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Canadian IP addresses found in banking malware servers
Canadian IP addresses were among the targets of a newly-revealed exploit aimed at banks and financial institutions around the world from a group that could have netted as much as US$1 billion over the last two years. Tim Hortons' new owner lost $514M in quarter after Burger King merger
The company that owns Tim Hortons swung to a huge $514-million loss in the fourth quarter, largely because of costs associated with the mega-merger of Burger King to Canada's ubiquitous coffee and doughnut chain. Canadian Pacific Railway talks fail, engineers go on strikeBusiness | 206885 hits | 8:15 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
More than 3,000 Teamsters members have gone on strike at the Canadian Pacific Railway after contract talks failed to reach an agreement before the midnight deadline. Hefty AHS smartphone voice and data roaming overages causeBusiness | 206797 hits | 9:13 AM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck
Prentice is not amused by what’s gone on at AHS, especially when he’s out there banging the drum for cuts to the budget.
A few days back Prentice said: “There seems to be a lot of smartphones at AHS but a large number of them don’t seem to have smart peo Sun News Network shuts down
Sun News Network, dubbed by pundits as "Fox News North" when it launched in April 2011, went off the air Friday morning after failing to find a new owner. Ford announces that new GT will be built in Ontario | CTV News | Autos
Ford announced at the Canadian International AutoShow on Thursday that its long-anticipated successor to the original GT will be built in Markham, Ont. in partnership with Multimatic. Production is slated to begin in late-2016.Sweden cuts rates below zero and starts QE
Sweden's central bank cuts its key interest rate from 0% to a record low of -0.1% and starts a programme of quantitative easing.
Sweden's central bank cuts its key interest rate from 0% to a record low of -0.1% and starts a programme of quantitative easing. Bombardier shakes up management
Bombardier Inc. has made a major change in top management, announcing the retirement of its chairman, Laurent Beaudoin, and the hiring of a new chief executive. United voids transatlantic tickets accidentally sold for under $100
United Airlines briefly offered thousands of passengers transatlantic tickets for less than $100 — only to void the sales once it realized the mistake. Air Canada annual profit soars to $531M record high
Air Canada profit soared to a record annual high of $531 million last year, even as the slumping loonie caused the airline to lose $100 million in the last three months of the fiscal year. Rogers customer billed hundreds for unwanted texts from fortune teller
Not having a crystal ball, Andy Pearcey had no idea what his future would hold when he received an unwanted text in November 2012. The Rogers customer tells CBC's Go Public that he later learned a third party was billing him nearly $10 a month for more th Walmart Canada plans 29 new stores in $340M expansion
Walmart says it plans to add 29 new supercentre stores in Canada over the next 12 months, part of a $340-million expansion plan aimed at filling the void that will be left with Target's departure. Scrapping of long-form census causing long-term issues for businessBusiness | 206929 hits | 12:21 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Elimination of mandatory survey ‘a multibillion-dollar mistake,’ as businesses, municipalities struggle to determine critical trendsCoca-Cola ends automated Twitter campaign after it tweets parts of Mein Kampf
Coca-Cola has been forced to end its #Makeithappy automated Twitter campaign after pranksters tricked it into tweeting chunks of text from Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf.
Coca-Cola has been forced to end its #Makeithappy automated Twitter campaign after pranksters tricked it into tweeting chunks of text from Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Canada surprises with 35,400 new jobs in January
Canada added 35,400 jobs in January, far surpassing the slight gain that economists had been expecting. Ads masquerading as journalism, the slippery slope of branded content
Increasingly, media institutions like the New York Times and Condé Nast have been opening their pages and websites to 'native' ads designed to blend in with regular articles. Neil Macdonald asks if this is a good thing. Bell Canada agent calls customer 'slut' in e-mailBusiness | 207297 hits | 12:11 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
MONTREAL - A Bell Canada client who gave a mediocre service rating to a call-centre agent was called a "slut" and a "bitch" in a vicious e-mail. Starbucks will serve beer and wine in Canada by the end of the yearBusiness | 206903 hits | 12:09 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
TORONTO - Fancy a glass of Pinot Grigio or a pint of cold pilsner? Soon, you won't have to look any further than your local Starbucks. Canadian Auto Market online vehicle sales called a ripoff
An Edmonton man is accusing a U.S.-based internet vehicle-sales company of ripping off clients. Air Canada leaves luggage behind in Cuba, passengers still waiting
A traveller from Invermere, B.C., returned home from a trip to Cuba last week - but his luggage didn't. Neither did the luggage belonging to almost all the other Air Canada passengers who landed in Calgary. Nielsen ratings data shows big TV decline due to streaming video
U.S. television viewership declined by 12 per cent in January compared to the same month a year earlier, the eighth consecutive double-digit drop, according to new data from ratings firm Nielsen.NY attorney general finds many herbal supplements aren't what they claim | CTV News
Numerous store brand supplements aren't what their labels claim to be, an ongoing investigation of popular herbal supplements subjected to DNA testing has found, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday.
Numerous store brand supplements aren't what their labels claim to be, an ongoing investigation of popular herbal supplements subjected to DNA testing has found, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday.Separate cashiers for non-Muslim foods at Dubai supermarkets
Dubai: People in the UAE should pay for products that are not consumed by Muslims at the designated cashier to abide by the rules set by the Dubai Municipality with respect to others’ beliefs.
Business | 206792 hits | 12:31 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Dubai: People in the UAE should pay for products that are not consumed by Muslims at the designated cashier to abide by the rules set by the Dubai Municipality with respect to others’ beliefs.Royal Enfield races past Harley-Davidson in global sales
NEW DELHI: It's like David taking on Goliath, on the highway. Till now, Milwaukee-born Harley-Davidson (HD), which makes motorcycles with engine displacements over 700cc, has been chugging along unchallenged. But finally, an Indian 'heavy' bike maker seem
Business | 206941 hits | 12:28 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
NEW DELHI: It's like David taking on Goliath, on the highway. Till now, Milwaukee-born Harley-Davidson (HD), which makes motorcycles with engine displacements over 700cc, has been chugging along unchallenged. But finally, an Indian 'heavy' bike maker seemBardhaman blast accused made bombs in burqa factory
The Bardhaman blast accused were not just using madrassas as training centre for terrorists but even assembling bombs in the garb of running burqa (veil) stitching units.
Business | 206761 hits | 2:51 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Bardhaman blast accused were not just using madrassas as training centre for terrorists but even assembling bombs in the garb of running burqa (veil) stitching units.GP groped suicidal woman telling her 'you want it' keeps job. Blames 'cultural differences'
The General Medical Council called for Emmanuel Kanu, 36, to be struck off. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service suspended the Nigerian father-of-one for six months.
Business | 206822 hits | 11:51 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The General Medical Council called for Emmanuel Kanu, 36, to be struck off. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service suspended the Nigerian father-of-one for six months. Uber offers free rides as council mulls ride-share bylawsBusiness | 206751 hits | 4:32 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Uber has taken surprising step in its continuing scuffle with the City of Edmonton over vehicle-for-hire laws; the company has simply stopped charging passengers. Village of Andrew left without fire department after volunteers resignBusiness | 206787 hits | 4:27 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The people of Andrew are left without a local fire department after the village’s volunteer firefighters resigned en masse, two months after the fire chief lost his job.ISIS chemical weapons expert trained under Saddam killed in airstrike near Mosul
Abu Malik was killed on January 24 near Mosul, after apparently being 'specifically targeted' by the U.S.-led forces because of growing concern ISIS may be trying to secure chemical weapons.
Business | 208631 hits | 1:29 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Abu Malik was killed on January 24 near Mosul, after apparently being 'specifically targeted' by the U.S.-led forces because of growing concern ISIS may be trying to secure chemical weapons.Angela Merkel rejects debt relief for Greece
German Chancellor's words add to tensions between the radical new Greek government and its international creditors
Business | 208638 hits | 11:13 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
German Chancellor's words add to tensions between the radical new Greek government and its international creditors Old shipping containers find new life as buildings
Since December, visitors to Sioux Lookout have been checking into a brand new hotel, built out of old shipping containers - a reused material that's becoming more common in the building world.McDonald's CEO Don Thompson steps aside, stock jumps
After a tumultuous year at McDonald's, CEO Don Thompson is retiring. Chief Brand Officer Steve Easterbrook will take the helm.
Business | 208293 hits | 9:13 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
After a tumultuous year at McDonald's, CEO Don Thompson is retiring. Chief Brand Officer Steve Easterbrook will take the helm. Aspiring filmmaker who became dominatrix after brain injury wins $1.5 millionBusiness | 206974 hits | 9:05 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Value of cab licences plummeting over Uber uncertainty, says Vancouver Taxi AssociationBusiness | 208096 hits | 8:57 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As tech giant Uber and other challengers press to enter Vancouver’s lucrative taxi market, 588 city cab licenses previously worth about $800,000 each are plummeting in valu CRTC to allow U.S. Super Bowl commercials starting in 2017
Canada's broadcast regulator plans to ban Canadian specialty TV channels from blacking out U.S. Super Bowl ads in favour of Canadian ones, starting with the big game in early 2017. Target's $8,000 cheque for student conference bounces
Adam Normand wasn't entirely surprised when the $8,000 cheque Target cut for his business students' case competition bounced. Tim Hortons layoffs: Long-time employees escorted out the door
Dozens of corporate Tim Hortons workers, including pregnant women and staff who had been with the chain for 30 years, were summoned to meet with outplacement agents and then escorted out the doors of its regional offices and headquarters yesterday as partGreece markets hit by debt default fears
Greek financial markets were in turmoil on Wednesday with investors fearing the new anti-bailout government was determined to defy its international creditors.
Greek financial markets were in turmoil on Wednesday with investors fearing the new anti-bailout government was determined to defy its international creditors. The spreading alchemy of central bank money-printing
Money for nothing and recovery for free? America's economic turnaround looks to have pulled even a reluctant Europe into the money-printing pool, Neil Macdonald writes. So what's a buck, or a euro, really worth anymore? Marriott buys Canada's Delta Hotels for $168M
Marriott International Inc. has signed a deal to buy the Delta hotel brand from B.C. Investment Management Corp. for $168 million. 60 millionaire immigrant investors to be offered permanent residency
Canada will start accepting applications from millionaire immigrant investors and their families on Wednesday under a revamped version of a program critics once denounced as "cash for citizenship." Russia's sovereign credit rating downgraded to below investment grade
Ratings agency S&P said on Monday it had cut Russia's sovereign credit rating to BB+ or below investment grade with a negative outlook, and said Russia's economic growth prospects have weakened.Refugee boy in Istanbul beaten for eating Burger King leftovers
ANKARA - A Syrian refugee child has been beaten by a restaurant manager in the Turkish city Istanbul for eating a customer’s leftovers, local media reported on Saturday.
Business | 207128 hits | 12:26 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
ANKARA - A Syrian refugee child has been beaten by a restaurant manager in the Turkish city Istanbul for eating a customer’s leftovers, local media reported on Saturday.Box Office: 'American Sniper' Quickly Becoming No. 1 War Film of All Time
American Sniper has set its sights on another record: Within a matter of days, it will overtake Steven Spielberg's WWII classic Saving Private Ryan to become the top-grossing war-themed film of all time in North America, not accounting for inflation.
Business | 206899 hits | 12:17 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
American Sniper has set its sights on another record: Within a matter of days, it will overtake Steven Spielberg's WWII classic Saving Private Ryan to become the top-grossing war-themed film of all time in North America, not accounting for inflation. Former Centerplate exec charged in elevator puppy-kicking incidentBusiness | 206882 hits | 12:36 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A man who was video’d by an elevator security camera allegedly kicking a puppy has been charged. Des Hague, former Centerplate CEO, has been charged with two counts under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.Business | 206748 hits | 12:08 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
NEW YORK (AP) – McDonald’s isn’t lovin’ it, and it’s going to do something about it.
The world’s largest hamburger chain reported falling earnings and sales for its fourth quarter on Friday and says it is going to take action this year to save money an Blake Deschenes, teen hockey ref, target of abuse from players' parentsBusiness | 207290 hits | 1:08 PM on Friday | posted by Zipperfish
Blake Deschenes says he loves being a minor hockey referee but some days he's ready to quit the game because the abuse from players' parents has become so bad.Back to Canada News
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