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U.S. TV networks may abandon unbundled Canadian cable for onlineBusiness | 207376 hits | 4:08 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Some major U.S. television networks say they'll pull out of Canada or consider streaming all their content online if a proposal to unbundle Canadian cable packages and let customers pay for a few select channels goes ahead. Clorox lauded for listing all ingredients amid labelling loophole
A move by Clorox to disclose the ingredients in the fragrances used in its cleaning products is being lauded by activists who say it exposes a loophole in Canada's labelling rules and will put pressure on other corporations to follow suit.Waldorf becomes most expensive hotel ever sold: $1.95 billion
The famed Waldorf Astoria hotel, famously called "the greatest of them all," is now the most expensive of them all, after selling for $1.95 billion.
Business | 206617 hits | 12:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The famed Waldorf Astoria hotel, famously called "the greatest of them all," is now the most expensive of them all, after selling for $1.95 billion. Quebecor sells English papers to Postmedia Network for $316 millionBusiness | 206678 hits | 10:29 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
TORONTO — Quebecor has signed a deal to sell Sun Media Corp.’s English-language operations to Postmedia Network Canada Corp. for $316 million. Two Uber drivers charged over the weekendBusiness | 206769 hits | 12:15 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The dispute between the city and ride-sharing company Uber escalated over the weekend, when two drivers were charged as part of an undercover investigation. Business | 206735 hits | 11:25 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It’s a multi-billion-dollar struggle for control of urban transportation across the globe, pitting Silicon Valley investors against traditional taxi companies, and Vancouver is now a key battleground.GOOGLE 'deletes thousands of naked celeb pictures'
Google has replied to a letter written on behalf of a dozen undisclosed female victims of the photo hacking scandal.
Business | 206859 hits | 1:16 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Google has replied to a letter written on behalf of a dozen undisclosed female victims of the photo hacking scandal. Parliamentary wine contest a cruel joke, says B.C. winery owner
Some winery owners in the B.C.'s Okanagan region are surprised a federal member of Parliament is inviting them to ship wine to Ottawa for a contest — despite laws making the shipments illegal for ordinary people. $1-billion Canadian coal mine was just sold for a buck amid plunging demand and prices
Marubeni Corp., a Japanese trader that with a partner bought Canada’s Grande Cache Coal Corp. for about US$1 billion three years ago, said it would dispose of the asset for a nominal US$1 to a Hong Kong mining investor.
Marubeni and Winsway Enterprises Keurig coffee sued for $600M by Ontario-based Club Coffee
An Ontario coffee roaster and grinder is suing Keurig for anti-competitive behaviour, claiming it is keeping the price of single-serve coffee pods artificially high for consumers. N.W.T. premier Bob McLeod promotes Arctic pipeline idea in Washington
The premier of the Northwest Territories is in the American capital promoting an "Arctic Gateway" to carry oil through the territory to international markets. Civeo to 'redomicile' in Canada after discovering tax advantage
Civeo Corp., a Houston-based company that provides workplace accommodations in the Alberta oilsands, plans to move its headquarters to Canada after discovering it will gain a tax advantage. Grocery bus attempts to beat high N.W.T. food prices
Mike Sharpe is trying to lower the price of food in the southern N.W.T. by selling groceries out of a converted transit bus in communities from Fort Smith to Fort Simpson.Business | 208383 hits | 12:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The US is overtaking Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of liquid petroleum, in a sign of how its booming oil production has reshaped the energy sector. Foreign worker paid $25K for a non-existent jobBusiness | 208419 hits | 10:26 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An Ontario immigration consultant is under investigation for charging foreign clients up to $25,000 to help them enter Canada to work at low-skill jobs. In at least one case, the worker arrived to find the employer no longer existed. Wake-up call: CEO quits after 10-year-old daughter lists missed milestones | CTV NewsBusiness | 207070 hits | 8:41 AM on Monday | posted by saturn_656
Russia Says Arctic Well Drilled With Exxon Strikes Oil
Russia, viewed by the Obama administration as hostile to U.S. interests, has discovered what may prove to be a vast pool of oil in one of the world’s most remote places with the help of America’s largest energy company.
Business | 208543 hits | 1:23 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Russia, viewed by the Obama administration as hostile to U.S. interests, has discovered what may prove to be a vast pool of oil in one of the world’s most remote places with the help of America’s largest energy company.Iraqi asylum seekers make fortune renting out luxury London flats
Former Iraqi asylum seekers have been raking in millions of pounds by illegally sub-letting luxury London flats paid for by taxpayers to super-rich tourists for thousands of pounds a week.
Business | 208634 hits | 1:21 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Former Iraqi asylum seekers have been raking in millions of pounds by illegally sub-letting luxury London flats paid for by taxpayers to super-rich tourists for thousands of pounds a week. BlackBerry reports $207M US loss in 2nd quarter
BlackBerry reports a $207-million US loss for the second quarter, much better than analysts were expecting, despite a $50-million drop in revenues.Richard Branson is rolling out unlimited vacations at his company
Richard Branson “may be the coolest boss on the planet. He wants to abolish fixed holiday entitlements, instead allowing workers to take time out as often and for as long as they please.
Business | 208318 hits | 12:51 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Richard Branson “may be the coolest boss on the planet. He wants to abolish fixed holiday entitlements, instead allowing workers to take time out as often and for as long as they please. Coke, Pepsi, pledge to shrink can and bottle sizes to cut calories
Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper say they'll work to reduce the calories Americans get from beverages by 20 per cent over the next decade by more aggressively marketing smaller sizes, bottled water and diet drinks. Tim Hortons transforms suburban Calgary home into pop-up shopBusiness | 208217 hits | 12:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Residents in a suburban Calgary neighbourood didn't have to travel far for their cup of coffee this morning thanks to a public relations stunt by Tim HortonsUS jury convicts Arab Bank of financing Hamas terrorism
Jordan-based institution transferred millions to terror group for attacks carried out during Second Intifada
Business | 208125 hits | 12:27 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jordan-based institution transferred millions to terror group for attacks carried out during Second Intifada Suncor sends its first tanker of Western Canada heavy crude to EuropeBusiness | 208298 hits | 12:19 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada's largest oil and gas producer, Suncor Energy Inc, is shipping its first ever tanker of Western Canadian heavy crude from Canada's East Coast to Europe, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Younger workers poorer than parents' generation, research says
All those stories about the younger generation being poorer than their parents are often true, says a report from the Conference Board of Canada. For the first time, the generation now aged 25 to 29 risks remaining poorer than their parents throughout the Farmers look beyond tough times with Wheat Board privatization
For decades, Prairie farmers had just one buyer when it came time to sell their wheat and barley: the Canadian Wheat Board.
But CWB Ltd., as it’s now known, has defied skeptics. Not only is the board profitable but it also has managed to build a networ One-man oil sands advocate takes on celebrity activists in PR warBusiness | 207007 hits | 12:52 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
CALGARY — Realtor Cody Battershill has heard the stories of Calgarians travelling abroad being met with disgust when they tell people where they’re from. He’s watched a parade of celebrities — Neil Young, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Redford — come to AlbertRockefellers to sell oil assets as part of $50B global warming fight
The Rockefellers, who made their vast fortune on oil, and other philanthropies and high-wealth individuals on Monday will announce pledges to divest a total of $50 billion from fossil fuel investments.
The Rockefellers, who made their vast fortune on oil, and other philanthropies and high-wealth individuals on Monday will announce pledges to divest a total of $50 billion from fossil fuel investments. P.E.I. companies hiring foreign workers while Islanders collect EIBusiness | 206814 hits | 12:11 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Seafood processors in Prince Edward Island have been using temporary foreign workers while an abundant supply of local fish plant labourers collect EI, according to new data released by Employment Minister Jason Kenney’s office.Muslim leaders angry at long Sydney airport security delay for senior imam
Muslim leaders are fuming at what they claim is the unacceptable treatment of a senior cleric by officials at Sydney airport.
Business | 206960 hits | 11:55 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Muslim leaders are fuming at what they claim is the unacceptable treatment of a senior cleric by officials at Sydney airport.McDonald's Happy Meals containing fruit DON'T encourage healthier eating | Daily Mail Online
The Liverpool University
researchers said the finding shows the power of McDonald’s branding - and accused the food giant of cleverly getting round advertising rules.
Business | 207250 hits | 11:37 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Liverpool University
researchers said the finding shows the power of McDonald’s branding - and accused the food giant of cleverly getting round advertising rules. Ontario facing $400-million bailout over pensions at U.S. Steel CanadaBusiness | 206821 hits | 10:17 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Government faces potential bill if ailing steel maker can’t restructure around a $838.7-million solvency deficit CN Rail to be fined for failing to move enough grain
Canadian National Railway will be fined for failing to comply with an order that it move a minimum amount of grain each week, a spokeswoman for federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Wednesday in a move that caught the railway by surprise. Alberta teen suspended after selling Pepsi soda from his locker
The entrepreneurial skills of an Alberta teenager are making headlines after he was suspended for selling non-diet pop out of his school locker. Pictou County butcher ordered to stop slaughtering turkeys
For 36 years, Gordon Fraser has been slaughtering chickens, cattle, pigs and up until recently, turkeys. That’s because the general manager of the Nova Scotia Turkey Producers Marketing Board recently came to his shop and ordered the popular Pictou County U.S. Steel Canada files for court-supervised protection
U.S. Steel Canada, citing years of operating losses, has filled for court-supervised protection to give the company a chance to restructure in hopes of being able to better compete in the North American steel industry.Moscow warns against panic as ruble plunges to historic lows
Moscow (AFP) - Russian authorities told people not to panic on Tuesday as the battered ruble plunged to record lows, floored by tensions with the West over Ukraine, new sanctions and falling oil prices.
Business | 206736 hits | 1:57 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Moscow (AFP) - Russian authorities told people not to panic on Tuesday as the battered ruble plunged to record lows, floored by tensions with the West over Ukraine, new sanctions and falling oil prices. Sponsorship disaproval of NFL ScandalsBusiness | 206708 hits | 1:31 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Major sponsors including Anheuser-Busch are adding to the chorus of disapproval over the National Football League's recent scandals, but the companies are stopping short of pulling advertising.Well Leaks, Not Fracking, Are Linked to Fouled Water
A study of tainted drinking water in areas where natural gas is produced from shale shows that the contamination is most likely caused by leaky wells rather than the process of hydraulic fracturing used to release the gas from the rock.
Business | 206641 hits | 1:01 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A study of tainted drinking water in areas where natural gas is produced from shale shows that the contamination is most likely caused by leaky wells rather than the process of hydraulic fracturing used to release the gas from the rock. Hunter to Hunted: The rise and fall of famed treasure sleuth Tommy ThompsonBusiness | 206739 hits | 1:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The rise and fall of the intrepid explorer is the stuff of storybooks, a tale receiving renewed attention amid a new expedition begun this year to the sunken ship.No Jews: What schoolboys were told by security guard when trying to go into Sports Direct store
The sports retailer removed the worker from its outlet in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire after he reportedly told the Jewish Year 7 students they could not enter.
Business | 207133 hits | 12:29 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The sports retailer removed the worker from its outlet in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire after he reportedly told the Jewish Year 7 students they could not enter. Bootleg Pepsi sales at school get Alberta student suspendedBusiness | 207008 hits | 10:20 PM on Monday | posted by Alta_redneck
Lions shut down Bombers for second-straight win
Kevin Glenn completed 20 of his 27 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns,as the BC Lions shoved aside the Blue Bombers for a 26-9 home win on Saturday night.San Diego cabbies outraged by official body odour test used to ban foul-smelling taxi drivers
Body odour is among 52 criteria that officials at San Diego International Airport use to judge taxi drivers. Cabbies say that smacks of prejudice and discrimination.
Business | 206822 hits | 10:54 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Body odour is among 52 criteria that officials at San Diego International Airport use to judge taxi drivers. Cabbies say that smacks of prejudice and discrimination.Business | 206690 hits | 1:24 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
John Colliver, 71, from Caerphilly in South Wales, was left furious when he was fined £200 for falling asleep in a McDonald's car park after buying a Happy Meal.Back to Canada News
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