Tim Hortons 50th Anniversary: A Look Back At This Slice Of Canadiana
Tim Hortons has rolled out new packaging and a new motto -- “50 Years Fresh” -- to celebrate its 50th anniversary coming up on May 17. The coffee and donuts chain that launched with one little location...
View Article'Ride Along' No. 1 film for third straight week
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - With Super Bowl XLVII weekend in full swing, "Ride Along" remained strong, steering Universal Pictures into the No. 1 slot in a surprising three-week takeover at the box...
View ArticleFort McMurray's Million Dollar Houses Complement Oil Boom
Alberta's oilsands hub is home to an oil boom and soaring real estate prices and has seen many luxurious, million dollar homes being built in recent years. The oil and gas industry is also the number...
View ArticleCorrection: Super Bowl Ads-Top 10 story
NEW YORK, N.Y. - In a story on Jan. 31 about Super Bowl ads, The Associated Press reported erroneously that SodaStream operates in Israeli settlements in the West Bank of Palestine. The story should...
View ArticleCanada's Booming Video-Game Industry Facing Labour Crunch
Canada’s video game industry is suffering from a “critical labour gap” that must be filled by foreign workers, industry representatives claim. A white paper unveiled last week by the Entertainment...
View ArticleAlberta Oilsands Environmental Health Risks Probably Underestimated: Study
EDMONTON - A new study suggests the environmental health risks of oilsands operations in Alberta's Athabasca region have probably been underestimated.Researchers say emissions of potentially hazardous...
View ArticleCanada Job Grant: Provinces To Make Jason Kenney Counter-Offer
OTTAWA - The provinces are poised to present federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney with a counter-offer to his Canada Job Grant proposals on Tuesday, but there's scant indication that any deal with...
View ArticleBoeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Vancouver Airport Debut
RICHMOND, B.C. - A Boeing 787 plane touted as the future of air travel has made its first scheduled landing at Vancouver's airport.The Dreamliner arrived from Tokyo's Narita Airport at about 10 a.m. on...
View ArticleDon't look to us for a timeline on Keystone XL, White House tells Canada
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government is asking Barack Obama not to "rag the puck" on a Keystone XL decision. But to hear the U.S. administration tell it, the president doesn't have the puck on his...
View ArticleUS stocks dive on concerns about global growth; Dow drops more than 320 points
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The U.S. stock market had its worst day in more than seven months, and the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 320 points, as reports of sluggish U.S. growth added to...
View ArticleGunman kills 1, self in attack at southwest Washington business park
VANCOUVER, Wash. - A gunman killed another person and himself at a business park Monday in an attack that briefly prompted a lockdown at a nearby school in this southwestern Washington city.The...
View ArticleOil below US$97 a barrel after reports show weaker manufacturing in US, China
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of crude oil dropped Monday in the wake of reports showing weaker manufacturing activity in the United States and China.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for March...
View ArticleCanadian Retailers Turn To Technology To Fight Their Online Rivals
TORONTO - Canadian retailers are taking steps to counteract what they see as the ultimate betrayal — customers who browse and inspect items in their stores before they buy online from a competitor for...
View Article'Ride Along' tops box office for third week, 'Frozen' singalong gives Disney...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Post Super Bowl XLVIII, its clear Universal Pictures has something in common with victors the Seattle Seahawks — a clean sweep. "Ride Along" remains the No. 1 film for the third...
View ArticleLululemon Flagship Store To Open On Vancouver's Robson Street
Lululemon is set to open a new flagship store in Vancouver, further cementing Robson Street as a retail hub. The store will be located at the southeast corner of Robson and Burrard Streets, across from...
View ArticleBell Canada still looking into information hack of some small business clients
MONTREAL - Bell Canada (TSX:BCE) says has it contacted all of it small business customers whose email accounts were compromised by hackers.Bell spokesman Paolo Pasquini said Monday that, as a...
View ArticleCN, Teamsters union meet after workers reject tentative agreement
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway and union negotiators representing about 3,000 of its employees resumed contract talks Monday after the workers rejected a collective agreement negotiated last...
View ArticleCalifornia educator accused on YouTube arrested shortly after sexual abuse...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A California school administrator charged with felony sexual abuse after a former student aired allegations in a YouTube video has been arrested.Riverside County district attorney's...
View ArticleOn Its 10th Birthday, Facebook Read More Than Bible
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook's numbers are epic. More Americans check Facebook daily than read the Bible and it has more monthly users worldwide than most continents have people. Facebook, which...
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