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Postsecondary students can do their part for environment with green initiatives

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Style
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Going to college or university can also mean moving away from home and starting a new life in a new city. Take the opportunity to also start a new eco...

The coming future of virtual assistants

CP | LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Style
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MONTREAL - Virtual assistants are never in a bad mood. And they can repeat basic information over and over and over without changing the message, unli...

New home, new look for Montreal Fashion Week

CP | Lauren La Rose, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Style

It's an event months in the making, but mere weeks before the start of Montreal Fashion Week, organizers found themselves on an unexpected calendar co...

Woman Accused Of Ordering Pit Bull Attack Visits Judge

CP | Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Alberta

CALGARY - A Calgary judge has denied bail to a central Alberta woman charged in a vicious dog attack earlier this month.Rita Phillip, 57, wasn't able ...

New York senators oppose $2B transmission line carrying cheap power from Quebec

CP | Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Political posturing and protectionism are powering opposition to a proposed US$2 billion transmission line to carry cheap electricity from ...

Fed survey: US economy expanded at moderate pace in summer with gains in consumer spending

CP | Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Business

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew moderately in July and early August, and hiring was more robust than in the previous six-week period, the Federal R...

Canada's Wozniak out of U.S. Open after three-set loss to Czech Safarova

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Sports
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak is out of the U.S. Open.The Blainville, Que., native lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to No. 15 seed Lucie Safarova of ...

Professional tennis referee pleads not guilty to murder of husband in Los Angeles

CP | Linda Deutsch, The Associated Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Sports
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A professional tennis referee has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to allegations that she killed her 80-year-old husband.Seven...

PQ's Marois Accuses Legault Of Double-Crossing Colleagues

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - A man who wants to spoil the Parti Quebecois' sprint to electoral victory found himself fending off some sharp elbows tossed his way Wednes...

Samsung reveals Galaxy Note II, updating surprise hit with resized screen, faster chip

CP | Peter Svensson, The Associated Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Business

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Fresh off a legal battle with Apple, Samsung is announcing a new version of the Galaxy Note, an offbeat, oversized smartphone that's ...

Acid Attack Survivor In Induced Coma

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada

MONTREAL - A Quebec woman is in an induced coma and has her face covered in bandages after having corrosive acid thrown in her face.Thousands of messa...

B.C. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon to quit post and won't be running again

CP | James Keller and Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark says the resignation Wednesday of one of her top political generals signals a time of political renewal, but others ...

Manitobans to pay more for electricity, 2.5 per cent rate hike approved

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Alberta

WINNIPEG - Manitobans will be paying more for electricity effective Sept. 1.The Manitoba Public Utilities Board has approved Manitoba Hydro’s applic...

CDC: West Nile cases rise 40 per cent in 1 week; disease may be peaking but more cases expected

CP | Marilynn Marchione, The Associated Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada
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West Nile virus cases are up 40 per cent since last week and may rival the record years of 2002 and 2003, federal health officials said Wednesday.So f...

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt targets 2016 Rio Games, though 2013 plans are less clear

CP | Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Sports
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ZURICH - Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt has a clear focus on the next Summer Games. His plans for the 2013 season? They're not so clear.Bolt said ...

Government's Review of CNOOC's $1.5B Nexen Bid Has Begun

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Alberta

CALGARY - Ottawa has kicked off its review of China National Offshore Oil Co.'s $15.1-billion deal to buy Calgary-based Nexen Inc.Industry Minister Ch...

Bankable Sick Days On The Way Out In Ontario?

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario municipalities must ask themselves if they can afford to continue allowing police and firefighters to bank unused sick days during t...

Canada's Paralympic teams in search of new recruits to keep pace with the world

CP | Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Sports
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LONDON - Going on the theory that the wider the base, the higher the top of the pyramid, Canada needs more people with a disability to get involved in...

Quick and light blueberry Betty uses local berries for late summer treat

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Style
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Take advantage of Canada’s fresh blueberry season and whip up this delicious quick and light dessert.Blueberry Betty75 ml (1/3 cup) blueberry preser...

Fill hotdog buns with cheese, turkey and bacon for easy school lunch

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Style
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Put some zing into school lunches with these honeyed turkey, bacon and havarti rolls. Hotdog buns are ideal for making sandwiches.Be sure to put in a ...

Ontario West Nile Case Count Jumps To 82

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Living

TORONTO - West Nile virus activity is surging in southern Ontario and the province may be on track to equal its worst year ever in terms of total case...

Alouettes receiver S.J. Green named CFL's offensive player of the week

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Sports
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TORONTO - Receiver S.J. Green, who led the Montreal Alouettes past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31-29 last week, was named the CFL's offensive player of th...

Tourists Hit The Road To Reach This Province

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Travel

HALIFAX - The number of tourists visiting Nova Scotia jumped by five per cent in the first six months of the year.The province's Tourism Department sa...

Strippers May Recruit B.C. Students

CP | Vivian Luk, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is warning of a new kind of head hunter targeting Canadian campuses, but the job description requires skills not on of...

Oft-delayed inquest into death of troubled teen inmate to start anew

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The inquest into the death of a young woman in an Ontario prison is set to start anew after facing numerous delays.Coroner Dr. Bert Lauwers ...