Lubicon Vs.PennWest: Band Files Lawsuit Against Alberta Energy Firm Over...
An Alberta aboriginal band that has been fighting for a reserve for decades has filed an injunction against a Calgary energy company to stop it from drilling on lands they seek to claim.The lawsuit,...
View ArticleAmazon.com considering unmanned aircraft to deliver purchases quicker than a...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Amazon is working on a way to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less — via self-guided drone.Consider it the modern version of a pizza delivery boy, minus the awkward...
View ArticleMark Jaccard, Ex-Harper Appointee, Calls Canada A 'Rogue State' On Environment
WASHINGTON - A former Harper government appointee used a keynote speech at a Washington event Monday to trample Canadian authorities' message on oil pipelines while describing the country as an...
View Article10 Countries Where People Live Longest
Life expectancy in the U.S. has risen in the past few decades. While in 1970 life expectancy at birth was 70.9 years, it rose to 78.7 year by 2011. However, most of the developed world is improving...
View ArticleCyberbullying Bill Meant To Fight Terrorism, Child Porn: Dechert
Ever since the Tories introduced their anti-cyberbullying bill last month, critics have been asking why it deals with numerous issues not directly related to cyberbullying, such as a clause that...
View ArticleWestJet's Magic Plane: Disney-Themed Boeing 737 Makes Debut In Calgary
It's a bird. It's a plane... no, it's Sorcerer Mickey? Because little kids didn't find airplanes enthralling enough before, a new Disney-themed WestJet Boeing 737 just made it impossible for young...
View ArticleQuebec Discount Book Ban Aimed At Shoring Up Small Bookstores
MONTREAL - The Quebec government plans to table legislation in the new year to limit the discounts on new books to 10 per cent for the first nine months after publication.Culture Minister Maka Kotto...
View ArticleBlackBerry interim CEO says company will focus on services to business users
TORONTO - BlackBerry's interim chief executive said Monday reports of the death of the company "are greatly exaggerated."Former Sybase CEO John Chen said in a letter to customers that BlackBerry is...
View ArticleAmazon's Drone Plan Is Essentially One Giant Commercial
Perhaps you’ve heard about the Tacocopter, the taco-delivering drone that wants to bring you Mexican food. Or the Domino’s video that showed a drone delivering customers warm pizzas. You know about...
View ArticleCrude rises near US$94 a barrel on encouraging manufacturing data from US, China
The price of oil rose more than one per cent Monday on encouraging manufacturing data from the U.S. and China.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery advanced $1.10, or 1.2 per...
View ArticleCalifornia woman fight traffic citation alleging she was driving while using...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A woman has pleaded not guilty to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google's computer-in-an-eyeglass.The device known as Google...
View ArticleCanadian auto sales up 6.5 per cent, Chrysler sees biggest jump of Big Three
TORONTO, Cananda - Canadian sales of cars and trucks were up 6.5 per cent from a year ago, according to data Tuesday compiled by DesRosiers Automotive ConsultantsLight vehicle sales totalled 133,860 in...
View ArticleBombardier replaces vice-president of sales for commercial aircraft
MONTREAL - Bombardier says the hiring of a new chief salesman for commercial aircraft is not a recognition of problems with orders for its new CSeries airplane.The Montreal-based manufacturer says Chet...
View ArticleBank of Montreal cuts nearly 1,000 jobs in a single quarter to reduce costs
TORONTO, Cananda - Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) quietly made swift and widespread staff cuts the fourth quarter, reducing its workforce by the equivalent of nearly 1,000 positions.Chief operating officer...
View ArticleThis Is As Close As We're Getting To A 'Dislike' Button
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has replaced its "Hide All" button with the more succinct "Unfollow," letting users block all messages and posts from selected friends. As with the previous button, it gives...
View ArticleWill Bank of Canada's Poloz try to kick the dollar while it is down?
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has a chance Wednesday to do in words what it won't do in practice — further clip the wings of the loonie without actually changing monetary policy.Economists are unanimous...
View ArticleBMO Layoffs: 1,000 Jobs Cut As Bank Hit Record Profits
TORONTO, Ontario — Bank of Montreal quietly made swift and widespread staff cuts the fourth quarter, reducing its workforce by the equivalent of nearly 1,000 positions. Chief operating officer Frank...
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Royal LePage Condo Report: ‘Instability' Ahead But No Housing Bubble
Condo developers in Canada’s three largest metropolitan areas are building too many condos — 36 per cent to 68 per cent too many, according to a new study from Royal LePage. As a result, condo markets...
View ArticleOil Tanker Spills Shouldn't Leave Canadians On Financial Hook: Feds
OTTAWA - Potential polluters should be prepared for a worst-case scenario and face unlimited liability in the case of an oil spill from one of their tanker ships, a government-appointed panel...
View ArticleCN says redesigning tanker cars most important issue from Lac-Megantic
MONTREAL - The head of Canada's largest railway says crude oil tank cars must be redesigned to avoid another tragedy like last summer's deadly explosion in Lac-Megantic, Que.Canadian National Railway...
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