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UK employers fight back over George Osborne's living wage as BandQ begins cuts
In a fresh blow to George Osborne (pictured visiting Asda staff in Manchester) the owners of B&Q are threatening to sack staff unless it signs a new employment contract that cuts work benefits.
In a fresh blow to George Osborne (pictured visiting Asda staff in Manchester) the owners of B&Q are threatening to sack staff unless it signs a new employment contract that cuts work benefits.France: Exodus of 10,000 millionaires amid rising Muslim tensions
UK, Belgium, Germany, Sweden at risk of rise in millionaire outflows amidst emerging signs of unrest.
Business | 207174 hits | 8:05 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
UK, Belgium, Germany, Sweden at risk of rise in millionaire outflows amidst emerging signs of unrest.
Business | 208649 hits | 2:08 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Illegal tobacco also helps fund organized crime in Canada and terrorist organizations abroad, the report notes. Canada among 7 countries most vulnerable to debt crisisBusiness | 208689 hits | 10:32 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadians' high rates of household debt is leaving the country at risk of a devastating debt crisis, an economist warns in a new Forbes report. Business | 209537 hits | 12:28 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The federal government is scrambling to clarify the language around its proposed “bail-in” scenario for Canadian banks in the event of a financial crisis, hoping to distance itself from the type of bail-in that occurred last week in debt-riddled Cyprus.Why do the feds want Google to control your TV' |
Deep Throat’s advice to Woodward and Bernstein was never so true. If you want to understand what’s happening in politics, “follow the money.”
Consider this new FCC proposal to mandate rules for set-top boxes in your home. Even though you have never had
Business | 208542 hits | 12:25 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Deep Throat’s advice to Woodward and Bernstein was never so true. If you want to understand what’s happening in politics, “follow the money.”
Consider this new FCC proposal to mandate rules for set-top boxes in your home. Even though you have never hadMuslim Dairy Queen owner installs signs comparing Hindus to monkeys
The Hindu community is calling on a Muslim Dairy Queen franchise owner to take down signs from his Houston-area business that compare Hindus to monkeys.
Business | 208709 hits | 12:22 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Hindu community is calling on a Muslim Dairy Queen franchise owner to take down signs from his Houston-area business that compare Hindus to monkeys. Alberta man feels 'duped' after spending $3,600 to try to fix creditBusiness | 208525 hits | 2:16 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An Alberta man is warning others after he says he spent nearly $3,600 on a program from a company called Credit Slab, which he believed would help fix his poor credit. How Ryan Smyth is finding ways to fill his hockey voidBusiness | 208889 hits | 10:54 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck
Retirement hasn't slowed down 40-year-old Ryan Smyth, who's currently in a fight for the Allan Cup with the Stony Plain Eagles. It's hockey, and it's what Ryan Smyth does. The Story Behind The Craziest Corporate Collapse Of The Last Decade
Things have gone from bad to worse this week at drug giant Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and its future is looking bleak. After months of scandals and falling stock value, the debt-saddled Canadian company announced Monday that it had fired its CEO and reshuff Number of Albertans collecting EI up 91 per cent in 1 year | CTV News
The number of out-of-work Albertans collecting employment insurance has risen 91 per cent since January, 2015, Statistics Canada reports.Blonde women 'have higher IQs than brunettes and redheads' | World | News | London Evening Standard
A study by The Ohio State University found the “dumb blonde” stereotype is incorrect, with fair haired women scoring an average IQ three points higher than brunettes or those with red or black hair.
Business | 208701 hits | 11:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A study by The Ohio State University found the “dumb blonde” stereotype is incorrect, with fair haired women scoring an average IQ three points higher than brunettes or those with red or black hair. Bombardier still aims to outsource jobs as it seeks bailout from OttawaBusiness | 208351 hits | 2:19 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As company seeks bailout from Canadian taxpayers, proposal to shift assembly of turboprop components to Mexico and China remains on table Alberta manufacturing sales plunge 13% in year as most provinces see upswing
A Statistics Canada report paints a stark contrast between a robust national economy and one in Alberta that continues to shrink because of the collapse of the oil and gas sector. Alberta government takes first major step to phase out coal powerBusiness | 206694 hits | 9:04 AM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck
Canadians revel in Alberta's downfall, or do they'Business | 207095 hits | 1:40 PM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Albertans are struggling as the energy industry continues to sputter. Making matters worse, there is a pervasive feeling that some Canadians enjoy watching the province's hard times. But does the rest of Canada really take pleasure in Alberta's pain? LNG dream dying in B.C.'s gas fields
With oil and gas prices slumping and no shovel-ready LNG projects, B.C's once booming gas patch has slowed to a virtual halt, with the highest unemployment rate in the province. Floating electronic billboard in Vancouver's False Creek detained by Transport Canada
A floating electronic billboard that began cruising the waters of False Creek this week has been detained by Transport Canada. "The vessel has been detained pending its registration and subsequent certification as a commercial vessel," Imperial Oil seeks approval for a new $2B Alberta oilsands project
Imperial Oil is asking the Alberta Energy Regulator for approval of a new $2B oilsands project on its lease in the Cold Lake area in northern Alberta. Loonie shoots up, approaches 76 cents US, Toronto stock market risesBusiness | 206833 hits | 9:55 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada's commodity-sensitive dollar shot up close to 76 cents US this morning amid a report oil prices may have reached their lowest point. Alberta's unemployment rate surpasses Quebec's for first time in nearly 30 yearsBusiness | 206769 hits | 9:52 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OTTAWA - Alberta's soaring unemployment rate climbed higher than Quebec's last month, the first time that's happened in nearly 30 years. Jobless rate at 7.3%, highest in 3 years, as Canada sheds 2,300 jobsBusiness | 206726 hits | 7:21 AM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Joao Pedro Reinhard steps down from RBC, Colgate boards after cocaine charges | Financial PostBusiness | 206675 hits | 7:36 PM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
$25 'skinny' TV packages called a 'ripoff' as industry 'stares down' CRTC
March 1 was supposed to be the dawn of "new era of choice" for TV viewers. Unfortunately, it’s not. So far, the new CRTC regulations appear to be rather toothless — definitely not the game-changing legislation TV customers were hoping for. TransCanada to terminate Alberta coal power contractsBusiness | 206687 hits | 2:46 PM on Monday | posted by Alta_redneck
Canadian firms shut out of high-tech work on $26-billion fleet of new warships, industry warns | National PostBusiness | 206523 hits | 6:40 PM on Sunday | posted by shockedcanadian
Whole Foods pulls pre-peeled oranges from shelves after being hammered on
Whole Foods has decided to remove the pre-peeled oranges packed in plastic containers from its stores after the market received backlash from furious Twitter users.
Business | 207082 hits | 11:52 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Whole Foods has decided to remove the pre-peeled oranges packed in plastic containers from its stores after the market received backlash from furious Twitter users. Vancouver house sells for more than $1 million over asking priceBusiness | 206855 hits | 1:40 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Point Grey house with a stunning view has sold for more than $9 million — $1,172,000 over the property's list price. The 1928 house on Bellevue Drive was offered for sale for $7.888 million.Massive layoffs coming as China confronts its overbuilt 'zombie economy'
In the last gasp of an historic industrialization, China's state-run "zombie" factories continue to churn out products no one buys. The CBC's new Asia Correspondent Sasa Petricic highlights the problem facing Beijing with its new talk of layoffs and restr
In the last gasp of an historic industrialization, China's state-run "zombie" factories continue to churn out products no one buys. The CBC's new Asia Correspondent Sasa Petricic highlights the problem facing Beijing with its new talk of layoffs and restr Imperfect groceries can make perfect sense for budget shoppers, Loblaws program bets
Canada's largest grocery chain is expanding a program it launched last year that saw imperfect and blemished fruits and vegetables sold for rock bottom prices in certain markets. Canada and the world ride the long wave to GDP gloom: Don Pittis
In the wake of the 2008 collapse, the booming productive capacity of China and other developing countries prompted resource analysts to crow about the commodities supercycle. Now the world is facing a supercycle of overcapacity. Uber suspends operations in Edmonton over insurance delay
Insurance for drivers in Alberta who work for ride-hailing services like Uber will not be ready until July 1, four months after Edmonton's bylaw comes into effect. Why tech and life science startups still have to look outside Canada for investors | Financial PostBusiness | 206484 hits | 2:34 PM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Suggests Canada, Others Will Have To 'Get Out' Of OilBusiness | 206742 hits | 2:02 AM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
B.C. LNG: AltaGas shelves Douglas Channel project near KitimatBusiness | 208353 hits | 4:26 PM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck
In another blow to B.C.'s nascent liquefied natural gas industry, AltaGas Ltd. is shelving the development of its Douglas Channel LNG plant near Kitimat. The decision to halt work on the project was blamed on poor economic conditions and worsening global Saudi oil minister's message for high-cost crude producers: 'get out' of market
Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Naimi spoke to a packed room in Houston this morning. Hundreds of energy executives from dozens of countries were there to listen. Fruit and veggie box companies focus on local produce to keep prices down
Fresh fruit and vegetable prices may be climbing at a rapid rate, but the costs of food delivery box subscriptions are holding steady as economic and weather forces align to make local food a better deal. Notley asks for oilsands aid as feds mull Bombardier bailoutBusiness | 206925 hits | 5:23 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As Ottawa considers bailing out Quebec-based Bombardier, the premier of Alberta is asking the federal government to also help the ailing oil industry. A falling Star: No cash in its dowry, declining revenues and no obvious marriage prospectsBusiness | 206871 hits | 10:41 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
TorStar is as vulnerable as any newspaper company, Postmedia included, and equally lost in the wilderness of the 21st century, Terence Corcoran writes Cologne attacks: German prosecutor confirms New Year's Eve rapists were refugeesBusiness | 206781 hits | 4:11 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
COLOGNE’S top prosecutor has today been forced to angrily deny media reports that the New Year’s Eve rapists were not refugees, branding them “total nonsense”. Business | 206785 hits | 3:00 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Allan Richarz: By tightening the screws on domestic production while seeing an increase in Saudi-originating imports, we are helping accelerate our own energy sector’s decline An island in Nova Scotia to Americans: If Trump wins, you can move hereBusiness | 206841 hits | 2:51 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
World leaders have developed different ways of dealing with Donald Trump’s provocative presidential campaign: Mexican media companies severed ties with the GOP frontrunner; British lawmakers…Exclusive: Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year, according to an environment ministry document and seven security, environmental and provincial officials who fear it could be used as a weapon if acquired by Islamic State.
Business | 206981 hits | 1:33 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material stolen last year, according to an environment ministry document and seven security, environmental and provincial officials who fear it could be used as a weapon if acquired by Islamic State. Bow building owners file lawsuit over design problems
The owner of the Bow building says it's suing several companies to cover the cost of fixing defects in the iconic highrise in downtown Calgary. Construction substantially finished in 2012 but the company says numerous problems have cropped up since. Bombardier to slash 7,000 jobs over next two yearsBusiness | 206593 hits | 6:16 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Saudis and Russia agree to oil output freeze; Iran still an obstacle
Russia, Qatar, Venezuela join in agreement; Naimi says production freeze at January levels is adequate step
Business | 206837 hits | 1:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Russia, Qatar, Venezuela join in agreement; Naimi says production freeze at January levels is adequate step 3 B.C. First Nations plan to buy Jericho land parcel
Three B.C. First Nations have announced their intention to purchase a 38.8-acre parcel of land in West Point Grey, the province of B.C. announced on Friday. Cenovus cuts dividend, 2016 budget, jobs againBusiness | 206455 hits | 9:34 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
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