Australia: Electronic signals detected by Chinese ship consistent with...
PERTH, Australia - A Chinese ship involved in the hunt for the missing Malaysian jetliner reported hearing a "pulse signal" Saturday in southern Indian Ocean waters with the same frequency emitted by...
View ArticleInvestors to stay focused on economic outlook this week after mixed jobs data
TORONTO - Investors will be looking for more signs of recovery in the U.S. and Canadian economies this week after mixed results on the latest employment numbers left stock markets weaker.While Canadian...
View ArticleCanada's Grocery Wars Bring Lower Prices, And Trouble To The Industry
TORONTO - The grocery price wars that have pushed a kilogram of bananas below the price of a chocolate bar may be good news for consumers' wallets, but those who watch the industry see a race to the...
View ArticleCanada's First Publicly Traded Marijuana Company Has Rough First Day When Pot...
Tweed Marijuana Inc. became the first publicly traded medical pot company in Canada on Friday, but behind the scenes the Ontario production facility has apparently been searching for answers after a...
View ArticleRCMP Seizes Marijuana Headed For Canada's First Publicly-Traded Grower
An eastern Ontario manufacturer at the forefront of Canada’s budding medical marijuana business is trying to find answers after the RCMP seized a shipment of marijuana it had ordered. The incident...
View ArticleA Map Of Canada's Medical Marijuana Manufacturers
Canada's medical marijuana companies are open for business. So far Health Canada has approved 12 companies to grow and sell pot to patients under its new regime, which the department estimates will...
View ArticleRob Ford Draws Crowds And Security At Leafs Game
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford caused a stir with hockey fans, and headaches for security, at the Maple Leafs game on Saturday night, but a city councillor who was with him said, despite speculation, Ford was...
View ArticleHootSuite Ad Playfully Channels 'Game Of Thrones'
Vancouver-based social media management company HootSuite takes a cue from the hit TV drama "Game of Thrones" in a fun new ad that tells you to "unite your social kingdoms." "A Game of Social Thrones"...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Worker Program: McDonald's Franchise In B.C. Investigated
OTTAWA - The federal government is investigating a possible violation of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which has been a black eye for the governing Conservatives due to a series of abuses.The...
View ArticlePotashCorp names Jochen Tilk as company's new CEO
SASKATOON - The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (TSX:POT) is bringing in a new president and CEO.The company says Jochen Tilk will take over from current CEO Bill Doyle effective July 1.Tilk...
View ArticleBroadway stars come out to support proposal to change tax laws to help live...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Live commercial theatre from Broadway to Los Angeles would get a huge financial boost under a change in the federal tax code that's being championed by such actors as Neil Patrick...
View ArticleBill Teron's Kanata Rockeries House Must Be Seen To Be Believed (PHOTOS)
One of the country’s most unique residential properties is on sale in Ottawa a decade after it was built as an “ideal dream home” for a prominent local developer. This is no ordinary house: Designed...
View ArticleVictoria McDonald's blacklisted amid foreign workers controversy
VICTORIA - Three Victoria McDonald's restaurants were put on a federal blacklist Monday for alleged abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, prompting the fast food chain to move quickly to cut...
View ArticleFTC says operators of website jerk.com misled and deceived consumers, takes...
WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission says the operators of a website called Jerk.com are the ones behaving badly.The commission said Monday the website harvested personal information from Facebook...
View ArticleUS consumer borrowing rose $16.5 billion, reflecting big gains in auto and...
WASHINGTON - Consumers increased their borrowing in February on autos and student loans by the largest amount in a year. But for a second straight month, they cut back on their credit card use.Consumer...
View ArticleMining Exec’s North Vancouver Home Sprayed By Gunfire
Officers raced toward the North Vancouver home of a former investment adviser and the now head of two Canadian resource exploration companies after a shooting in that city’s Highlands neighbourhood...
View ArticleCSEC Chief John Forster 'Can't Really Disclose' Relations With Bell, Rogers,...
The head of Canada’s electronic surveillance agency says he “can’t disclose” what sort of access the agency has to the data held on subscribers by Canada’s telecom giants. John Forster, chief of the...
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Man Claims Pizzeria Charged Him $37 For $7 Sandwich
A customer is furious after a North Vancouver pizzeria allegedly short-changed him, essentially charging him $37 for a $7 sandwich. Jeff, who asked that his last name not be used, ordered a pulled beef...
View ArticleGlobal airline group says costs will factor in global tracking standards
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The director of the International Air Transport Association said Monday he wants to see a globally agreed upon tracking standard in place by the end of this year,...
View ArticleOil slips under US$101 a barrrel amid hopes for increase in Libyan supplies
Crude oil fell below US$101 a barrel Monday following reports that four Libyan oil terminals under militia control could soon reopen and possibly boost global supplies.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
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