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Canada Currency

Should We Be Worried About Bitcoin?

Samuel Mosonyi | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada Business
Samuel Mosonyi

Is there an anonymous, free, and untrackable virtual currency currently making its sweep across the World Wide Web? It is not quite that simple, but Bitcoin is poised to become the next big thing in computing and finance.

Loonie Vulnerable To Currency War: Carney

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.14.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is warning that the Canadian economy would be damaged by a global currency war and that it would do littl...

Gay Marriage, Black Hockey Player Currency Images Nixed: Report

CP | Dean Beeby, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada considered celebrating gay marriages, black hockey players, and turban-wearing RCMP officers on its new plastic bank notes...

So Long Carney, Canada Will Miss You

Christopher Sands | Posted 01.26.2013 | Canada Business
Christopher Sands

Governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney has been selected as the next Governor of the Bank of England, a bold move by one of the world's oldest central banks. His term at the head of the Bank of Canada was due to end in 2015, and so the move is surprising for many Canadians.

Canada's Fantastic Plastic Cash

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.26.2012 | Canada Business

QUEBEC - The new Canadian $50 bill unveiled Monday contains a few changes in addition to the state-of-the-art plastic material introduced as part of C...

Ooh La La! Hidden Symbols In Canada's Dirty, Sexy Money

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.24.2011 | Canada

OTTAWA - Canada's new plastic money may give you a little more bang for your buck.New documents show a focus group mistook a strand of DNA on the $100...

Loonie Edges Higher, Greenback Slides

CP | Posted 10.05.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed higher Friday as the greenback weakened somewhat following a report that the Italian government is taking more me...

Loonie Hits 44-Month High

The Canadian Press | Posted 09.20.2011 | Canada Business

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar surged to a three-and-a-half year high Thursday as the Bank of Canada prepared markets for an eventual hike in interest ...