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Finance

Finning to cut global workforce by eight per cent, close 11 locations in Canada

Job cuts will include 440 people in Western Canada, 550 in South America and a smaller number in Europe.

New Survey Finds Canadian Financial Giants Not Adequately Addressing Climate Change Risks

Is your pension fund or insurance company a leader or laggard when it comes to avoiding risky bets on the future impacts of climate change? A new survey finds that major Canadian institutional...

Star Trek is back for the fans; Mud intrigues like a classic; The Iceman chills

The young Mr. Spock and Capt. Kirk and their early adventures in the new Star Trek movie

Sun Life survey suggests Canadians increasingly stressed about their finances

TORONTO - A new survey suggests that more than a third of Canadians -- including well over half of young people -- feel more stressed about their financial situation now than a year ago. The survey...

HST explainer

Now that Canada Post is functioning again, it's time to decide about the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).  Should you vote to keep the tax, or should you vote to give it the boot?  You may have...

World Headlines

Deadly Blasts hit Bangkok Protest: A series of explosions hit the Thai capital where 3 people have been reported dead, and many more injured. Just recently, the unsettled atmosphere has been...

VANOC Confirms Board Leadership and Updates on Progress and Remaining Challenges

The board of directors for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) received a comprehensive update on Games-time planning today, including the need...