NJ mayor: Lt. gov said ultimatum tying Sandy aid to development project came...
TRENTON, N.J. - The Democratic mayor of a town severely flooded by Superstorm Sandy said Sunday that she was told an ultimatum tying recovery funds to her support for a prime real estate project came...
View ArticleChina's growth eases to 7.7 per cent in final quarter of 2013; full-year...
BEIJING, China - China's economy grew by 7.7 per cent last year, tying 2012 for the weakest performance since the 1990s, after its expansion eased in the final quarter.Government data on Monday showed...
View ArticleRBC Mortgage Rate Cut May Prompt Others To Follow
TORONTO - A move by Royal Bank to slightly decrease a number of fixed mortgage rates may prompt other banks to follow suit, but such changes shouldn't be a major consideration for home buyers, mortgage...
View ArticleJohn Lennon House For Sale For Nearly £14M (PHOTOS)
Loaded Beatles fans looking to get their hands on a piece of music history might be interested to know John Lennon’s former house is up for sale. The Weybridge, Surrey mansion, located 24 miles from...
View ArticleRichest 85 People Own As Much Wealth As Poorest 3.5 Billion: Oxfam
The world’s 85 wealthiest people hold as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion, or half the world population, according to a new report from global anti-poverty group Oxfam. That’s roughly $1.7...
View ArticleSevere weather in 2013 behind record $3.2B in payouts: insurance bureau
Ice, floods and thunderstorms made 2013 the worst year ever for severe weather insurance losses in Canada.The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the December ice storms in southern Ontario and Atlantic...
View Article'Charge Rage' Afflicts Electric Car Owners
PALO ALTO, Calif. - An increasing number of electric-vehicle driving employees at Silicon Valley companies are finding it hard to access car-charging stations at work, creating incidents of "charge...
View ArticleGarth Drabinsky Granted Full Parole After Emotional Hearing
TORONTO - Disgraced theatre mogul Garth Drabinsky will serve the last two years of his fraud sentence at home with his family after the Parole Board of Canada granted him full parole Monday.The two...
View ArticleBixi Bankrupt, But Service May Still Operate This Summer
MONTREAL - Montreal's bike sharing service, Bixi, has gone bust.Bixi has filed for bankruptcy protection, but Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says the service is still expected to operate this...
View ArticleBombardier delivered 238 aircraft in 2013, orders drop 19 per cent
MONTREAL - Bombardier Aerospace continued to feel the effects of a sluggish global economy last year as business jet deliveries missed company forecasts and net new orders fell dramatically.Bombardier...
View ArticleBlackBerry shares move higher on optimism over US Department of Defense
TORONTO - BlackBerry (TSX:BB) shares rose more than eight per cent Monday, after the smartphone company received a vote of confidence from the U.S. Department of Defense.The government agency says...
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Canadian Porn Habits Revealed, Thanks To Pornhub (NSFW)
Western Canadians like their “teen” porn, the prairies are into MILFs and central Canada is all about lesbian sex. Those are some of the sordid details of Canadians’ porn habits, as revealed by porn...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki Regrets Dire Fukushima Warning
David Suzuki has admitted that his dire warning about the potential disaster another Fukushima earthquake might precipitate was an "off-the-cuff" response and something the B.C. environmentalist now...
View ArticleAuthorites say 2 people dead in Omaha plant explosion, unclear if death toll...
OMAHA, Neb. - An explosion Monday morning that brought down part of an animal feed processing plant in Omaha left at least two people dead and 10 others seriously hurt, authorities said.It was unclear...
View ArticlePhoto Of Tony Accurso Rubbing Jean Lavallée's Back Is Too Perfect
Sometimes the old expression “you scratch my back, I scratch yours” can be literal. See the picture above? The guy in the middle, smoking the cigar, is Jean Lavallée, the former head of Quebec’s most...
View ArticleTarget Data Breach Could Affect Canadian Shoppers, Retailer Warns
TORONTO - Target is warning its Canadian customers that a massive security breach at the retailer over the holiday season may have led to their personal information being stolen.An email sent to some...
View ArticleMost actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets
TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (13,990.29 up 102.08 points):Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B)....
View ArticleEU's top court dismisses British court action and upholds short-selling ban
BRUSSELS - The European Union's top court has dismissed a British lawsuit contesting an EU-wide regulation that bans some short-selling practices to increase financial market stability.The...
View ArticleAndrew Forrest: 'The Issue With Slavery Is That It Is Everywhere'
Andrew Forrest, chairman and founder of Fortescue Metals Group, sat down with HuffPost Live at the Davos Annual Meeting on Wednesday to discuss the Walk Free Foundation, his organization that's...
View ArticleAir Canada: $3.7-billion pension deficit eliminated, small surplus at Jan. 1
MONTREAL - Air Canada (TSX:AC.A) says its domestic pension plans had a small surplus as of Jan. 1, according to preliminary estimates — contrasting with the $3.7-billion solvency deficit a year...
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