Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion in all-stock deal that...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Comcast Corp. has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable Inc. for $45.2 billion in stock, or $158.82 per share, two people familiar with the matter said late Wednesday.The deal will...
View ArticleFBI and Secret Service investigating Las Vegas Sands hacking; casino websites...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The FBI and Secret Service are investigating the hacking of the Las Vegas Sands casino company's websites, which remained down more than a day after they were hijacked.The company's...
View ArticleWorld's largest thermal solar power plant rises in Mojave Desert, but it...
PRIMM, Nev. - A windy stretch of the Mojave Desert once roamed by tortoises and coyotes has been transformed by hundreds of thousands of mirrors into the largest solar power plant of its type in the...
View ArticleUS Senate vote avoids devastating debt default; legislation goes to Obama to...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. avoided a devastating debt default Wednesday as the Senate passed legislation to allow the government to borrow money to pay its bills. The vote was a major win for President...
View ArticleThe Canadian Dollar Hasn't Had This Bad A Start To A Year In More Than 4...
Traders are betting the Canadian dollar fell too far, too fast in its worst start to a year in more than four decades, as rising commodities prices and a forecast budget surplus damp speculation for...
View ArticleCharles Bronfman Apartment Sold For $19.9M (PHOTOS)
Canadian billionaire Charles Bronfman’s “unique and glamorous” New York City residence has been sold. The luxurious full-floor apartment was purchased by Canadian-born hedge fund manager David Goel for...
View ArticleFarmers Aging, Farms Disappearing: StatsCan
OTTAWA - A report released by Statistics Canada says the number of farms in Canada is dropping, while their size is growing along with the age of the people running them.The agency, which looked at the...
View ArticleRona Earnings Down 28 Per Cent, Miss Expectations
MONTREAL - Canadian home renovation retailer Rona fell far short of analyst expectations in the fourth quarter on lower sales blamed on poor weather and weak housing starts.The Quebec-based company's...
View ArticleDan Marino, Shannon Sharpe out, Tony Gonzalez in at CBS in pregame-show shakeup
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Longtime analysts Dan Marino and Shannon Sharpe will not return to CBS' "The NFL Today" pregame show.CBS chief Sean McManus said in a statement that "Dan and Shannon are true Hall of...
View ArticleCoast Mountain Bus Strike Vote Overwhelming
BURNABY, B.C. - Tensions have ramped up between Coast Mountain Bus Company and its unionized office staff as members of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union have voted 91 per cent in...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau's Economic Priorities Explained With Help Of Cartoons (VIDEO)
Justin Trudeau has vowed the economy will be top of mind for Liberals as they inch closer to an election next year. But his reluctance to share concrete policy proposals since becoming Grit leader last...
View ArticleOsisko Mining reports fourth-quarter profit down from year-ago mark
MONTREAL - Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK), which is fighting a hostile takeover bid by Goldcorp (TSX:G), said Tuesday that it earned $10.5 million in its latest quarter.The gold miner said the profit...
View ArticleSuccessful Workers: 10 Things The Best Employees Do Differently
Every office has employees who are, simply put, more successful than everyone else. Sometimes we love them, sometimes we hate them, but for the most part, we all hope we can be just like them. Being...
View ArticleCongressional budget office: Minimum wage hike raises income for over 16.5M...
WASHINGTON - Boosting the federal minimum wage as President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are proposing would increase earnings for more than 16.5 million people by 2016 but also cut...
View ArticleStephen McNeil, Nova Scotia Premier, Rips Changes To Canada Job Grant
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has added his name to the list of premiers criticizing the federal government over the Canada Job Grant.McNeil says the changes announced earlier this month...
View ArticleMost Loved Brands In B.C. Include London Drugs, White Spot, Canucks (PHOTOS)
High street retailer London Drugs has been named "B.C.'s Most Loved Brand", after BC Business magazine teamed up with pollsters Ipsos to find out which local brands hold a place in the hearts of...
View ArticleB.C. Budget 2014 Not Putting Families First
VICTORIA - Families First was a surprisingly successful slogan for Premier Christy Clark's Liberals, but families aren't necessarily first in the government's latest budget.The admittedly "modest" new...
View ArticleCP CEO: 'All-mighty dollar' to blame for slow switch to newer oil tank cars
CALGARY - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (TSX:CP) CEO Hunter Harrison says the "all-mighty dollar" is holding up badly needed changes to rail safety.In a passionate speech to the Calgary Chamber of...
View ArticleCanada Aims To Repair Visa Rift During Harper's Mexico Visit
OTTAWA — Will a few days in Mexico City be enough time for Stephen Harper to thaw years of frosty relations between Canada and Mexico? The prime minister and his Mexican counterpart, President Enrique...
View ArticleKLM Royal Dutch Airline Lets Passengers Pay For Tickets On Facebook, Twitter
(Relaxnews) - Passengers flying with Dutch airline KLM can now pay for their tickets via Facebook and Twitter. It’s the latest innovation out of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to tie social media sites into...
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