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Peachland's first Oktoberfest over before it starts
It was supposed to be Peachland's first Oktoberfest. But organizers have been forced to turn off the taps of the beer festival because of poor ticket sales.Business | 208288 hits | 3:18 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ritvik Ankush Tarte, from Ahmednagar, in Maharashtra, Western India, was taking part in school archery practice when he stepped into the ‘No Entry Zone’ and was hit by a flying arrow. Volkswagen Canada halts some sales as emissions rigging scandal deepens
Volkswagen Canada has stopped sales of many of its diesel models in this country following revelations late last week that the automaker had rigged emissions tests for almost 500,000 diesel cars in the U.S. 
Kristine Hubbard is leading Beck Taxi from the front lines and the backrooms in its fight to survive against new competition. Uber is hardly the biggest threat the family business has faced in its turbulent history. When good loans go bad among junior energy companies
This is shaping up to be a deeply unpleasant autumn for junior energy companies and the banks that lent them hundreds of millions of dollars. Banks and other lenders are about to start re-evaluating their energy loans. A Bay Street investment bank says thBusiness | 207492 hits | 12:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In February 2007, Stephanie Lenz, a mother in Gallitzin, Pa., went on YouTube and uploaded a 29-second video of her toddler dancing while Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” played in the background. Prince’s publishers objected, Ms. Lenz filed a lawsuit, and China seeks to reassure the world: 'We will not have a hard landing'
China’s embattled prime minister has sought to soothe febrile financial markets, which have been beset by near panic over the prospects for the world’s second largest economy.
Business | 206665 hits | 1:05 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
China’s embattled prime minister has sought to soothe febrile financial markets, which have been beset by near panic over the prospects for the world’s second largest economy. Goldman Sachs downgrades oil forecast, says $20 per barrel is possibleBusiness | 206825 hits | 7:33 AM on Friday | posted by ShepherdsDog
Goldman Sachs has bad news for anyone banking on the oil price rebounding any time soon, saying in a report that the price of crude could fall to $20 per barrel by the time it's all said and done. Hydro One customers launch $125M class action lawsuit over billing practices
A class action lawsuit has been launched against Hydro One claiming customers were victims of a new billing system brought in by the utilityUS-appointed egg lobby paid food blogs and targeted chef to crush vegan startup
Internal emails reveal coordinated attack by American Egg Board to quash the rise of Hampton Creek’s egg alternative in possible breach of federal regulations
Internal emails reveal coordinated attack by American Egg Board to quash the rise of Hampton Creek’s egg alternative in possible breach of federal regulations Fox takes 73% stake in National GeographicBusiness | 206711 hits | 12:12 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Expanded partnership will be 73 per cent owned by 21st Century Fox and 27 per cent by the National Geographic Society. Vancouver methadone pharmacy closed over unsanitary conditions
Downtown Pharmacy, a methadone pharmacy in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, has been ordered closed by the B.C. College of Pharmacists due to unsanitary conditions. NAFTA auto parts makers mount drive to sweeten terms of TPP deal
Auto industries in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico want governments to fight for a domestic content rule of 50 per cent in negotiations with Japan Only 8% of consumers sharing their data say it's worth it, Aimia survey indicates
A new report suggests 89 per cent of Canadians have signed up for loyalty programs, but few appear happy with the deals they are offered in exchange for sharing their personal information. NDP's Fin Donnelly needs to own up to his mistakeBusiness | 206946 hits | 11:13 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Where’s Fin Donnelly? The NDP candidate in Port Moody—Coquitlam is kind of a big deal right now. He’s the reason why Canada has had such a bad rap around the world the past few days. Woman, 22, killed trying to walk across Trans-Canada after AC/DC concert
New Brunswick RCMP confirm a young woman from the Moncton area is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 2 after Saturday's AC/DC concert at Magnetic Hill. If Mulcair becomes PM, Ontario could be paying twice for cap-and-tradeBusiness | 206907 hits | 11:43 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Since it looks like NDP Leader Tom Mulcair could be our next prime minister, there are some pressing concerns those of us in Ontario should have with his plans for addressing climate change.After months in a coma says it could be attempted murder
ROME – An attempted murder investigation has been launched in northern Italy after a woman thought to have tried suicide by jumping to her death off a cruise ship awoke from a long coma and said she had not tried to kill herself.
Business | 206770 hits | 12:14 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
ROME – An attempted murder investigation has been launched in northern Italy after a woman thought to have tried suicide by jumping to her death off a cruise ship awoke from a long coma and said she had not tried to kill herself. Vancouver cab driver blocked security camera during sexual assaultBusiness | 206868 hits | 12:56 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
VANCOUVER — A former Vancouver taxi driver who sexually assaulted a female passenger after blocking the security camera in his cab to avoid detection of his crime has been sentenced to three years in prison Pop-up license plate scam to cheat bridge tollsBusiness | 206937 hits | 12:50 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A very sneaky driver is facing charges and has had his car seized after police discovered his license plate had been rigged to avoid paying bridge tolls. Nova Scotia lobster, or 'Boston Lobster' in China, could be rebranded
With Canadian lobster sales in China at record levels, a major Nova Scotia exporter is trying rebrand the tasty crustacean to overcome its generic name in China: "Boston lobster." Qualified candidates tough to come by, say small business ownersBusiness | 206826 hits | 8:42 PM on Wednesday | posted by ShepherdsDog
A recent survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) found that although employers love their current staff, they're struggling to find quality candidates that have the same work ethic. Canadian Music Industry Hit With Competition Complaint Over Public Domain Recordings
The complaint tells a fascinating behind-the-scenes tale, with the recording industry doing everything in its powers – including posting false reviews and pressuring distributors – to stop the sale of competing records. The complaint notably identifies Un Penn West Petroleum, ConocoPhillips Canada slash hundreds of jobs
Almost 1,000 energy-sectors jobs are disappearing, mostly in Calgary, as two major oil and gas players announce plans to scale back operations because of the low price of crude. 'Technical recession' in Canada as economy shrank again: StatsCan | CTV News
Canada’s economy shrank for a second-straight quarter in the first half of 2015, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada, putting the country in a technical definition of a recession. B.C. First Nation chief regrets charging road toll during severe stormBusiness | 206791 hits | 1:49 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The chief of a Fraser Valley First Nation says she regrets that a toll was charged to drivers trapped after a vicious wind storm toppled trees across the main route out of Cultus Lake on Saturday.George Soros, Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, Koch brothers use wealth to influence colleges
Two years ago, liberal billionaire George Soros gave $675,000 from his Open Society Foundation to support the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Civic Media.
Business | 208338 hits | 6:11 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two years ago, liberal billionaire George Soros gave $675,000 from his Open Society Foundation to support the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Civic Media.Billionaire George Soros warms up to coal as stock prices hit bottom
Billionaire investor George Soros, who has demonized fossil fuels for years through his think tanks and political contributions, seems to have warmed up to Big Coal now that stocks are dirt cheap.
Business | 208412 hits | 6:03 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Billionaire investor George Soros, who has demonized fossil fuels for years through his think tanks and political contributions, seems to have warmed up to Big Coal now that stocks are dirt cheap. NDP dropped the ball on U.S. lawmakers' oilsands visit: Critics | Alberta | NewsBusiness | 207977 hits | 10:06 PM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck
Major U.S. lawmakers toured an Alberta oilsands project to little fanfare on Thursday as the NDP government failed
to release details to the media and, according to the official opposition, almost blew off the meeting altogether.
almost blew off the mBusiness | 208089 hits | 12:12 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An apparent new trend in China has tech firms hiring women to hang out with young male programmers who are "terrible at socializing". North American stock markets rebound in early trading, TSX upBusiness | 208022 hits | 12:07 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index was showing a triple-digit gain in early trading Tuesday as markets around the world rebounded from the previous day's tumult. Shell rolls back price of gas to 10 cents per litre at select Metro Vancouver stationsBusiness | 208003 hits | 11:58 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
There will be some lucky customers filling up their gas tanks this morning at select Shell stations in Metro Vancouver. TSX, Dow plunge 700 points after Chinese market panic spreads
North American stock markets tanked out of the gate today as investor fears about a Chinese economic slowdown spread around the world.Business | 206815 hits | 10:00 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The world’s 400 richest people lost $182 billion this week from their collective fortunes as weak manufacturing data from China and a rout in commodities sent global markets plunging. First Nickel receivership: Sudbury workers won't be paid severance
Miners from the now-closed Lockerby Mine in Sudbury will not get severance for their years of work. Business | 206787 hits | 12:32 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Gas prices have climbed all summer even as oil has renewed its slide. There's a few reasons, among them, pressure from oil firms to keep prices up, experts say.ISIS are selling off organs of women kept as sex slaves to fund its terror regime
SAVAGE Islamic State terrorists are allegedly selling off the organs of thousands of women they have kept as sex slaves to fund their sickening regime.
Business | 206759 hits | 9:49 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
SAVAGE Islamic State terrorists are allegedly selling off the organs of thousands of women they have kept as sex slaves to fund their sickening regime.Subway's "Jared" expected to plead guilty of sex with minors, child porn
Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle said he agrees to pay $1.4 million in restitution to 14 minor victims, jail time.
Business | 206881 hits | 12:26 PM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle said he agrees to pay $1.4 million in restitution to 14 minor victims, jail time. Dry conditions have some farmers making hay, others facing a hay shortageBusiness | 206885 hits | 12:09 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jason Vanderveen is feeling pretty popular these days. His product is in such high demand that it seems whenever his phone rings, it’s another customer looking to buy. 'I fell asleep reading,' Toronto boy says in apology note for ripped Asterix comic bookBusiness | 206920 hits | 11:34 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Toronto boy is promising "it won't happen again" after the book he borrowed from the library ripped when it fell off his bed.Yazidi singer in Iraq forms all-female 'Sun Girls' unit to fight ISIS
If the female members of the 'Sun Girls' batallion (pictured) are ever captured by ISIS in battle, they will either be killed or, more likely, be held by the vile extremists as their personal sex slaves.
Business | 207365 hits | 11:10 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
If the female members of the 'Sun Girls' batallion (pictured) are ever captured by ISIS in battle, they will either be killed or, more likely, be held by the vile extremists as their personal sex slaves. Vancouver tourism industry soars to new heights in 2015Business | 206824 hits | 10:34 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It’s not just the record crowds of tourists who are lining up these days at Granville Island Public Market — international airline crews jockey for spots on Vancouver-bound flights with an eye to bringing home a taste of B.C. Kokanee teams with scientist for glacier research, beer brewingBusiness | 206806 hits | 10:10 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A British Columbia scientist is hoping to use a few cold ones to get the public thinking about really big cold ones -- glaciers. Business | 206769 hits | 12:18 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
B.C. proponents, expecting a production surge, argue more refineries and upgraders would help Canada keep more of its oil wealth here. And where Alberta falters, B.C. hopes to rise with refining projects of its own Ontario Energy Board says Energy East pipeline risks outweigh benefits
The Ontario Energy Board says the environmental risks of the $12 billion Energy East pipeline project outweigh the potential benefits, and warns it will drive up natural gas prices. 
Canadian heavy crude fell to $20 below Texas prices this week, a seven-year low that's going to make more wells in Alberta too expensive to run Business | 206816 hits | 3:19 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In Napanee, a battle rages over a proposed 300-acre solar farm. Residents wonder why they should give up prime farmland in order to charge city residents' cellphones and laptops Kraft Heinz cutting 2,500 jobs in U.S. and CanadaBusiness | 206780 hits | 2:30 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Kraft Heinz says it is cutting about 2,500 jobs as part of its plan to slash costs after the food companies combined. LNG protected from tax hikes for 25 years in deal with B.C. governmentBusiness | 206763 hits | 2:03 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The B.C. government has agreed to compensate a major liquefied natural gas project if it raises taxes on the LNG industry for a 25-year period after the plant starts shipping.Back to Canada News
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