With warmer weather, Canadian home starts heat up to seven-month high
OTTAWA - Canadian home construction showed surprising strength in May, beating market expectations and continuing to defy expectations of a slowdown as the pace of housing starts hit a seven-month...
View ArticleLoonie up amid mixed Chinese data, better than expected Canadian housing starts
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was higher Monday amid mixed economic data from China.The loonie edged up 0.21 of a cent to 91.70 cents US as the world's second-largest economy says its export growth...
View ArticleBMO ATM Hacked Using 'Default Password'
Bank of Montreal says it’s taking steps to change its security procedures after two 14-year-old high school students managed to hack their way into one of the bank’s ATMs using a “default password.”...
View ArticleMortgage-Free (And Loving It): How To Put Your New Funds To Use
Congratulations — after many years of monetary sacrifice, you have finally made it to the mountain top and accomplished what many have only dreamt of: you've paid off your mortgage. But, now what? What...
View ArticleHealth Canada yanks Canadadrugs.com's licence over manufacturing concerns
TORONTO - Health Canada has suspended the establishment licence of pharmaceutical wholesaler Canadadrugs.com of Winnipeg over "significant concerns" about its manufacturing practices discovered during...
View ArticleCAPP previous steady oilsands growth, but at slower pace than previous forecast
CALGARY - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says oilsands production is expected to grow steadily in the years to come — but at a slower pace than previously forecast.The oil and gas...
View ArticleBuzzBuzzHome: Shipping Container Homes You'd Happily Pack Yourself Into
BuzzBuzzHome: To the construction industry, shipping containers are a cheap, prefabricated building material. But when put into the hands of a creative designer, they can become the coziest of homes....
View ArticleCanadian stocks climb higher as Allergan rejects Valeant takeover - again
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was slightly higher Tuesday amid news that the board at Botox-maker Allergan has unanimously rejected an improved takeover offer by Quebec-based Valeant...
View ArticleBig spenders will earn more miles: United following Delta in changing loyalty...
DALLAS - Travellers who fly the most and pay the most will soon earn more miles on United Airlines' frequent-flier program.The change will help elite members of United's loyalty program — those who fly...
View ArticleBotox-maker Allergan again rejects Quebec-based Valeant's hostile takeover offer
MONTREAL - Botox-maker Allergan has unanimously rejected an improved takeover offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals and once again slammed the door on discussions.Allergan said Tuesday that the new offer...
View ArticleAllergan board unanimously rebuffs latest acquisition offer from Valeant,...
Allergan's board is unanimously rejecting the latest takeover bid from Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and the Botox maker says the offer isn't even worth talking about.Allergan says a May 30 offer from the...
View ArticleLoonie dips amid higher commodities, optimistic outlook for global economy
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was lower by midday Tuesday, after enjoying some early morning gains amid rising gold and oil prices.The loonie dipped 0.05 of a cent to 91.63 cents US.The July crude...
View ArticleSummer Jobs Can Boost Your Career -- If You Know How To Spin Them
TORONTO - When Christina Di Rosa graduated from McMaster University last December, she applied for dozens of internships but, in the end, opted to return to her summer job at a local golf course as a...
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter gear up for World Cup fever with new features
NEW YORK, N.Y. - This year's World Cup will play out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and messaging apps like WhatsApp just as it progresses in stadiums from Sao Paulo to Rio De Janeiro.Nearly 40 per...
View ArticleToronto Library Offers Store-Quality Book Printing To Customers
You typically go to the library to take out a book, but now you can go to a Toronto library and make one. The Toronto Reference Library unveiled its newest form of technology at its Digital Innovation...
View ArticleUS wholesale stockpiles up 1.1 per cent in April; steady gains point to...
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale businesses built up their stockpiles of goods in April, a sign that companies expect stronger economic growth in the coming months.The Commerce Department said Tuesday...
View Article'World's greenest' refinery pitched to process oilsands crude on B.C. coast
CALGARY - A Vancouver company is pitching a $10-billion oilsands refinery on British Columbia's north coast that aims to connect Alberta's vast energy resources with Asian markets, while avoiding some...
View ArticleCyberbullying Bill's Online Monitoring Gives Too Much Information, Says...
OTTAWA - Canada's new privacy czar says the Conservative government's cyberbullying bill would make too much information about Internet users more easily available to authorities.Testifying at the...
View ArticleBrands score big with music tie-ins ahead of the World Cup
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Companies that are advertising for the World Cup are hoping music will strike a chord with fans globally.Because the FIFA World Cup, the international soccer tournament that begins on...
View ArticleSt. Lawrence Seaway traffic spiked in May to clear large grain backlog
MONTREAL - Clearing Canada's bumper grain crop caused St. Lawrence Seaway traffic to spike in May as more than twice the normal number of ocean-going vessels passed through the waterway.The Port of...
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