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Man charged $500 fee by internet provider after losing home to B.C. wildfire
A rural internet provider refused to let a man out of his contract after his Pressy Lake house burned down in the B.C. wildfire — and later claimed he owed $500 in damaged equipment.Business | 207763 hits | 10:44 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ethylene used to make cars, milk jugs, paint and mattresses
More than half of U.S. production has been knocked out. Few Americans care about ethylene. Many have probably never heard of it. Business | 208551 hits | 2:40 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Green groups are lobbying for the $400-$600 audit to be a requirement for every house on the market — for Ontario residents it is soon to be a harsh reality Government to students: We will pay companies to give you a work placementBusiness | 208332 hits | 6:00 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The federal government is spending $73 million to create 10,000 work placements for students over the next four years. West Bank wine controversy continues as Canadian challenges 'Made in Israel' labelBusiness | 208831 hits | 12:12 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Manitoba man has launched what is believed to be the first Canadian challenge to how wines produced in the Israeli-occupied West Bank are labelled in Canada, arguing that ‘Made in Israel’ is inaccurate. General Electric shutting down Peterborough plant in 2018Business | 208733 hits | 12:06 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
General Electric has announced that it will shut down its Peterborough plant, which employs more than 350 people, in the fall of 2018.Bikini-clad cabin crew ditched for flights to Muslim country
Vietnamese airline VietJet has promised that all flight attendants on their soon-to-be-opened route from Ho Chi Minh City to Jakarta will be fully clothed after Indonesian authorities raised concerns.
Business | 208307 hits | 12:05 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Vietnamese airline VietJet has promised that all flight attendants on their soon-to-be-opened route from Ho Chi Minh City to Jakarta will be fully clothed after Indonesian authorities raised concerns. Calgary airport criticized after converting 5 disabled stalls to Lexus-only parking
The Calgary Airport Authority says it has relocated some disabled parking bays that were converted to more lucrative "Lexus-only" spaces. Some customers aren't too happy with the move. Post-9/11 notification requirement for Canadian exports to U.S. irks Alberta business amid NAFTA talks
Jerry Bigam fondly remembers the day "way back when" the new automated order notification system at his bakery crashed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website. Canada has 'no grounds' for optimism in NAFTA talks: ex-U.S. envoy BurneyBusiness | 206912 hits | 6:50 PM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Rich SF residents get a shock: Someone bought their street
Thanks to a little-noticed auction sale, a South Bay couple are the proud owners of one of the most exclusive streets in San Francisco — and they’re looking for ways to make their purchase pay.
Business | 207219 hits | 10:57 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thanks to a little-noticed auction sale, a South Bay couple are the proud owners of one of the most exclusive streets in San Francisco — and they’re looking for ways to make their purchase pay. Dispute over Canadian wine sales on the table at NAFTA talksBusiness | 207172 hits | 9:30 PM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
ISIS unit training Brits in Syria to launch wave of terror
Business | 206536 hits | 10:01 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A winning formula' China invests in Canadian dairy to help feed its baby boom
A Chinese corporation is set to invest an unprecedented $225 million in a new Canadian business. It isn't coming for oil or minerals. It wants eastern Ontario's dairy cows — and lots of goats. 'Happiest news possible' as humpback in B.C. slips free of fishing gear
The humpback, named KC, was well known to marine researchers because of a previous injury from a boat strike. 'You can't do this to us': Fuming passengers stuck on planes for hours call 911
Passengers on two Air Transat flights were stuck on planes at the Ottawa airport for hours on Monday after being diverted due to stormy weather, and at least two of them called 911. Alberta beef industry hit by Japanese tariff hike
Alberta beef producers aren't happy about Japan's decision to impose a temporary 50 per cent tariff, up from 38.5 per cent, on imports of frozen beef from Canada and other countries, including the United States. FedEx Office stores closing in Canada, putting 214 workers out of a jobBusiness | 206960 hits | 6:10 PM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Ontario businesses eye fleeing over minimum wage hikeBusiness | 208454 hits | 10:27 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
One-third of small and medium Ontario
businesses are considering selling,
moving to the U.S. or closing shop in
response to provincial government
plans to hike the minimum wage to $15
an hour, a Canadian Federation of
Independent Business (CIF Chinese firm expelled from trade association days before takeover of Canadian high-tech companyBusiness | 206932 hits | 3:19 AM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Business | 208063 hits | 4:03 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The team of six was attending a robotics competition designed to encourage youths to pursue careers in math and science Ontario hydro prices surging at twice national averageBusiness | 208535 hits | 10:03 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ontario energy prices have skyrocketed significantly higher and faster than the rest of the country over the last nine years, with Torontonians paying twice the national average, according to a report from the right-leaning Fraser Institute. Boy, 9, making cold hard cash from iceberg ice stand
An enterprising young boy on the Northern Peninsula has traded his lemonade stand for something a whole lot cooler. Canada's U.S. ambassador to help premiers strategize in run-up to Trump trade talks
Canada's top diplomat in Washington will offer premiers meeting in Edmonton today some strategic advice on dealing with President Donald Trump after the U.S. unveiled its wish list for a historic overhaul of NAFTA. Bitter battle between Big Beer and craft brewers gets uglier
Independent brewers say big beer companies are continuing to buy more and more craft breweries and employing tactics that make it difficult for beer drinkers to tell if the suds they're quaffing are local. Spy agency employees reveal shocking allegations of toxic workplace cultureBusiness | 207513 hits | 8:55 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Five employees of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service have filed a lawsuit seeking $35 million from their employer alleging they have suffered from a workplace rife with racism, homophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination.Feds and LCBO lift ban on Israeli wines |
After a week-long ban on the sale of
two Israeli wines produced in the West
Bank — in a style eerily reminiscent
of the anti-Semitic Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
movement — the Canadian government and
LCBO backtracked late Thursday
Business | 207435 hits | 8:46 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
After a week-long ban on the sale of
two Israeli wines produced in the West
Bank — in a style eerily reminiscent
of the anti-Semitic Boycott,
Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
movement — the Canadian government and
LCBO backtracked late Thursday U.S. farm lobby turns up heat on Trump team as NAFTA talks near
For U.S. farmers the 23-year old pact secures access to stable, lucrative markets in Mexico and Canada that now account for over a quarter of U.S. farm exports Sears managers to earn thousands in bonuses while laid-off workers get no severance
Sears Canada plans to dole out big bonuses to senior management while the retailer restructures, even as thousands of laid-off workers aren't being paid severance. Renewable energy is becoming so cheap the US will meet Paris commitments even if Trump withdraws
Research analysts at Morgan Stanley believe that renewable energy like solar and wind power are hurtling towards a level of ubiquity where not even politics can hinder them. Renewable energy is simply becoming the cheapest option, fast. Basic economics, t Buying fake jobs to immigrateBusiness | 207586 hits | 7:06 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadian employers are creating fake jobs so would-be immigrants can quickly get citizenship.
Immigration “consultants” often arrange the illicit deals, which frequently result in Canadian business owners being paid to fabricate non-existent jobs.Business | 207219 hits | 11:12 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Big Food is in big trouble.
For over a century, brands such as Kellogg’s cereal, Campbell ’s soup and Aunt Jemima pancake mix filled pantries of American households that wanted safe, affordable and convenient food. They provided companies with reliable Italy's farmers 'demonizing' Canadian wheat in bid to protect domestic industry
Canadian wheat was a particular area of contention when farmers from across Italy gathered outside the country's parliament to protest CETA, the EU-Canada trade deal. Volvo says from 2019 all new models it introduces will be electric or hybrid
Five new EVs between 2019 and 2021, and every other new Volvo will be a hybrid. Tesla to start production of mass-market Model 3, other deliveries hit low end of forecasts
In a series of posts on Twitter, Elon Musk said the Model 3 had passed all regulatory requirements for production two weeks ahead of schedule 'Sick, sick, sick story': Family dog shot with nail gunBusiness | 207149 hits | 12:07 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Kuma, the dog, went missing from Prince George. Days later, his owners found him with three nails gunned to his head at a local SPCA.Anti-Semitism Is Creeping Into Progressivism
In the Black Lives Matter, women's and LGBTQ movements, too many have expressed an anti-Jewish sentiment
Business | 207447 hits | 11:22 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In the Black Lives Matter, women's and LGBTQ movements, too many have expressed an anti-Jewish sentimentBusiness | 207842 hits | 10:37 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Pit bull Luna went berserk and "viciously attacked and mauled" 8-pound pooch Kinje, according to the lawsuit. NAFTA lawsuits target Canada most while U.S. hasn't lost yet
Since NAFTA began in 1994, Canada has been sued 39 times by foreign companies claiming Canadian policies have violated their rights Battery storage: The next disruptive technology in the power sector
Storage prices are dropping much faster than anyone expected, due to the growing market for consumer electronics and demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Major players in Asia, Europe, and the United States are all scaling up lithium-ion manufacturing to s Takata Corp. Files For Bankruptcy Following Massive Airbag RecallBusiness | 208415 hits | 1:58 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
A Canada Day miracle: Gas prices at 7-year low for July long weekend
Low crude prices are making for relatively cheap driving this weekend, which could be just what the oilpatch needs. According to research done by GasBuddy.com, gasoline prices in Canada are averaging $1.04 per litre, 14 cents per litre lower than the 10-y$7.5 billion Kemper power plant suspends coal gasification
Southern Company and Mississippi Power announced Wednesday afternoon that they would suspend all coal gasification operations at a Kemper County plant and simply use natural gas instead. The decision comes after the Mississippi Public Service Commission (
Southern Company and Mississippi Power announced Wednesday afternoon that they would suspend all coal gasification operations at a Kemper County plant and simply use natural gas instead. The decision comes after the Mississippi Public Service Commission ( Fort McMurray welcomes $20B oilsands mine proposal, but not its plan to fly in workers
Even before the project gets the regulatory green light there’s concern whether the mine will rely on local labour or fly in workers from other Canadian cities. China attacks Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer for opposing bilateral free tradeBusiness | 206854 hits | 5:55 PM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Billionaire Warren Buffett says 'the real problem' with the US economy is people like him
The Oracle of Omaha says, “the economy is doing well, but all Americans aren’t doing well.”
The Oracle of Omaha says, “the economy is doing well, but all Americans aren’t doing well.”U.S. drillers add oil rigs for record 23rd week in a row
U.S. energy firms added oil rigs for a record 23rd week in a row, extending a year-long drilling recovery as producers boost spending on expectations crude prices will rise in future months despite this week's decline to a 10-month low.
Business | 207972 hits | 2:53 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
U.S. energy firms added oil rigs for a record 23rd week in a row, extending a year-long drilling recovery as producers boost spending on expectations crude prices will rise in future months despite this week's decline to a 10-month low.Back to Canada News
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