Uniqlo Reportedly Coming To Canada With Store At Toronto's Yorkdale Mall
With Target opening stores across the country and Nordstrom, Saks and others ready to jump into the fray, Canada’s retail scene is getting crowded. And it’s about to get even more crowded. According to...
View ArticleFederal Reserve bars Citigroup, 4 other big banks from raising dividends and...
WASHINGTON - Citigroup cannot raise its dividend or buy back its own stock because it needs better plans to cope with a severe recession, the Federal Reserve ruled Wednesday, a disappointing reversal...
View ArticleNewfoundland's 2014 Budget Promises New Social Spending
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's new $7.8-billion budget forecasts a third straight deficit and mounting debt but offers voter-friendly spending across the education, social and health...
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British Airways' Indian Ocean Ad Couldn't Have Come At A Worse Time (PHOTO)
British Airways is drawing criticism from travellers over the poor timing of one of its ads. The image in question features clear blue waters with text asking travellers to "escape the commute and...
View ArticleAverage US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 4.40 pct; 15-year loan up to...
WASHINGTON - Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week in the wake of comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen suggesting that the Fed could start raising short-term interest rates...
View ArticleCoroner: Not enough evidence to conclude whether Berezovsky was killed or...
LONDON - Boris Berezovsky's death remains unexplained, a British coroner said Thursday, saying it wasn't possible to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt whether the self-exiled Russian tycoon and...
View ArticleIMF offers Ukraine up to $18 billion in loans; UN condemns Crimean vote
KIEV, Ukraine - The world rushed Thursday to help Ukraine, with the International Monetary Fund pledging up to $18 billion in loans, the U.N. condemning the vote that drove Crimea into Russian hands...
View ArticleSaskatchewan says Ottawa needs to take more aggressive steps in grain backlog
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government and agriculture groups in Western Canada say federal legislation aimed at increasing the movement of grain doesn't go far enough.The legislation introduced...
View Article1st production model Stratocaster guitar sold to private collector for asking...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The first production model Fender Stratocaster guitar has been sold for $250,000.George Gruhn of Nashville sold the 1954 guitar on consignment for owner and guitar historian Richard...
View ArticleVancouver Airport Makes Top 10 List Of World's Best
The Vancouver International Airport is the only North American hub to crack the top 10 global list of best airports, beating even London Heathrow. For the second year in a row, Singapore's Changi...
View ArticleISPs Handing Over Data To Spies? Surprisingly, They Don't Want To Say
OTTAWA - A new report says Canada's Internet service providers are being less than forthcoming about how they handle customer information — including whether they routinely hand personal data to spy...
View ArticleUnpaid Internship Crackdown At Toronto Life, The Walrus Magazines
Unpaid interns at Toronto Life and The Walrus have been shown the door after a crackdown by Ontario's Ministry of Labour. The move followed complaints about labour practices, and the government...
View ArticleMission accomplished? Obama says more than 6M signed up for health care,...
WASHINGTON - Back on track after a stumbling start, President Barack Obama's heath care overhaul reached a milestone Thursday, with more than 6 million Americans signed up for coverage through new...
View ArticleCIBC chief operating officer Richard Nesbitt to retire in October 2015
TORONTO - CIBC (TSX:CM) said Thursday that chief operating officer Richard Nesbitt plans to retire in October 2015.As chief operating officer, Nesbitt is responsible for a broad swath of operations at...
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Infuriating Proof We Need More Wireless Competition
Canada’s big telecom firms recently raised prices on wireless services, and the new plans all look very similar. That is, unless you live in Manitoba, Quebec or Saskatchewan. The recent price changes...
View ArticleTelus to close down Public Mobile's network and move customers to main network
TORONTO - Telus says it will start shutting down Public Mobile's cellphone network in May, moving the more than 260,000 discount customers to its main network over a period of several months.Telus...
View Article'This Is A Generic Brand Video' Is Every Cliché That Ever Was
What do you get when you take a poem containing almost every business cliché and pair it with stock footage? You get a hilarious ad titled, "This Is a Generic Brand Video." The hilarious,...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Worker Program Abusers To Be Slapped With Big Fines
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will bring in legislation to allow it to impose heavy penalties on firms that abuse the temporary foreign worker program.A government source says the measure...
View ArticleUnemployment rates fell in 29 US states in February as hiring picks up
WASHINGTON - Unemployment rates fell in most states in February and two-thirds of the states reported job gains, evidence that most of the country is benefiting from slow but steady improvement in the...
View ArticleCrude oil ends week with 2.2% gain on improving U.S. economy, supply concerns
The price of oil rose slightly Friday, finishing the week just over two per cent higher amid signs of stronger economic growth in the United States and global supply concerns.Benchmark West Texas...
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