It’s not what you’d expect to find on the 29th floor of a Toronto office building. Instead of cubicles, a complex arrangement of lasers, mirrors and optical fibres run from floor to ceiling, making...
Canadians who pay their cellphone bill with a credit card could soon see an extra fee every month, if Canada’s telecom regulator approves a proposal currently before them. Telecom company Telus is asking the Canadian Radio-television...
For much of the last few years, watching the price of lumber has been painful for anyone working on their home. Lately though, the cost has come sliding down alongside many other commodities —...
In its first contested election in almost 10 years, Canada’s largest private-sector union has elected Lana Payne as the new national president of Unifor. She is the first woman to hold the position. “We have to...
Vancouver-based social media company Hootsuite Inc. is laying off 30 per cent of its staff, the latest company to announce layoffs during a current surge in cutbacks in the tech sector. “It is indicative...
Canada’s tax agency says nearly 9 million Canadians are owed some sort of government cash, and it’s going to send out reminders starting this month to tens of thousands of people to let them know....
You’ve heard of the gold rush? Get ready for the green rush. With close to $370 billion US ($475 billion Cdn) on the table, the race will soon be on south of the border...
Canada’s economy lost 30,600 jobs in July, Statistics Canada said Friday. It’s the second month in a row of lost jobs, coming on the heels of 43,000 jobs lost in June. Economists had been...
The price of a barrel of oil fell to its lowest level since February on Thursday, as investors respond to growing fears that a looming recession will drastically reduce demand for energy. A barrel...
The OPEC oil cartel and its allies decided Wednesday to boost production in September by a much slower pace than in previous months at a time of high gasoline prices and unstable energy supplies...