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Digital Entertainment 'Booster' Program Enters Round Two

Andrea Carson | Posted 05.23.2013 | Canada Business
Andrea Carson

There's a new round of digital entertainment companies participating in round two of ideaBOOST, the Canadian Film Centre's startup business bootcamp t...

How Canadian Companies Can Manage Labour Costs

Spiros Paleologos | Posted 05.14.2013 | Canada Business
Spiros Paleologos

For Canadian employers, the overall business environment raises many questions. What can we do to drive growth? How can we improve productivity while still controlling costs? How can we produce high-quality goods and services to remain competitive both at home and globally?

How to Prevent Political Scandals in 2013

Dr. Gerry Som | Posted 02.25.2013 | Canada Politics
Dr. Gerry Som

The year 2012 saw some scandals in Canada. There was the exposure of the multi-million dollar Ornge Air Ambulance scandal, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency scandal in Alberta, and the Robocall scandal. Did we spend a lot of time, money, and energy investigating and analyzing these scandals? Yes. Is there a sure way to avoid these problems for the next year, 2013?

The CRTC and the Bell Astral Deal: What Happened and Why

Dwayne Winseck | Posted 12.22.2012 | Canada Business
Dwayne Winseck

On Thursday this week, the CRTC killed the Bell Astral deal. The decision was entirely unexpected by anyone, including me, although all along I have argued that Bell's bid to acquire Astral Media, the eighth largest media company in Canada, gave the CRTC ample ground to do exactly what it did. I also argued that it was the right thing to do, and that the CRTC should stop Bell's take-over bid for Astral "dead in its tracks."

Eleven Tips for Wooing Customers

Cathrine Ann | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada Business
Cathrine Ann

The customer experience becomes more important now than ever in a down economy. Especially when shoppers are now open to the idea of visiting your competition, unless you provided them with a shopping experience previously, that they don't want to trade. The more loyal your customers are, the better positioned you are to survive a downturn.

Romney's Tax Plan Would Create 150,000 Jobs .. In Canada

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 07.31.2012 | Canada Business

The results of a recent poll suggest that Canadians overwhelmingly prefer President Barack Obama to Republican challenger Mitt Romney -- by a whopping...

What's Bigger: Mulcair's Mansion, his Ego, or Alberta Oilsands?

Diane Francis | Posted 08.04.2012 | Canada Politics
Diane Francis

Mulcair lives in the lap of the luxury he rails against, offers ruinous prescriptions that attract headlines, and does not do his homework. On the other hand, Mulcair is good news for the Tories, but Canada faces serious choices and needs intelligent conversation. It need a smart opposition as a check and balance.

How Canada's Factories Are Keeping Competitive

The Globe and Mail | Posted 08.11.2011 | Canada Business

When Rahumathulla Marikkar's customers order a "double double," they don't want coffee. And when they inquire about "home and native land," the nation...

US Economy Slams TSX

CP | Posted 08.05.2011 | Canada Business

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- TORONTO - The Toronto stock market could be in for further losses this week and may test the lows of the year after major disapp...

Canadian Postal Workers Strike Avoided -- For Now

Posted 07.22.2011 | Home

Canada's snail mail will keep trudging on, at least for the time being. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a news release Sunday, stating the...