Super Bowl gives boost to Fox's comedy 'New Girl'
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Television's biggest event keeps getting bigger.This year's Super Bowl between Seattle and Denver was the most-watched TV event in U.S. history, with an audience even larger than the...
View ArticleKeystone XL Pipeline Gets Backing From Unexpected Bipartisan Group
WASHINGTON - An unusual coalition that includes Republicans, Democrats, labour leaders, business leaders, veterans groups and Canada's ambassador to the United States joined forces Tuesday to push for...
View ArticlePolice: 1 man dead, another arrested after fight over jukebox music at Las...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man is accused of killing another man in a fistfight after arguing with him about jukebox music at a bar.Police arrested Luis Miguel Chavarin, 31, after the fight happened...
View ArticlePrice of US oil rises as stock market stabilizes; natural gas soars
The price of oil rose nearly one per cent Tuesday on hopes that demand for U.S. crude would remain on track even as some emerging market economies falter.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for...
View ArticleS&P downgrades Puerto Rico debt, says it would have been worse without...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Puerto Rico's debt to junk status Tuesday, a decision that frustrated island officials who said they had taken at times...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin consortium wins US$764-million sulphuric acid project in Saudi
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin and a consortium partner have signed a US$754-million contract to build a large sulphuric acid plant and power station in Saudi Arabia, a development analysts expect to go over...
View ArticleCanadian Ambassador Gary Doer, U.S. Lawmakers Push Keystone Pipeline Approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unusual coalition of lawmakers from both parties, labor and business leaders, veterans groups and Canada's ambassador to the United States joined forces Tuesday to push for quick...
View ArticleCBC's Hubert Lacroix: 'Dark Clouds' On Broadcaster's Horizon
As backers of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) struggled on Tuesday to convince a Senate committee that public backing of the broadcaster is crucial to the country, an internal memo from the...
View ArticleHockey games will be inescapable under NHL broadcast deal with Rogers
TORONTO - Clear your schedule sports fans, there's about to be a lot more hockey on television.A whopping 500 regular season games will air in Canada starting next season as part of the blockbuster...
View ArticleMTS's business division Allstream to open a technical support centre in Montreal
MONTREAL - The business division of Manitoba Telecom Services is expanding its Quebec operations and will open a technical support centre in Montreal, adding 50 new jobs.The Allstream division, which...
View Article'Fast & Furious' star Paul Walker's estate worth an estimated $25m; father...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Paul Walker's teenage daughter is the sole beneficiary of the actor's estate, which is valued at an estimated $25 million, court records show.The star's final will and testament...
View ArticleWidely expected 'do-nothing' budget could worsen economy: think-tank
OTTAWA - The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is predicting a "do-nothing" federal budget next week that the left-wing think-tank says could actually worsen the country's struggling economy.In...
View Article4 workers injured in Regina refinery explosion in 2011 file lawsuit
REGINA - Four workers injured in an explosion at a Regina refinery are suing the company.Kimberly Janvier, Irene Rombaut, Shawn Farrell and Sylvan Blake were working at the Co-Op refinery on Oct. 6,...
View ArticleWestJet Mulls Baggage Fees As Canadian Dollar Falls, Air Fares Rise
A tumbling loonie and rising air fare have created something of a double whammy for Canadian airline passengers as of late, and now, more fees could be on the horizon. On Tuesday, WestJet announced it...
View ArticleUS stock market moves lower at midday following a modest recovery the day before
The U.S. stock market is mostly lower in midday trading as a survey on hiring did little to ease uncertainty over the health of America's economy.The Dow Jones industrial average edged up six points to...
View ArticleCBS to televise 8 Thursday night NFL games in new package next season
NEW YORK, N.Y. - CBS won bidding among broadcast networks to televise eight Thursday night NFL games next fall, and perhaps beyond that.The NFL said Wednesday that CBS and its broadcast team of Jim...
View ArticleStatsCan's Unemployment Numbers Questioned In Finance Dept. Memo
Put the Department of Finance on the growing list of observers who are questioning the accuracy of Canada’s unemployment numbers. According to documents obtained by the Globe and Mail, the department...
View ArticleOntario Tory Leader Tim Hudak Stands By 'Right-To-Work' Plan
TORONTO - Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak said Wednesday he would stand by his plan to change Ontario's labour laws to make union dues and membership optional, while the Liberals claimed many...
View ArticleCanada-U.S. Tax Deal Means CRA Will Report To IRS
OTTAWA - Canadian financial institutions won't be forced to report directly to American tax authorities under a new deal with Washington on a law aimed at rooting out tax cheats north of the border."To...
View ArticleBC Ferries Service Cuts To Proceed: Transportation Minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's transportation minister says cuts are coming to 16 BC Ferries routes, even though the majority of people who participated in public consultations opposed service...
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