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European Union wants to force the U.S. to rename products like Parmesan cheese
The EU says American-made feta, gorgonzola, Parmesan and other products aren't fit to be called by their traditional names.
Business | 207209 hits | 2:50 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The EU says American-made feta, gorgonzola, Parmesan and other products aren't fit to be called by their traditional names.
Food industry reinvents itself amid shutdowns, lost jobs
More than 140 Canadian food plants have closed since 2006, wiping out 23,800 jobs, as one of the country’s key manufacturing sectors retools to become more competitive, new research says. The report written by professors at Western University’s Ivey BusinSarah Palin pursued as host at streaming network | New York Post
Sarah Palin is being wooed by two news media veterans to join a streaming network, The Post has learned.
Business | 206928 hits | 2:51 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sarah Palin is being wooed by two news media veterans to join a streaming network, The Post has learned.Coal Curriculum Called Unfit for 4th Graders
Business | 206571 hits | 1:36 PM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever
Canada-South Korea trade deal appears close after decade of talks
The Harper government is set to sign a long-sought trade deal with South Korea early next week, despite entrenched opposition by some in Ontario's critically important auto sector, sources close to the talks say. Federal action on grain backlog to be announced today
The question of what Ottawa is prepared to do about the huge backlog of Prairie grain could be answered later this morning. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz are set to make an announcement at 10:30 CT in Winnipeg "to addre Wheat board could have helped move grain, NDP MP Pat Martin says
A major grain backlog would have been easier to manage if the Canadian Wheat Board was still able to co-ordinate grain transportation for Prairie wheat, New Democrat MP Pat Martin says. Ferry that will house 600 LNG workers in Kitimat arrives in B.C.Business | 206878 hits | 11:04 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thousands of workers are making their way to the northern B.C. port — ground zero in the province’s bid to become a major liquefied natural-gas exporter.Man sues McDonald's for $1.5 million after being given only one napkin
McDonald's has been hit with a supersized lawsuit. Unhappy eater Webster Lucas reportedly wants $1.5million from the fast-food firm after he claimed staff only gave him one napkin.
Business | 207169 hits | 10:20 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
McDonald's has been hit with a supersized lawsuit. Unhappy eater Webster Lucas reportedly wants $1.5million from the fast-food firm after he claimed staff only gave him one napkin. Calgary-based Transalta accused of manipulating energy prices
A Calgary-based energy corporation is being accused of unfairly driving up energy prices by the Government of Alberta. Business | 208928 hits | 8:03 AM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
For Canadians who crave fresh strawberries in winter, California's devastating drought may mean having to pay more for certain produce. But the agricultural havoc in the Golden State may have a silver lining for at least some Canadian exporters. Creator of 'Thank an Indian' shirts hits business snagBusiness | 208903 hits | 7:53 AM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Things were looking up for Jeff Menard, creator of the ‘Got Land? Thank an Indian’ clothing line. Now hard times are making the Winnipeg man take a hard look at his business plan. Heinz signs deal with company to keep jobs in LeamingtonBusiness | 208473 hits | 7:51 AM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
H.J. Heinz Co. has signed a letter of intent with Highbury Canco Corp. to acquire the Heinz Leamington facility and become a contract packer for the food giant. Acidic ocean deadly for Vancouver Island scallop industry
The deteriorating health of B.C.'s oceans is impacting not only the province's marine life, but also its economy. Millions of shellfish are dying off before they can be harvested at Island Scallops, near Parksville, B.C., due to increased acidity levels i Saskatchewan wants Ottawa to act on grain negotiations to clear backlog
Saskatchewan wants the federal government to immediately oversee talks between grain companies and railways to set parameters for getting grain to port. Economy Minister Bill Boyd says there need to be service agreements with financial penalties for both Jamaica's Old Harbour awaits Panamax port development
As Jamaica joins a rush to lure the bigger, deeper-drafting ships expected to cross an expanded Panama Canal by mid-2015, political leaders and civic boosters envision the Old Harbour area as a cornerstone of what they envision as a transformative, dream
Business | 208512 hits | 3:56 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
As Jamaica joins a rush to lure the bigger, deeper-drafting ships expected to cross an expanded Panama Canal by mid-2015, political leaders and civic boosters envision the Old Harbour area as a cornerstone of what they envision as a transformative, dream Irving Oil to convert tank railcars to meet higher standardsBusiness | 206789 hits | 3:56 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Irving Oil Ltd. has announced plans to voluntarily convert its DOT-111 tank railcars to meet higher standards by the end of April. General Dynamics Canada wins $10B deal with Saudi ArabiaBusiness | 207063 hits | 2:27 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The federal government has helped secure a $10-billion US deal for a Canadian company to sell armoured vehicles to Saudia Arabia, a country widely condemned for its human rights abuses.U.S. issues roadmap to banks on marijuana business
The Obama administration gave banks a roadmap for doing business with legal marijuana sellers without getting into trouble, another step by the federal government toward enabling a legalized marijuana industry to operate in states that approve it.
Business | 206830 hits | 1:17 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Obama administration gave banks a roadmap for doing business with legal marijuana sellers without getting into trouble, another step by the federal government toward enabling a legalized marijuana industry to operate in states that approve it. Comcast Agrees to Buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 Billion
Comcast Corp. agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. for $45.2 billion in stock, a surprise deal that combines the two largest U.S. cable companies and creates a bulwark against competition from phone and satellite providers. Jason Kenney: Canada Job Grant will lead to guaranteed jobsBusiness | 206599 hits | 5:04 PM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Stopping Deforestation Makes Business Sense, Says Unilever CEO
Business is the solution to environmental progress, not its enemy, said the head of one of the world's largest corporations. Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, accepted the 2013 Commitment to Development "Ideas in Action" Award from the Center for Global Deve Budget Rent a Car under fire for damage billsBusiness | 206948 hits | 4:16 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
More customers of Budget Rent a Car are feeling ripped off and misled after a B.C. franchise group sold them accident “coverage”, then told them they would have to pay thousands of dollars — full price — for damage to their rental vehicles.Dumb Starbucks coffee shop opens in L.A. under 'parody art'
Why pay $4 for a grande caramel macchiato when you can pay the same $4 for a "dumb" one?
Business | 206843 hits | 4:10 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Why pay $4 for a grande caramel macchiato when you can pay the same $4 for a "dumb" one? Credit card fees a hot-button issue with voter appealBusiness | 206907 hits | 4:08 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Credit card fees, including the higher costs merchants pay for accepting premium cards, is one of the issues that may come under federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s scrutiny as part of Tuesday’s budget. Feds to investigate whether workers from Croatia replaced Canadians in oilpatch
The federal government said late Thursday it will investigate a claim that Canadian workers were replaced with temporary foreign workers at the Kearl oilsands expansion project north of Fort McMurray. Following a complaint from the Alberta Federation of L Alberta's 'Sunshine list': 5 jobs that earn more in the public sectorBusiness | 206573 hits | 8:11 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
ATM fee cap should be 50 cents per transaction, NDP says
The NDP is renewing its mission to cap ATM fees, saying the cost of withdrawing cash at bank machines should be capped at 50 cents per transaction.Islamic group once tied to terror trial received thousands in farm subsidies, without growing crops | Fox News
Business | 206482 hits | 11:37 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Chief economist's apparent suicide is the latest in a series of bizarre deaths in the financial world this week
Business | 206555 hits | 10:03 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ohio biker to be buried astride his 1967 Harley-Davidson in a huge transparent caske
Dressed in his leathers and sunglasses, and sitting on top of his 1967 Electra Glide cruiser, Billy Standley, who died on Sunday, was taken on a last right to his Ohio grave.
Business | 207775 hits | 9:06 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Dressed in his leathers and sunglasses, and sitting on top of his 1967 Electra Glide cruiser, Billy Standley, who died on Sunday, was taken on a last right to his Ohio grave. Europeans should get their house in order before taking Canada to task over green agenda
Europeans have never been shy about calling out Canada for everything from the harvesting of baby seals to its treatment of aboriginal peoples to, of course, the great abomination of the moment, which is how Europeans regard what they call Alberta’s “tars Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola in China's largest tech dealBusiness | 206526 hits | 3:24 PM on Wednesday | posted by saturn_656
Propane Shortage affecting wide swaths of the United States
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A propane shortage is affecting millions of Americans this week as brutal cold exposes the vulnerabilities of a network responsible for heating homes, schools and businesses across wide swathes of the United States.
Business | 208870 hits | 11:00 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A propane shortage is affecting millions of Americans this week as brutal cold exposes the vulnerabilities of a network responsible for heating homes, schools and businesses across wide swathes of the United States.Cash offers skyrocket as much as 700% for U.S. landowners resisting Keystone
Cash offers have been skyrocketing, as much as seven-fold, for holdout Nebraska landowners who are willing to sign quickly to allow the Keystone XL pipeline onto their property.
Cash offers have been skyrocketing, as much as seven-fold, for holdout Nebraska landowners who are willing to sign quickly to allow the Keystone XL pipeline onto their property. More Canadian businesses accepting BitcoinBusiness | 208704 hits | 1:59 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A small number of Canadian businesses are now accepting Bitcoin, the digital currency that made its debut five years ago, and has been gaining momentum ever since. To a family of pipeline workers, Keystone XL presents struggle of the century
There’s a clan of semi-nomadic tradesmen quietly watching for a sign that, somewhere on the horizon, there might be a resolution to the Keystone XL dispute. The Berringer brothers have travelled far, and often, to build pipelines like their dad did. BetweIndustry Awakens to Threat of Climate Change
Coca-Cola has always been more focused on its economic bottom line than on global warming, but when the company lost a lucrative operating license in India because of a serious water shortage there in 2004, things began to change. Today, after a decade of
Coca-Cola has always been more focused on its economic bottom line than on global warming, but when the company lost a lucrative operating license in India because of a serious water shortage there in 2004, things began to change. Today, after a decade of Heinz to pay tomato growers $1.8M for Leamington closure
H.J. Heinz Co. has agreed to compensate tomato growers who for years had supplied their fruit to the Leamington plant scheduled to close in June of this year. 1 in 7 Canadians say they're somewhat or very likely to cut TV service: poll
One in seven Canadians say they're either somewhat or very likely to quit their TV service and opt for free or cheaper alternatives, according to a new survey.New beer-flavoured jelly beans 'clean, crisp, mildly bready'
If you’ve ever had a craving for candy with a more grown-up punch, you’re in luck — Jelly Belly, the California company known for their creative confections, has just introduced beer-flavoured jelly beans.
If you’ve ever had a craving for candy with a more grown-up punch, you’re in luck — Jelly Belly, the California company known for their creative confections, has just introduced beer-flavoured jelly beans.Europe, Facing Economic Pain, May Ease Climate Rules
Business | 208866 hits | 12:43 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Justin Bieber arrested; accused of drag racing, DUIBusiness | 207557 hits | 7:48 AM on Thursday | posted by Canadian_Mind
Keystone XL southern leg opens
The southern portion of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline officially opened on Wednesday, pumping oil from the distribution hub of Cushing, Okla., to refineries on the American Gulf Coast. 
The railway company at the centre of the fatal derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que. is up for auction today. The sale of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MM&A) begins at 10 a.m. in Portland, ME. The railway company filed for bankruptcy protection after 7Back to Canada News
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