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Harper hailed as 2012 'world statesman' by New-York based organization

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is being hailed as "World Statesman of the Year" by an American organization that previously feted Jean Chretie...

'Titanic' effects maker Digital Domain files for Ch. 11, to sell main business for $15 million

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Less than a year after going public, the digital production company founded by director James Cameron has filed for Chapter 11 ...

Right at Home: From sugar to chic, baby showers with a stylish flair

CP | Kim Cook, The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Style
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If you're throwing a baby shower for a relative or friend, creating a suitably festive atmosphere is part of the fun.Some people go all out by hiring ...

Arts and crafts retailer battle brewing as Michaels enters Quebec market

CP | Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

MONTREAL - A battle is brewing for Quebec arts and crafts shoppers as North American giant Michaels prepares to enter the province Friday with the ope...

No sight goes unseen with trail cameras monitoring orchards, fields or gardens

CP | Dean Fosdick, The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Style
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Trail cameras are becoming as popular with gardeners and farmers as they are with hunters, who use them to monitor animal behaviour.These remotely ope...

UH-OH: Will Shell Mine Expansion Break Oilsands Pollution Limits?

CP | Bob Weber, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Alberta

EDMONTON - Less than two weeks after Alberta enacted legally enforceable pollution limits for its oilsands region, industry figures already suggest th...

OFF THE BEATEN AISLE: How to use smoked fish to make a great smoked trout noodle soup

CP | J.M. Hirsch, The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Style
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Several thousand years ago, people discovered that exposing fish to intense amounts of salt and smoke was a great was of preserving the catch for late...

Unions Fight Back Over 'Draconian' Ont. Teachers Bill

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Three powerful unions representing about 191,000 teachers and school workers declared war Tuesday against the Ontario government and threate...

Bullied Bus Monitor Collects $700,000 In Toronto

CP | Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Impact

TORONTO - A Toronto man's campaign to give an American grandmother a vacation from a workplace in which she was tyrannized by teenage bullies ended Tu...

Peter Lougheed Seriously Ill, Sources Say

CP | Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Alberta

EDMONTON - Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed, whose epic battles with Ottawa shaped the province on the national stage, is in a Calgary hospital w...

Discovery Air shares fall as Q2 profit cut in half due to acquisitions

CP | Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

Discovery Air Inc. shares plummeted in Tuesday trading after the specialty aviation company's growth initiatives weighed on its bottom line despite hi...

Bruins sign centre Seguin to six-year, US$34-million contract extension

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Sports
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BOSTON - The Bruins continued their pre-lockout signing strategy Tuesday, agreeing with forward Tyler Seguin on a six-year, US$34 million contract ext...

Soldier who killed himself 'likely' had post traumatic stress: psychologist

CP | Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - A psychologist who assessed a Canadian soldier who killed himself was never contacted by military police in the investigation that followed C...

Hundreds Going Home After Milk River Grass Fire

CP | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Fire crews doused hot-spots while hundreds of residents returned to their homes less than 24 hours after fleeing from wind-whipped...

European clubs warned about financial rules, as UEFA threatens Atletico Madrid on prize money

CP | Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Sports
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GENEVA - European football clubs were warned about their financial management skills on Tuesday, though this season's biggest spender Paris Saint-Germ...

Andy Murray's US Open victory offers perfect ending to epic British summer of sporting success

CP | Stephen Wilson, The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - As if an historic victory in the Tour de France and stacks of Olympic medals won by the host nation weren't enough to boost the country's spi...

Moody's says US government debt rating would be cut if no federal budget deal is reached

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The U.S. government's debt rating could be heading for the "fiscal cliff" along with the federal budget.Moody's Investors Service on ...

Battle Of The Media Giants

CP | LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

MONTREAL - If Bell succeeds in its $3.4-billion takeover of Astral Media it will mark a "point of no return" for Canada, one of the telecom giant's ch...

US trade deficit grew slightly in July to $42 billion, but exports to Europe drop sharply

CP | Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit grew slightly in July as exports fell at a slightly faster pace than imports.The Commerce Department said Tuesday ...

Wildfire Evacuees Return Home

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada British Columbia

PEACHLAND, B.C. - The flames were a stone's throw away from Maggie Dawson's log home, perched on the Okanagan hillside, when she decided it was time t...

Alice and Olivia's Stacey Bendet sees spring with rose-colored glasses

CP | Samantha Critchell, The Associated Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Style
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Stacey Bendet, founder and designer of Alice and Olivia, predicts a breath of fresh air this spring.No gloom and doom for her. The st...

Canadian dollar at 13-month high ahead of expected Fed word on stimulus

CP | Malcolm Morrison, La Presse Canadienne | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - Le dollar canadien a clôturé mardi à un sommet de 13 mois dans un contexte où plusieurs acteurs s'attendent à ce que la Réserve fédé...

Royal Bank re-aligns business segments, creates Investor and Treasury Services

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - RBC Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) has created a new business segment, to be called Investor and Treasury Services, and made adjustments to t...

Strong dollar, weak global economy blamed for record trade deficit

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada's trade performance hit a new low in July, establishing a record deficit of $2.3 billion as both exports and imports tumbled in the fa...

Forget Sliding Sales: Toronto Condo Boom FULL STEAM AHEAD

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The pace of housing starts picked up August, boosted by big multiple-unit projects in Toronto, even as the Canadian real estate market showed...