Airline stocks were hit hard on TSX over concerns about falling dollar
MONTREAL - Canada's largest airline and travel company stocks were hit hard Tuesday over concerns about the impact of the falling loonie.Shares in Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) closed down 12.3 per cent, Air...
View ArticleSupermarket chain Provigo plans to spend $110 million this year in store changes
QUEBEC - Supermarket chain Provigo says it will spend about $110 million this year to continue renovations and upgrades to its Quebec stores.The company, a member of the Loblaw (TSX:L) group, has been...
View ArticleShimon Peres, Hillary Clinton honour Edgar Bronfman at NY memorial for work...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Israel's President Shimon Peres is joining Hillary Clinton and other world dignitaries in New York to honour the late Edgar Bronfman, longtime president of the World Jewish...
View ArticleRight-To-Work Laws Would Drive Down Ontario Wages: Study
Right-to-work laws in Ontario would reduce wages and make working life worse for everyone, a new report by North America’s largest construction union says. The group is taking aim at proponents of...
View ArticleB.C. Oil Spill Risk Among Worst In Canada: Report
OTTAWA - The coast of southern British Columbia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence are the Canadian areas most vulnerable to marine oil spills and among the most likely for a major spill to occur, according...
View ArticleSick toll on cruise ship reaches nearly 700 as vessel returns to US port
BAYONNE, N.J. - A cruise ship on which nearly 700 passengers and crew fell ill has arrived at its home port in New Jersey after a Caribbean voyage was cut short by an outbreak whose cause has not yet...
View ArticleCrude oil prices flat as Fed further reduces stimulus; natural gas soars
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil was flat Wednesday as a big drop in heating oil supplies was offset by a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to further reduce its stimulus program.Benchmark West...
View ArticlePassenger's Epic Air Travel Scam Nearly Nets Him A Year Of Free Food (VIDEO)
A year's worth of airline food might sound more like a burden than a treat unless it's a year's worth of high-end dinning and drinks on an airline's dime. That's the idea one savvy China Eastern...
View ArticleGuinness Olympics Ad Will Make You Believe In Sisterhood Forever
The image of twin U.S. biathletes Tracy and Lanny Barnes doesn't move in Guinness' new Winter Olympics ad. But, trust us, the commercial will move you. See for yourself above. According to AdWeek,...
View ArticleSaskatoon-based Claude Resources fined $25K for safety violations
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon-based gold mining company and a supervisor has been fined almost $27,000 for safety violations.Claude Resources Inc. (TSX:CRJ) pleaded guilty to three charges under Saskatchewan...
View ArticleStocks slide after Fed cuts stimulus; Weak earnings, emerging market woes...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Stocks are sharply lower following weak earnings from several U.S. companies, more trouble in emerging markets and economic stimulus cuts from the Federal Reserve.The Standard &...
View ArticleGoogle Is Selling Motorola Unit For $3 Billion
(Reuters) - Lenovo Group said on Wednesday it agreed to buy Google Inc's Motorola handset division for $2.91 billion, in what is China's largest-ever tech deal as Lenovo buys its way into a heavily...
View ArticleNetflix finally available for BlackBerry users, but not officially
TORONTO - Netflix, Instagram and many other popular apps are finally available on BlackBerry's newest smartphones.But you won't find them in the official BlackBerry World app marketplace.BlackBerry...
View ArticleSears Canada Job Cuts Just Won't Stop
TORONTO - Sears Canada Inc. (TSX:SCC) has announced a round of layoffs for the second time this month, eliminating 624 workers.The struggling company said Wednesday the cuts will help improve...
View ArticleCRTC TV Hearings: Low-Quality CanCon, Channel Bundles Slammed
Canadians are disgruntled with television in this country. Many blame the CRTC for the system’s failings, and some have told the federal regulator they would prefer it didn’t exist. Those are just some...
View ArticleGoogle is selling Motorola Mobility's smartphone business to Lenovo Group for...
SAN FRANCISCO - Google is selling Motorola's smartphone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, a price that makes Google's biggest acquisition look like its most expensive mistake.The deal announced...
View ArticleEPA, Texas reach agreement on parts of clean air plan that had long been...
DALLAS - Federal and state environmental officials said Wednesday that they've reached an agreement on portions of the Texas clean air plan that for years have been points of contention.The Texas...
View ArticleAssembly passes 2 bills to restrict aggressive paparazzi; moves follow...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Assembly approved two bills on Wednesday intended to rein in aggressive paparazzi who pursue celebrities.AB1256 and AB1356, both by Assemblyman Richard Bloom,...
View ArticleCanadian dollar will fall to 85 cents this year, says TD Economics
TORONTO - Watch for the loonie to lose more of its luster this year, according to two well-known bank economists.Craig Alexander, chief economist for TD Economics, warned Thursday that consumers could...
View ArticleBest Buy Canada, Future Shop Layoffs To Hit 950
TORONTO - Best Buy Canada says about 950 full-time employees will be laid off as the company reworks its operations to reduce layers of management and combine some of its sales departments.The...
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