Germany puts on hold company's deal to deliver field exercise centre to...
BERLIN - The German government has put on hold a company's deal to deliver a field exercise simulator to the Russian military.The Economy Ministry said in a statement Wednesday the export by...
View ArticleFed clarifies guidance on short-term rates; drops link to specific...
WASHINGTON - Janet Yellen tried at her first news conference as Federal Reserve chair to clarify a question that's consumed investors: When will the Fed start raising short-term interest rates from...
View ArticleCat whisperer Jackson Galaxy heading to Oregon to work with animal that...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The large cat that attacked a baby and trapped an Oregon family in a bedroom touched off an Internet uproar that worries Jackson Galaxy, star of Animal Planet's "My Cat from...
View ArticleManagers seek to balance morale, productivity during NCAA basketball tournament
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Every year, the NCAA college basketball tournament gives employees a reason to goof off at their desks and root for their alma maters.But there's a growing source of potential...
View ArticleJoe Oliver Backs Harper On Income Splitting Promise
OTTAWA - Joe Oliver takes over the key portfolio in the Harper government as one of oldest and least politically experienced to have held the Finance post — and there are few clues about how he intends...
View ArticleFed chair says unemployment rate is not sufficient to measure economy
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the U.S. economy is "not close to full employment," even as the unemployment rate has dropped a full percentage point over the past 12 months to 6.7...
View ArticleYellen hints that Fed could start increasing short-term rates around mid-2015
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is signalling that the central bank could begin raising short-term rates six months after it halts its bond purchases around year's end.That was the...
View ArticleOprah gives Starbucks' tea push a shot of celebrity with Oprah Chai
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Starbucks turned its shareholders meeting into an episode of the Oprah Winfrey show on Wednesday.The celebrity talk show host appeared on stage to announce a drink called the Oprah...
View ArticleJoe Oliver Touts Job Creation On First Day As Finance Minister
OTTAWA - For a time, the Conservative government used something called "event in a box" to help guide MPs on public announcements, a ready-made communications kit that could be rolled out with no fuss,...
View ArticleCanadian Bitcoins Blames Rogers For Hack That Cost $100,000
An Ottawa-based bitcoin exchange has been defrauded of $100,000 using what the company described as a “ridiculous” method, and the company is laying the blame with telecom giant Rogers. Canadian...
View ArticleCanadian Dollar Hits Lows Not Seen Since Mid-2009
TORONTO — The Canadian dollar fell heavily Wednesday to close below 89 cents U.S. for the first time since mid-2009 as markets interpreted comments by the chair of the Federal Reserve to mean the U.S....
View ArticleGreg Rickford could bring more collegial approach to Natural Resources portfolio
OTTAWA - The arc of Greg Rickford's career isn't the norm but should give him an interesting perspective on his latest professional challenge.From nurse to lawyer to MBA to member of Parliament, and...
View ArticlePopcorn Time May Make Pirating Movies With Torrents Easy In Canada
Back when the internet was a wild, untamed universe (OK, it still kind of is), it was a lot easier to download and torrent copyrighted material -- TV, music and movies -- without any fear of...
View ArticleBest And Worst Used Car Values
We often mock Toyota for building boring, soulless cars, but a new study by Consumer Reports suggests that regardless of whether that's true, the company has some of the best used cars on the market....
View ArticleArgentine president opens Paris Book Fair, using soft diplomacy during...
PARIS - It might be called soft diplomacy: Argentina's president is temporarily shifting focus from the country' economic woes to showcase its literary wealth.Cristina Fernandez inaugurated France's...
View ArticleObama Expands Economic Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine Crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Moscow, targeting 20 individuals inside and outside the government, as well as a Russian bank that provides...
View ArticleUruguay's Idea To Import Canadian Weed Probably Just A Pipe Dream
Uruguay’s government is about to start selling marijuana as a source of revenue, and some officials are hoping Canada’s medical marijuana producers will be able to provide them with a supply — because...
View ArticleCanadian Dollar's Tumble Good For Exports, Bad For Everyone Else: Report
OTTAWA - The weak loonie will almost certainly do more harm than good to the Canadian economy, argues a paper from a respected former Statistics Canada analyst that stands on its head conventional...
View ArticleIndependent Quebec Keeping The Loonie? Bad Idea, Says Report
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois recently suggested that an independent Quebec would keep the Canadian dollar, and would try to keep a seat on the Bank of Canada. It was seen as a move designed to...
View ArticleDo Canadians Living Abroad Have To Pay Taxes In Canada? That's Tricky
MONTREAL - Globalization is luring Canadians every year to work, travel or retire in low- or tax-free countries with the mistaken belief that they can shed their tax obligations at home.But experts in...
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