Europe wants its Parmesan back, seeks to prevent US, other countries from...
WASHINGTON - Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.As part of trade talks, the European Union wants to ban the use of European...
View ArticleInterpol to allow 2 airlines to check passports against its database of...
LYON, France - Interpol is allowing two airlines to check passenger passports against its vast database of lost and stolen travel documents — in a test project aimed to let private sector companies...
View ArticleNew 'no-contest' policy to speed investigations: securities regulator
TORONTO - Ontario's top securities regulator is making changes to its enforcement policies, including allowing some of those accused of wrongdoing to plead no contest and pay a fine.The Ontario...
View ArticlePeleadeau Upsets Mayors Worried Over Separatist Ownership Of Newspapers
OTTAWA - The mayor of Portage la Prairie, Man., is not happy that his local community newspaper is owned by a media magnate who wants to break up the country."It's a damn shame that the guy's chosen to...
View ArticleHere Are The Newspapers Owned By Pierre-Karl Peladeau's Quebecor Media Inc.
OTTAWA - A list of newspapers controlled by Quebecor Media Inc., whose majority owner Pierre Karl Peladeau this week announced he was stepping down to run for the separatist Parti Quebecois but would...
View ArticleStrong debut for ABC's drama 'Resurrection'; Fox's 'American Idol' keeps...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Those repeated ads about a dead boy returning to his father after 32 years struck a nerve with television viewers, who proved curious enough to check out the debut of ABC's new drama...
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'The Dorothies,' Vancouver Heritage Homes, Saved
The Dorothies get to stay in Kansas after all. The two Vancouver heritage homes were facing the fate of the Wicked Witch of the West back in October, but a local developer recently announced that they...
View ArticleSouth Korean, European Trade Deals Prove Harper Can Land The Big One
OTTAWA - No one will ever again accuse Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his trade minister of not being able to land the big one.After years of hooking minnows like Honduras, Panama and Jordan, Ottawa...
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Canadians Doubtful Of Some Core Pro-Business Policies: Poll
Canada’s baby boomers and their children see almost eye-to-eye when it comes to the country’s economic direction, and both groups are worried that some pro-business policies of the past several decades...
View ArticleHealth care sign-ups steady in February, but Obama may miss scaled-down goal...
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Tuesday it's making steady progress on health care sign-ups, but the White House needs something close to a miracle to meet its goal of enrolling 6 million...
View ArticleOil falls near US$100 a barrel; analysts predict a rise in US stockpiles
The price of oil dropped near US$100 a barrel Tuesday on expectations that U.S. oil supplies rose last week.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery dropped $1.09 to close at...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Mom At IKEA Alleges Manager Called It 'Disgusting'
An Ottawa mother is demanding an apology from IKEA after a manager allegedly called her breastfeeding "disgusting" and told her to take it into the bathroom. Brea Rehder was at a store with her...
View ArticleBest Places To Live In Canada, And The Worst, According To MoneySense
The suburbs and Alberta are the big winners in MoneySense’s new ranking of the best places to live in Canada. The Edmonton suburb of St. Albert took the crown as the best place to live in the country,...
View ArticleTim Berners-Lee, Inventor Of World Wide Web, Calls For Online 'Bill Of Rights'
LONDON (AP) — The British inventor of the World Wide Web wants a digital bill of rights to protect Internet users from surveillance. Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his creation, Tim Berners-Lee...
View ArticleNeil Young At SXSW Says His New Pono Music Player Will 'Make Your Stereo...
For years, Neil Young has poured his time and energy into a project he's passionate about: Making today's digital music sound just as good as the recordings he grew up with. "Rescuing an art form is...
View ArticleHerbalife says it is facing civil inquiry from FTC; shares plunge after halt
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Herbalife is facing an inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission.The nutrition and supplement said Wednesday that it received the civil investigative demand from the FTC on...
View ArticleStarbucks Digital Tipping App Begs Question: Do You Tip Baristas?
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Starbucks will soon let customers leave tips with its mobile payment app, which raises the question — how often do people tip their baristas?The coffee chain says the mobile tipping...
View ArticleBig Oil Has No Place In Alberta School Curriculum Redesign: Critics
Major oil companies should not have a say in the redesign of Alberta's school curriculum, say critics. A document posted on the Alberta Education website this week shows companies like Cenovus Energy,...
View ArticleI Was Assaulted For Speaking English, Tim Hortons Customer Claims
Tim Hortons seems to be a place where people go to feel all warm and fuzzy about one another, buying each other free coffees and whatnot. But when Canada's endless language debate gets thrown into the...
View ArticleMark Carney Left Canadian Economy Damaged, CIBC Says
OTTAWA - High-profile central banker Mark Carney is taking it on the chin these days with blows landing from both sides of the Atlantic.The former Bank of Canada governor, who made international news...
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