Super Bowl Commericals 2014: All The Ads Canada Didn't See (VIDEOS)
It's a Canadian problem that springs up every Super Bowl Sunday. You miss all the great U.S. aired Super Bowl Commericals that go viral as soon as they are live. Twitter explodes with chatter and...
View ArticleExperts, groups lowering expectations for next month's federal 'bridge' budget
OTTAWA - Don't expect a pile of goodies or any big new spending programs when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers his budget Feb. 11 — right in the middle of the Sochi Winter Olympics.Experts say...
View ArticleTax Freedom Day: Companies Done Paying Taxes 5 Months Before People
“Corporate Tax Freedom Day” fell on January 29 this year, says a report from the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). That’s more than five months before “Tax Freedom Day” for individuals. The report also...
View ArticleTembec says falling dollar won't repair permanent damage to export sectors
MONTREAL - The falling Canadian dollar is helping to breathe new life into the country's exports, but it won't bring back all the plants that closed or all of the jobs lost when the loonie soared, the...
View ArticleSome Lac-Megantic rail disaster victims want former U.S. Senator as negotiator
AUGUSTA, Maine - Some victims of last year's fiery train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que., want former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell from Maine to serve as negotiator as they seek money from the bankrupt...
View ArticleRecord levels of grain in 2013; port of Churchill says there's room for more
CHURCHILL, Man. - The Port of Churchill moved record levels of grain last year and the transportation company that owns the facility says there’s room for more.Merv Tweed of Omnitrax Canada says the...
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Shipping Container Housing Community To Grow In Vancouver
Two women chop vegetables at a large central table in a tight common kitchen, chatting as they gently drop celery and red peppers into a central bowl, destined for snacks during upcoming community...
View ArticleCN anticipates strong year in 2014 despite concerns about weather, Asia trade
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway is increasing its dividend by 16 per cent on anticipation of double-digit earnings growth next fiscal year despite concerns about trade with Asia and challenging...
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IKEA Goes Beyond Meatballs And Futons With Surprisingly Glam Product Line
When you hear the word "IKEA," you tend to think more budget-friendly basics, step-by-step instructions and maybe even your first couch. Glamour? Not so much. Until now that is. Just this past weekend...
View ArticleMicrosoft Will Likely Name Satya Nadella As Its Next CEO: Reports
Microsoft has decided that its next CEO will be Satya Nadella, an executive vice president at Microsoft and longtime employee at the ailing software maker, Bloomberg News is reporting. Microsoft cast a...
View ArticleCanadian retailers to face tough sales and more layoffs this year, say analysts
TORONTO - Thousands of Canadian retail workers have been told they'll be getting pink slips as both Sears Canada and Best Buy Canada make dramatic cuts to their workforces this month.It's a sign of...
View ArticleB.C. Real Estate Sales To Jump 4.8 Per Cent This Year
B.C.'s real estate market is set to see slower sales growth this year compared to 2013. So says the first quarter housing forecast update from the B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA), which predicts...
View ArticleSyncrude partner Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. posts lower quarterly profit
CALGARY - Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (TSX:COS), which holds the biggest stake in the massive Syncrude oilsands mine, has reported lower profits in the fourth quarter on higher expenses and a foreign...
View ArticleRoyal Bank CEO's pay rises one per cent to $12.7 million last year
TORONTO - Royal Bank (TSX:RY) chief executive Gord Nixon received a pay increase of about one per cent in 2013, his last full year in the top job at the bank.Nixon was paid $12.7 million last year, up...
View ArticleFired Toronto Pan Am Games CEO Ian Troop gets $534,000 in severance
TORONTO - The decision to fire the head of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games organizing committee last month will cost Ontario taxpayers more than half a million dollars.The committee said Friday that Ian...
View ArticleYou Can Soon Buy Alcohol With Your Groceries In B.C.
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is lowering its inhibitions on dozens of antiquated liquor rules and endorsing all 73 recommendations in a report that includes allowing grocery stores to...
View ArticleAdvertisers scramble to stand out amid Super Bowl Twitter, Facebook chatter
NEW YORK, N.Y. - If it's on TV, it's on Twitter, at least when it comes to blockbuster events such as the Super Bowl.Advertisers, in particular, are ready to capitalize."What advertisers have realized...
View ArticleKeystone XL pipeline clears big hurdle; report raises no major doubts, says...
WASHINGTON - The long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared a major hurdle Friday as the State Department raised no major environmental objections to the controversial pipeline from Canada through...
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State Dept. Keystone XL Report Sees Little Impact From Project
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would be safer than transporting oil sands bitumen by rail, says the final U.S. State Department report on the controversial project. The report also predicts that oil...
View ArticleEric Ferguson Charged More Than $89,000 By Hospital For Snake Bite Anti-Venom...
Eric Ferguson got bitten by a snake. Then health care costs sank their teeth into him. A North Carolina hospital charged a stunned Ferguson $89,227 for anti-venom medicine and an 18-hour stay, the...
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