Conservatives want public sector unions to bid on Ontario government work
TORONTO - The Progressive Conservatives want to force Ontario's public sector unions to compete for contracts to provide government services in order to save taxpayers money.Opposition Leader Tim Hudak...
View ArticleLisa Raitt: Feds To Double Spending On Ship Pollution Surveillance
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government is doubling the money spent on aerial surveillance to monitor pollution such as oil spills from ships in Canadian waters.Transport Minister Lisa Raitt says...
View ArticleOsisko says Goldcorp bid getting in the way of dividend plan, urges rejection
MONTREAL - The chief executive of Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK) warned Wednesday that an ongoing battle with Goldcorp over an unsolicited takeover bid is getting in the way of its dividend repayment...
View ArticleOlympics coverage keeps NBC the ratings leader while dwarfing broadcast...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The continuing Olympics handed NBC last week's most-watched seven telecasts, keeping the network in the Nielsen stratosphere.Tuesday was NBC's biggest night, seen by more than 23...
View ArticleFed minutes show officials expect continued gradual reductions in monthly...
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials agreed at their January meeting that further gradual reductions in their stimulus would be appropriate as long as the economy keeps improving.Officials weighed...
View ArticleB.C. LNG Vision 'Way Behind Schedule': Expert
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is behind schedule on Premier Christy Clark's much-ballyhooed liquefied natural gas plans, says one industry expert.The Liberal government released the first details in...
View ArticleBank of Montreal Shuts Down Bitcoin Business Accounts: Report
A Vancouver-based bitcoin exchange says it has been informed the Bank of Montreal is closing all accounts owned by businesses who trade in bitcoins. In a statement on its website, Cointrader said BMO...
View ArticleFeds Reaffirm Ring of Fire Mining Support Despite No New Funding
OTTAWA - Despite an absence of new funding in this year's federal budget, the Conservative government says it still fully supports development of the Ring of Fire mining region in northwestern...
View ArticleCanadians' Mutual Funds Top $1 Trillion, Says Investment Funds Institute Of...
TORONTO - Canadians are holding more than a trillion dollars in mutual funds for the first time ever, according to the Investment Funds Institute of Canada.IFIC said Wednesday that assets under...
View ArticleBombardier loses top business jet ranking to Gulfstream in 2013 in terms of...
MONTREAL - Bombardier lost its position as the global business jet leader in 2013 for the first time in nearly a decade as Gulfstream's billings were US$1 billion more than its Canadian rival, the...
View ArticleKeystone XL pipeline dealt another setback, this time in court in Nebraska
WASHINGTON - The Keystone XL pipeline has been dealt yet another setback — this time in a Nebraska courtroom.A district court has torn up a state law that could have been used to force landowners to...
View ArticleKeystone XL Nebraska Route Approval Struck Down By Judge
WASHINGTON _ The Keystone XL pipeline has been dealt yet another setback - this time in a Nebraska courtroom. A district court has torn up a state law that could have been used to force landowners to...
View ArticleThis Victorian Home In Montreal Is Frozen In Time (PHOTOS)
Last November, we told you about a spooky Victorian home that was sold in Montreal. Now, there's another beautiful, yet chilling property on the market. The two-storey home, which is located on Laval...
View ArticleWireless Spectrum Auction Hauls In $5.27 Billion For Feds
OTTAWA, Ont. - The federal government raked in $5.27 billion in the latest wireless spectrum auction, the most Ottawa has ever taken in such a process. The biggest buyer was Rogers (TSX:RCI.B), which...
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Spike Aerospace's New Supersonic Jet Is All About The Window Seats (VIDEO)
(Relaxnews) - In the design plans for an aircraft billed as the next-generation supersonic jet, passengers would be flown from New York to London in as little as three hours instead of six, and gaze at...
View ArticleOilsands Tailings Seeping Into Groundwater, Athabasca River: Federal Study
EDMONTON - New federal research has strongly backed suspicions that toxic chemicals from Alberta's vast oilsands tailings ponds are leaching into groundwater and seeping into the Athabasca...
View ArticleObama budget plan will drop his past offer to trim cost-of-living hikes in...
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget that would drop reductions he had previously embraced in federal benefits, officials disclosed Thursday. He also will ask...
View ArticleSackville, New Brunswick Church On Sale For $1 (PHOTOS)
We've heard of houses going on sale for $1, but a church? Talk about a deal made in heaven! The 135-year-old Sackville United Church building has gone into disrepair and is officially on the market for...
View ArticleFood items removed from the Tim Hortons menu in the fourth quarter
Tim Hortons Inc. (TSX:THI) is doing away with a number of less popular sellers on its menu in order to make room for more new and limited-time items.The doughnut and coffee retailer says, however, that...
View ArticleUnited Airlines Cuts 240 Jobs In Canada, Outsources Them
CHICAGO - United Airlines says it is cutting 240 jobs in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.The U.S.-based airlines says the jobs, which include customer service agents and ramp agents, will now be...
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