IMF team in Ukraine will begin negotiations with government on financial help
WASHINGTON - The head of the International Monetary Fund says an IMF fact-finding team in Ukraine will begin negotiations with authorities to develop an economic reform program that could lead to...
View Article$100 Million In Lotto Max Prizes As Main Jackpot Unclaimed Another Week
Week after week, no one seems to be winning the Lotto Max jackpot, and the money’s beginning to pile up. This week’s prizes are up to $100 million -- a $50 million jackpot and 50 MaxMillions prizes...
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Amsterdam 3D-Printed House Points To A Whole New Way Of Making Stuff
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of years after wealthy merchants began building the tall, narrow brick houses that have come to define Amsterdam's skyline, Dutch architects are updating the...
View ArticleCanadian Bitcoin Exchange Lawsuit Seeks $500 Million From Mt. Gox
TORONTO - A proposed class action will seek $500 million in compensation for Canadians with deposits in what was once the largest bitcoin digital-currency exchange in the world, according to a court...
View ArticleDaryl Hannah Talks Keystone Pipeline, Getting Arrested, Her New Doc And...
Daryl Hannah hasn't made much of a splash in film lately, focusing her efforts instead on environmental activism, specifically in fighting the Keystone XL pipeline that TransCanada Corporation is...
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Vancouver Rentals: Closets For Rent, March 2014
Some people in Vancouver are advertising a tempting way to cut down high housing costs: small rooms for rent. Like really small. Like 100 square-feet small. So more like really pricey closets. We can...
View ArticleIdaho Hockey Arena Sued Over 'Big' Beer That Holds As Much As Small
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A handful of Idaho hockey fans are suing a Boise arena, saying they were duped into thinking a $7 beer contains more brew than a $4 beer. The lawsuit says the home arena of the...
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Alberta Housing Market Set To Surge: BMO Report
Alberta's housing market is set to surge in 2014, making it a rare bright spot in a country where markets have generally stagnated, says a new report. A new study released by BMO Capital Markets Friday...
View ArticleDo you support Northern Gateway recommendations, Kitimat to ask residents
KITIMAT, B.C. - The district of Kitimat has released the wording of a question that will be asked of residents in an upcoming referendum on the Northern Gateway pipeline.The municipal ballot will ask...
View Article'Goosebuster' Drone Scares Geese Off Beaches (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
When there's something fowl On your local beach Who you gonna call? GOOSEBUSTER! The "buster" in this case is a drone that uses lights and sounds to chase geese away from an area they're trying to...
View ArticleUS sues 16 big banks, including Royal Bank, that set key global interest rate
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has sued 16 big banks, including the Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY), for alleged rigging of a key global interest rate.The banks, among the world's...
View ArticleRBC Among 16 Banks Sued By U.S. Over Rigging Of Key Interest Rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is suing 16 big banks, including the Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY), for alleged rigging of a key global interest rate. The FDIC accuses them...
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Donut Website Makes All Your Tim Hortons Dreams Come True
Anyone who loves eating Timbits and drinking Double Doubles — your dreams are about to come true. Lots Of Donuts, a site intended for those of you who love doughnuts and all things Tim Hortons, is an...
View ArticleBombardier shares could be on the upswing after months of bad news, say analysts
MONTREAL - Bombardier shares could be on the upswing after months of decline as a result of lengthy delays in the CSeries commercial jet program and weak earnings results, according to industry...
View ArticleCrude oil prices gain ahead of Sunday's referendum on Crimean secession
The price of oil rose Friday on concerns that tensions over Ukraine could rise with this weekend's referendum on Crimean secession.But oil still finished the week down more than three per cent, largely...
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Northern Gateway Pipeline's Spill Risks Not Understood: Engineers
The Joint Review Panel (JRP) did not make a responsible decision in recommending Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline for approval, says a group of engineers. The Concerned Professional Engineers...
View ArticleCBC Ombudsman Questions Whether Staff Should Accept Speaking Fees
TORONTO - The CBC's ombudsman says anchor Peter Mansbridge did nothing wrong by accepting fees for speaking engagements but questions whether the public broadcaster's staff should accept such fees in...
View ArticleCanada's Worst Place To Live Is Port Alberni: MoneySense
Port Alberni, B.C. was named the worst city to live in Canada in MoneySense's latest annual ranking. The magazine scored 201 Canadian cities across 34 categories including household income, population...
View Article$50-Million Lotto Max Jackpot Ticket Is In British Columbia
TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw — and it was purchased somewhere in British Columbia.The giant jackpot had gone unclaimed for four...
View ArticleCorporate Tax Avoidance 'Scheme' Hurting Canada, Expert Says
As Canadians dutifully file personal income tax returns during the coming weeks, consider this: many profitable companies pay little or no tax. In an interview this week on The Sunday Edition, Dennis...
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