Alaska governor announces new plan for gas pipeline that scraps old deal with...
JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell on Friday announced a new way forward on a long-hoped-for natural gas pipeline that includes scrapping the terms of a 2007 law he says no longer works well for the...
View ArticleSupreme Court to decide whether Aereo can offer online TV without paying...
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will decide whether a startup company can offer live television broadcasts over the Internet without paying fees to broadcasters.The high court agreed on Friday to hear...
View ArticleHusband Showers With Summer's Eve Cleansing Wash, Freaks Out In 'Manly...
A new feminine product commercial isn't leaving all viewers refreshed. In the "Manly Mistake" spot for Summer's Eve cleansing wash (watch above), a woman coolly informs her husband that he's showering...
View ArticleCanadian Diplomats' Tips In New York City Cost Taxpayers $47,601
OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats in New York City have expensed tens of thousands of dollars worth of tips to doormen and parking garage attendants in the past three years.A spokesman for Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleBrian Wong, Kiip CEO, Recognized By Forbes
Vancouver native and UBC alumnus Brian Wong has been named to the Forbes Top 30 Under 30 list for the second time. This week, the magazine counted Wong as a leader in the marketing and advertising...
View ArticleB.C. judge won't issue interim order over pharmacy-rewards points
VANCOUVER - The chief justice of British Columbia's Supreme Court has refused to issue an interim injunction so two grocery chains can continue to offer rewards points to their pharmacy customers.The...
View ArticleCrude oil bounces back to near US$93 as weak jobs data may prolong Fed stimulus
The price of oil jumped more than $1 a barrel Friday as the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected, fuelling speculation that the Federal Reserve will reconsider its plans to slow economic...
View ArticleNorway's Oil Fund Heads For $1 Trillion; So Where Is Alberta's Pot Of Gold?
Every man, woman and child in oil-rich Norway became a theoretical millionaire this week. The country’s oil fund — which collects taxes from oil profits and invests the money, mostly in stocks —...
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2013's Winners And Clunkers In Consumer Tech (INFOGRAPHIC)
As this year's Consumer Electronics Show wraps up with promises of wearable gadgets and internet-connected cars, website FinancesOnline.com is looking back at 2013, and the best and worst gadgets to...
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Dollar Stores Are Getting Too Expensive For Many Americans
Quartz At first glance, the fortunes of American families have significantly improvement recently. Household net worth has rebounded back to roughly where it was before the financial crisis. Why? A...
View ArticleYou Can Earn A Diploma In Beer From B.C.'s Kwantlen University
Have you always wanted to learn more about brewing beer? Maybe you have dreams of opening your own craft brewery? B.C.'s Kwantlen Polytechnic University has just made that easier to achieve with the...
View ArticleThe Most Hated Companies In America: 24/7 Wall St.
From 24/7 Wall St.: A company can become broadly hated if it alienates a large enough group of people. It may frustrate customers with poor service, anger employees with unpleasant working conditions...
View ArticleNeil Young Benefit Tour Inspires Ex-Oilsands Worker
Lionel Lepine says watching Neil Young from his front row seats at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina next Friday will be a dream come true. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation member and aspiring...
View ArticleSecurity Breach Hits More Prominent U.S. Retailers, Report Says
By Jim Finkle and Mark Hosenball BOSTON/WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Target Corp and Neiman Marcus are not the only U.S. retailers whose networks were breached over the holiday shopping season last...
View ArticleTraders look to latest reading on economy after jobs shock, earnings reports
TORONTO - Traders will likely be cautious this week as investors try to decide if a huge miss on job creation expectations last month indicates the U.S. economy has run into a rough patch.Also, the...
View ArticleGeophysical Service Inc. Alleges Intellectual Property Rights To Data Violated
CALGARY - A Calgary-based seismic company claims its business is being undercut by regulatory agencies that have been publicly disclosing data it says it spent hundreds of millions of dollars to...
View ArticleBanks Say No To Marijuana Money, Legal Or Not - NYTimes.com
Legal marijuana merchants like Mr. Kunkel — mainly medical marijuana outlets but also, starting this year, shops that sell recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington — are grappling with a...
View ArticleWireless Auction Likely Won't Raise More Money Or Increase Competition: Experts
TORONTO - The lack of new foreign players means Tuesday's wireless auction likely won't bring in as much revenue as expected to federal coffers — or the increased competition that Canadian consumers...
View ArticleNeil Young Talks About Honour The Treaties Anti-Oilsands Tour
Canadian rocker Neil Young kicks off his Honour the Treaties tour in Toronto today, with all proceeds going toward a legal fight against the expansion of the Athabasca oilsands in northern Alberta. The...
View ArticleSafety board wraps up ground investigation of New Brunswick train derailment
PLASTER ROCK, N.B. - Canada's Transportation Safety Board wrapped up its evidence gathering on Saturday at the site of a fiery train derailment in New Brunswick as CN Rail crews made progress on...
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