Turkish mourners sing about lost miners as they bury relatives; death toll...
SOMA, Turkey - Women sang improvised ballads about the departed over freshly dug graves Thursday, even as backhoes carved row upon row of graves into the dirt and hearses lined up outside the cemetery...
View Article12 Things Harper Doesn't Want You To Know About Spying On Canadians
Ever since Edward Snowden’s trove of NSA documents began leaking last year, a steady stream of news has filtered in about Canada’s involvement in the NSA’s efforts, as well as its own efforts at...
View ArticlePutin: Ukraine must pay in advance for Russian gas supplies starting June 1
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine must pay in advance for Russian gas supplies starting from next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, raising pressure on the struggling neighbour as Moscow...
View ArticleMillennials are richer than their parents were at that age, suggests BMO report
TORONTO - Many millennials may not be living in their parents' basements after all.A new report by BMO Economics suggests that young Canadians, specifically those between 25 to 34 years old, are richer...
View ArticleFourth national wireless carrier could result in $1B gains: Competition Bureau
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau says a fourth national wireless carrier could benefit the wider Canadian economy and consumers by $1 billion a year.The bureau made the calculation in a submission to...
View ArticleUltramar seeks to challenge Couche-Tard in Canada with house brands, new stores
MONTREAL - The Ultramar convenience store chain is looking to challenge Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard by adding hundreds of private-label brands currently sold in the U.S....
View ArticleGeneral Motors recalls Malibu, Lacrosse midsize cars to fix problem with brakes
DETROIT - General Motors is recalling about 8,560 midsize cars in North America, including 209 in Canada, to fix a problem with the front brakes.It's the sixth recall announced by the company this week...
View ArticleNorth American stock markets negative amid new round of economic concerns
TORONTO - Resource and financial companies were the main culprits behind a sharply lower session on the Toronto stock market Friday afternoon as traders wonder if economic conditions warrant further...
View ArticleUS home construction surged in April, led by more building of apartments and...
WASHINGTON - U.S home construction surged in April to its highest pace in five months. Almost all that increase came from the volatile apartment sector, a sign that Americans are still struggling to...
View ArticleCord-Cutting Reaches Tipping Point As TV Subscriptions Shrink
For the first time ever, the number of households in Canada paying for TV has shrunk, raising the possibility that the phenomenon of cord-cutting has reached a tipping point. According to data released...
View ArticleCanadian dollar little changed amid strong U.S. housing data, mixed commodities
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was little changed Friday amid mixed U.S. economic data and commodity prices.The loonie was up 0.02 of a cent to 91.96 cents US as housing starts for April came in at an...
View ArticleCdns bought $7.9B in foreign securities in March, Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Canadian investors acquired $7.9 billion in foreign securities in March, the largest such outflow of funds since November 2012.The agency says foreigners, meanwhile,...
View ArticleOwner of railroad involved in deadly Quebec crash plans to ship oil again...
PORTLAND, Maine - The company purchasing the assets of a railroad responsible for a fiery oil train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Quebec plans to resume oil shipments after track safety...
View ArticleUS Transportation Dept. fines GM maximum $35M for delayed ignition switch recall
WASHINGTON - U.S. safety regulators have fined General Motors $35 million for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches that are linked to at least 13 deaths.It's the maximum penalty...
View ArticleTim Hudak Dodges Question On Whether He Will Fire Polkaroo
Does Tim Hudak want to give Polkaroo a pink slip? It's a question being asked in light of the Ontario PC leader's vow to cut 100,000 public sector jobs and reduce government spending in order to...
View ArticleWorst Jobs In Canada 2014: Private Detectives, Artists In Trouble
Canada’s private detectives are in trouble. According to Canadian Business magazine’s latest ranking of the worst jobs in Canada, the median income for people in the “protection worker” category has...
View ArticleThe Harper Government's Greatest Anti-Business Moves
OTTAWA — The federal government is once again making the business community nervous, this time by floating a so-called wage floor as it ponders measures to tackle the troubled temporary foreign worker...
View ArticleUkraine Crisis: Opposition Demands Answers On 2 Russians Not Sanctioned
OTTAWA - The NDP and Liberals are demanding answers from the Conservative government over a decision not to sanction two Russian men with connections to Canadian companies.The government has imposed...
View ArticleLandslide win for India's opposition party as voters hope for stronger...
NEW DELHI - India's opposition leader, Narendra Modi, will become the next prime minister of the world's largest democracy, winning the most decisive election victory the country has seen in three...
View ArticleInvestors wonder why recovery isn't stronger by now, and switch to safer bets...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Wall Street has caught a case of the jitters.Employers are hiring at their fastest pace in 2 1/2 years, the economy is expected to expand by a robust 3.5 per cent this quarter and...
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