Ukraine Crisis: Harper, Fellow G7 Leaders To Meet Without Russia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Stephen Harper and his fellow G7 leaders say they are suspending their participation in the Group of Eight until Russia "changes course." In a joint statement, the G7 nations...
View ArticleRussia Bans Entry To 13 Canadian Lawmakers, Officials In Retaliation For...
OTTAWA - Russia on Monday slapped an entry ban on 13 Canadian lawmakers and officials, including House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer and government House leader Peter Van Loan, in retaliation for...
View ArticleInnergex signs supply deal with Hydro-Quebec through Mesgi'g Ugju's'n wind farm
MONTREAL - Innergex Renewable Energy and three Mi'gmaq First Nations communities in Quebec are moving ahead with plans to build a wind farm in the Gaspe Peninsula after striking a 20-year power...
View ArticleHarper Warns Canadian Companies Of 'Risks' In Russia As Tensions Escalate
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has warned Canadian companies doing business in Russia they face “risks” because of the growing diplomatic crisis over Ukraine. The statement comes as some Canadian...
View ArticlePrecision Drilling increases 2014 capital spending, lands new contracts
CALGARY - Precision Drilling Corp. (TSX:PD) said Monday it is increasing its 2014 capital spending by about 23 per cent and that it's been awarded several new international contracts.The company, which...
View ArticleAMP Radio Station Burns $5,000 Cash (VIDEO, TWEETS)
A Calgary radio station is feeling the heat after it burned $5000 in cash late last week. Ryan Lindsay and Katie Summer, hosts of the weekday morning show on 90.3 AMP Radio, began promoting a contest...
View ArticleAlice Munro Being Honoured With Royal Canadian Mint Coin
Renowned writer Alice Munro is receiving a fresh honour today, with the Royal Canadian Mint unveiling a special coin to celebrate her Nobel Prize in Literature win last fall. The early afternoon...
View ArticleExxon Valdez Spill: Pipeline Opponents Mark 25th Anniversary
VANCOUVER - Opponents of any increase in oil tankers off the B.C. coast are marking the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill by launching a renewed campaign against two major pipeline...
View ArticleIncome-Splitting Poll Finds Majority In Favour, But Support Weak
Despite criticisms that the plan would disproportionately favour wealthy households, Canadians largely support the Tories’ plan to allow income-splitting, a recent poll shows. Fifty-seven per cent of...
View ArticleAlice Munro $5 Coin Destined To Become The 'Alice Munroonie'
VICTORIA - Canadian author Alice Munro's stature as a literary icon has been commemorated in a limited-edition silver coin from the Royal Canadian Mint that honours her 2013 Nobel Prize win.The $5...
View Article5 ex-employees convicted in first criminal trial to spring from Bernie...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Five former employees of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff were convicted Monday at the end of a six-month trial that portrayed them as telling an elaborate web of lies to hide a...
View ArticleFocus on the Markets
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed at 89.33 cents U-S, up 0.12 of a cent from Friday's close.The S-and-P/T-S-X composite index was down 57.21 points to 14,278.55.Volume at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time was...
View ArticleCanada Student Loan Data On Half A Million People Was Left Unsecured: Watchdog
OTTAWA - A portable hard drive containing personal information on more than half a million people who took out student loans was left unsecured for extended periods and lacked password protection and...
View ArticleNY attorney general says e-book buyers getting settlement credits from...
ALBANY, N.Y. - Buyers of electronic books will get account credits this week from five publishers who reached settlements after states alleged they colluded to raise prices, New York's attorney general...
View ArticleTMX Group to launch private markets business for startups, entrepreneurs
TORONTO - The operator of the country's largest stock exchange is expanding into the private sector with a new business aimed at helping Canadian startups raise money, and eventually go public.The idea...
View ArticleAre You An Emotional Spender?
The grand total for a lifetime of shopping is $125,000, according to a recent survey of 1,000 British adults. That tally includes 271 pairs of shoes, 185 dresses and 145 bags. Here in Canada, our...
View ArticleAir Canada Expands Rouge To Vancouver And Calgary, Axes Some Regular Routes
MONTREAL - Air Canada is trying to further cut costs by expanding its low-cost subsidiary Rouge in Western Canada and using it to replace its regular service on some U.S. routes from Vancouver and...
View ArticleDrugstore chain Walgreen's profit slips as generic drug benefit wanes, frigid...
Walgreen's fiscal second quarter earnings slipped from a year ago as the nation's largest drugstore chain reaped a smaller benefit from generic drugs and took a $60 million hit due to rough winter...
View ArticleQuebec Loses Quebec.com Domain Name Dispute
The government of Quebec won't be able to use the "Quebec.com" web domain anytime soon. The province has lost a challenge over the "Quebec.com" domain name, with the ruling even gently mocking the...
View ArticleCorrection: BC-US--Madoff Fraud-Trial story
NEW YORK, N.Y. - NEW YORK (AP) — In a story March 24 about the convictions of five former employees for imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the...
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