Tim Hortons celebrates 50 years, but faces new challenges beyond coffee
TORONTO - As the candles burn out on Tim Horton's 50th Anniversary celebration this weekend, the iconic Canadian brand is looking to avoid a mid-life crisis.Saturday marks the official half-century...
View ArticleAdvisory: Make no further use of May 15 Money-Monitor
TORONTO - EDITORS: Kill and make no further use of Money-Monitor moved Thursday, May 15. In the story, which was about selling your home on your own, Deirdre Goulding is interviewed on her experience...
View ArticleCrude oil inches past US$102 on strong U.S. housing data, Ukraine tensions
The price of oil rose past US$102 a barrel Friday on strong U.S. construction activity and increased tensions in Ukraine.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery rose 52 cents to close...
View ArticleTurkey, mining firm deny negligence in mine fire, survivor says lax...
SAVASTEPE, Turkey - Government and company officials denied Friday that negligence caused Turkey's worst mining disaster, as opposition lawmakers raised questions about oversight and a survivor said...
View ArticleFormer executive loses sex discrimination lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch
ST. LOUIS - Anheuser-Busch did not discriminate against a former executive by paying her significantly less than a male predecessor, a jury in St. Louis decided Friday.The jury of seven women and five...
View Article$35M government fine closes one chapter of GM recall saga, but lawsuits, DOJ...
DETROIT - General Motors' agreement to pay a $35 million federal fine for concealing defects in small-car ignition switches and to give the government greater oversight of its safety procedures closes...
View ArticleWorking moms want better options, and firms could lose out if they don't...
TORONTO - Like many mothers, Sam Kassam-Macfie had a big decision to make after her son was born four years ago: return to her full-time job that offered limited flexibility to care for her child, or...
View ArticleInvestors worried about US recovery sell risky stocks, play it safer by...
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...
View ArticleBest Father's Day Gifts To Make Your Dad Smile (PHOTOS)
Father's Day is coming up on June 15, and we have a few ideas for how you can make the original man in your life smile. Gift ideas for dads range from useful items such as tools, to recreational gear...
View ArticleCanada's Real Estate Market Is 'Fraying': Report
Canada's real estate market may look healthy, but it's showing signs of fraying in certain regions and prices could fall by 25 per cent in the long term. So says a report by Capital Economics, a...
View Article'Scarface' Mansion For Sale, But It's Not Where You'd Think
Tony Montana’s Miami palace from the legendary gangster flick “Scarface” is on sale for a cool $35 million U.S. One little hitch, though: It’s actually in California, nestled in the hills above Santa...
View ArticleMillennials Better Off Than Their Parents? Debt, House Prices Suggest Otherwise
Generation Y, you’re probably still screwed. Millennials are earning two per cent more than their parents did at the same age, according to a recent BMO Economics report. But that two per cent pales in...
View ArticleTurkish miner who survived says company to blame; last of 301 bodies found
SAVASTEPE, Turkey - Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.And he knows one other thing — he's never going back...
View ArticleNew testing system for life-insurance agents draws complaints across the border
WASHINGTON - A prominent American insurance company is sounding the alarm over changes to the testing system for new agents in Canada, warning that ordinary consumers could end up being harmed.The new...
View ArticleCameco withdraws application for new uranium mine in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON - Cameco Corporation (TSX:CCO) has withdrawn its application to build and operate a new underground uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan.The mining company says in a statement on its website...
View ArticleStocks in for sideways trading; markets expect 'steady as she goes' bank...
TORONTO - North American markets are likely in for more volatility and sideways action this week as traders look to the final act of the Canadian first quarter corporate earnings season — reports from...
View ArticleCoffee fungus threatens to worsen poverty, raise prices for some high-end blends
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to help Central American farmers fight a devastating coffee disease — and hold down the price of your morning cup.At issue is a fungus called...
View ArticleSwiss TV: Voters reject minimum wage plan in 24 out 26 cantons
GENEVA - The Swiss have rejected a referendum proposal to create the world's highest minimum wage in 24 of 26 cantons, according to Swiss TV.The idea of creating the world's highest minimum wage was...
View ArticleJudge dismisses $50M suit filed by Ramapough tribe against makers of film...
NEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge has dismissed a $50 million lawsuit brought by members of the Ramapough Native American tribe against the makers of a movie that they said depicted their people in a...
View Article'Godzilla' debuts with $93 million, making it largest May opening for Warner...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "Godzilla" has smashed its way to the top of the box office.The 3-D monster movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures had the second-largest debut of the year this weekend...
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