquest raises prices to offset falling loonie
MONTREAL - The cost of escaping the frigid Canadian cold will rise next week as Sunquest becomes the first tour operator to explicitly raise its prices to compensate for the falling loonie.Online...
View ArticleVancouver Real Estate Luxury Market Continues To Grow
The Vancouver real estate market continues to grow unabated, with the demand for single family homes particularly strong, according to a new report released Thursday by Sotheby's International Realty...
View ArticleOil falls below $92 to 8-month low of US$91.66 a barel; natural gas plummets 5%
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil closed at the lowest level in eight months Thursday as traders worried about bulging supplies of crude and falling demand for gasoline.Meanwhile, natural gas prices...
View ArticleNetflix 4K streaming will work on new Ultra HD TVs from Sony, LG, Samsung,...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Netflix says video streaming of its programming in ultra-high definition will work for buyers of new UHD sets from Sony, LG, Samsung, Vizio and others upon purchase.That's because...
View ArticleUtah pair accused of illegally importing rare snake from Brazil, breeding it...
SALT LAKE CITY - Federal prosecutors this week indicted a brother and sister from Utah on charges of illegally importing a rare boa constrictor from Brazil.The U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah accuses...
View ArticleProsecutors in Las Vegas awaiting Flavor Flav felony trial in April watching...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A prosecutor handling a felony assault case in Las Vegas against entertainer Flavor Flav said Friday he's watching legal developments in New York after the former rap star was...
View ArticleBurns Lake Sawmill Blast: 'Questionable' Investigation Results In No Charges
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - Nearly two years after an explosion and fire tore through a British Columbia sawmill leaving two workers dead, the Crown announced there will be no charges, pointing a finger at a...
View ArticleAnother Leak At CNRL's Cold Lake Operation Being Investigated By Alberta...
COLD LAKE, Alta. - The Alberta Energy Regulator is investigating another leak from a Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) bitumen well near Cold Lake.The regulator says 27,000 litres of crude bitumen...
View ArticleToronto Pearson Flight Backlog Clearing Up According To Airlines
TORONTO - Canada's two biggest airlines were in the home stretch Friday of clearing the backlog of passengers who saw flights delayed or cancelled during this week's partial shutdown of Toronto's...
View ArticleJobs Numbers Prove Tory Economic Policies Failing, Opposition Says
OTTAWA - The opposition pounced Friday on the Conservative government's insistence that the Canadian economy is still strong despite unexpectedly grim job numbers and an unemployment rate that ticked...
View ArticleMood Media sells Latin American music division to Stingray for $16.3 million
TORONTO - Mood Media Corp. (TSX:MM), a provider of scents and digital signs to the retail industry, is selling off its residential Latin American music division to a Montreal-based company for $16.3...
View ArticleCN Rail Opposed Emergency Rules After Lac-Megantic Blast: Documents
OTTAWA - CN Rail argued against an emergency provision — implemented after the Lac-Megantic disaster — requiring that trains loaded with dangerous goods such as crude oil never be left unattended,...
View ArticleTarget Canada Warns Of Larger Losses After Poor Sales
TORONTO - Early signs from retailers suggest that Canadian holiday sales were nothing to celebrate in 2013 as more shoppers hunted for discounts and retailers slashed prices to move inventory.Both...
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