Quebec to press feds to lift temporary foreign worker moratorium
MONTREAL - Quebec's immigration minister will make the case for lifting the ban on hiring temporary foreign workers in restaurants when she meets with her federal counterpart today.Kathleen Weil is set...
View ArticleNetflix Speed Test: Bell First, Rogers Last In Canadian ISP Ranking
TORONTO - Bell is first and Rogers ranks last in Netflix's first Canadian comparison of connection speeds.Users accessing Netflix through Bell's fibre optic network in April had an average speed of...
View ArticlePeace Naturals Medical Marijuana Recall Is Health Canada's 2nd In A Month
Health Canada has issued a recall of medical marijuana for the second time in just over a month, this time because it contained an unacceptable level of bacteria. The government agency that oversees...
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Canada Really Loves Beer
Sometimes stereotypes are true. The World Health Organization released a report on global alcohol consumption Monday and it contains a clear message about Canadians: we love beer The study on how the...
View ArticleUS ran $106.9 billion surplus in April, staying on track for lowest deficit...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government ran a big surplus in April, thanks to a flood of tax payments that helped keep the budget on track for the lowest annual deficit in six years.The Treasury Department...
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‘Stressed' Canadian Consumers Partly Behind Target's Struggles: Moody's
Canadian consumers appear to be more “financially stressed” than Americans and that may be part of why Target has unexpectedly struggled in its expansion north, says a new report from Moody’s Investor...
View ArticleKinder Morgan Pipeline Spill Prevention Questioned By B.C.
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has questions for Kinder Morgan about the proposed expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline through the province.After reviewing the company's application to...
View ArticleMost actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange
TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (14,654.94, up 120.88 points):Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS.IR)....
View ArticleAlberta securities regulator accuses 2 Wongs Make It Right of bilking investors
EDMONTON - Alberta's securities regulator is accusing a company called 2 Wongs Make It Right Enterprises of getting it wrong.The Alberta Securities Commission alleges the Edmonton-based company...
View ArticleCanadian Tire Money Is Almost Legitimate Currency: Report
Canadian Tire money is so well accepted among retailers that you could almost consider it an unofficial currency, says a report from Moody's Investors Service. The credit rating agency mentioned the...
View ArticleTim Hortons To Hand Out Birthday Cake Donuts On May 17 (TWEETS)
Everyone is invited to celebrate Tim Hortons' 50th anniversary as the chain will hand free birthday cake donuts out to customers next Saturday (May 17). Signs posted at restaurants show that certain...
View ArticleLac Megantic Charges: Three Employees Face Negligence Claims After Quebec...
TORONTO - Three employees and the railway company involved in last summer's massive explosion of a runaway oil train that incinerated much of a small town in Quebec, killing 47 people, will face...
View ArticleIndia stocks, currency buoyed by exit polls showing victory for BJP
NEW DELHI - India's stock market and currency rallied Tuesday on exit polls predicting election victory for a pro-business party and its allies.Official election results are expected on Friday, but...
View ArticleEuropean court says Google must amend some search results
AMSTERDAM - A European court, in an important test of the "right to be forgotten," ruled Tuesday that Google must amend some of its search results at the request of ordinary people when they show links...
View ArticleMalaysia's AirAsia says it will be first airline to check passports against...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Top Asian budget carrier AirAsia says it will become the world's first airline to check passports of all its passengers against Interpol's database of 42 million stolen or lost...
View ArticleMTS increases its Q1 profit by almost 36% but revenues down slightly
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Telecom Services (TSX:MBT) reports higher first-quarter net earnings of $41.9 million, or 54 cents per share, up 35.6 per cent year-over-year.The regional telecom company earned...
View Article'Homeless In Whistler' Film Zeroes In On Big Problem In Resort
Whistler, B.C. is a popular resort with celebrities and the wealthy, so it may be surprising to find out that homeless people struggle to find shelter there. By one homeless man's estimate, around 200...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Lawsuits Over Canada's New Rules Continue To Pile Up
VANCOUVER - The lawsuits challenging Ottawa's attempted overhaul of the medical marijuana system continue to pile up, meaning the government will be forced to defend the new regulations in multiple...
View ArticleTim Hudak's Jobs Plan: Ontario PC Leader's 8-Year Strategy
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak has promised to help create about 1,000,000 jobs over eight years if he wins the June 12 election. More than 523,000 jobs would be created anyway if...
View ArticleWal-Mart settles with cantaloupe victims from Colorado listeria outbreak
DENVER - Wal-Mart said Tuesday that the company has agreed to settle claims from many of the families of victims who died in a 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people and was traced to a Colorado...
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