Jason Kenney Blasts Bob Rae's 'Obscene' Temporary Foreign Workers Tweet
Former interim Liberal leader Bob Rae sparked controversy and debate Wednesday morning after he took to Twitter to say the temporary foreign workers issue currently dogging the Harper government has...
View ArticleCanadian income disparity growing in Canada among fastest in the OECD
OTTAWA - A new OECD paper shows Canada is among the worst in the developed world in terms of the widening income gap.The analysis shows income inequality has grown in most advanced economies...
View ArticleSun News Deals With Bell, Bell Aliant Expand Network's Reach
The controversial Sun News Network has signed an agreement with Bell guaranteeing it a spot on the media company’s basic satellite and Fibe TV services. The company announced Wednesday it had also...
View ArticleAuto sales post best April since before the recession, up 4% from year ago
TORONTO - Canadian auto sales climbed in April to their highest levels for the month since before the recession.Sales last month totalled 178,703 vehicles, up four per cent from 171,807 a year ago,...
View ArticleUkraine Crisis: Canada Needs Pipelines, Infrastructure To Profit From...
OTTAWA - A lack of pipelines and other infrastructure means Canada has little hope of reaping any kind of energy or resource windfall from the crisis in Ukraine, a group of international energy experts...
View ArticleRobo-advisors could manage your money for less, but would you trust them?
TORONTO - The future is here, and it includes robots managing your money.Or, to be precise, robo-advisors: Programs that use an algorithm to help you determine what investments are best for you.The...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases security update for Internet Explorer, including for...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Microsoft is releasing a security update for Internet Explorer that closes a gap that allowed attackers to take complete control of a computer. It also issued the update to...
View ArticleDutch police hold 31 Greenpeace activists who tried to block Russian Arctic...
AMSTERDAM - Dutch police stormed a Greenpeace ship Thursday and ended environmentalists' attempts to block a Russian tanker carrying oil from the Arctic Ocean from mooring at Rotterdam Port. In all, 31...
View ArticlePlanned New Windsor-Detroit Bridge Under Attack In U.S. Court
WASHINGTON - An attempt to stall a major bridge project between Canada and the United States is now in the hands of an American judge after two days of hearings that wrapped up Thursday.Judge Rosemary...
View ArticleNavajo Nation, group founded by governor, actor Robert Redford agree on plan...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Navajo Nation and a group founded by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and actor Robert Redford have agreed on a plan to manage thousands of wild horses on the...
View ArticleKinder Morgan: Oil Spills' Economic Effects Are Both Good And Bad
There is at least something of a bright side to oil spills, pipeline company Kinder Morgan says. In a recent submission to the National Energy Board, the company says marine oil spills “can have both...
View ArticleWith banks wary of pot, Colorado again trying to create financial co-ops for...
DENVER - Colorado is trying again to set up the world's first financial system for marijuana in an attempt to move the pot industry away from its cash-only roots.A bill up for its first hearing...
View ArticleTFWs Don't Need Assessment To Work In Canada, French Job-Seekers Told
OTTAWA - An upcoming jobs fair in France is enticing Canadian employers to recruit temporary foreign workers and bypass skills and wage requirements as the controversy surrounding the federal program...
View ArticleFiery train wreck in Virginia brings demands for tighter regulation of crude...
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The latest in a string of fiery oil-train wrecks brought renewed demands Thursday that the Obama administration quickly tighten regulations governing the burgeoning practice of...
View ArticleOil down a second day on weaker U.S, China growth and U.S. supply worries
The price of oil fell Thursday as the impact of slower economic growth and higher oil supplies carried over to a second day.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery dropped 32 cents to...
View Article2014 Ontario Budget Hikes Taxes To Pay For Public Transportation
TORONTO - Ontario will pay for transit expansion and road repairs by restricting tax credits for large corporations, stopping construction companies from claiming the fuel tax exemption and increasing...
View ArticleOntario Budget 2014: Liberals Unveil $130.4 Billion Spending Plan, But NDP...
TORONTO — The big shocker in Thursday's make-it-or-break-it Ontario budget wasn't between the pages, but who didn't show up to read it. In a stunning move unheard of in recent memory, NDP Leader Andrea...
View ArticleOntario Retirement Pension Plan Introduced In Budget 2014
TORONTO — Ontario released a blueprint for a homegrown pension plan in its spring budget Thursday, but left the door open to expanding the program to other provinces and even suggested it could be...
View ArticleUS unemployment rate plummets to 6.3 per cent, lowest in 5 1/2 years; economy...
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a robust 288,000 jobs in April, the most in two years, the strongest evidence to date that the economy is picking up after a brutal winter slowed growth.The Labor...
View ArticleDeal-making, earnings and better than expected U.S. jobs data help boost TSX
TORONTO - Deal-making, earnings news and U.S. jobs data that blew past expectations combined to push the Toronto stock market higher Friday.The S&P/TSX composite index gained 101.08 points to...
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