- Online surveillance bill to cost $80M, government estimates
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:04:57 EST
A bill to force internet service providers to collect customer information, known as the lawful access or online surveillance bill, will cost at least $80 million to implement, CBC News has learned. - Most Canadians expect to work past age 66
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:50:36 EST
As Canadian live longer and face tougher financial choices in their golden years, fewer than a third of respondents in a new survey plan to be fully retired by 66. - Greece downgraded further into junk status
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:19 EST
Greek debt was downgraded by Fitch as it scrambled to adopt a batch of emergency laws that will further cut incomes and government spending, a day after securing a new bailout and debt relief deal. - Sears profit falls 53%
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:09:30 EST
Department store retailer Sears Canada Inc. saw its net profits cut by more than half in the latest quarter on a drop in revenues at its stores. - Canada's 'riskiest online cities' ranked
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:48:01 EST
Burlington, Ont. has been named "Canada's riskiest online city" by internet security software firm Symantec for the second year in a row, followed by Port Coquitlam, Vancouver and Langley, B.C. - Chinese exports to Europe slow
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:42:17 EST
Data released Wednesday suggested China's manufacturing sector contracted for the fourth straight month in February. - Existing home sales rise in U.S.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:49:15 EST
Home sales rose in January to the highest pace in nearly two years, flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season. - Rogers profit rises on wireless growth
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:49:25 EST
Rogers Communications Inc. announced an 11 per cent increase in its dividend Wednesday as the telecom giant reported higher fourth-quarter profits that easily beat analyst expectations. - Honda recalls vans with falling doors
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:33:42 EST
Honda is recalling 2,790 Honda Odyssey vans in Canada as part of a larger recall because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly ? and have done so on at least two occasions in the U.S. - Gasoline prices rise as oil hits $106 US
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:08:20 EST
The Canadian average price for regular gasoline rose more than a 10th of a cent Tuesday as oil prices spiked 2.5 per cent and hit their highest levels in nine months. - Electro-Motive, CAW reach closure deal
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:20:17 EST
Electro-Motive Canada says it has reached a tentative closeout deal for the "safe and orderly" shutdown of its locomotive manufacturing plant in London, Ont. - BlackBerry PlayBook gets built-in email, Android apps
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:49:31 EST
Built-in email and new apps are now available to BlackBerry PlayBook users, with the release of a long-awaited operating system upgrade. - Cross-border shopping by the numbers
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:49 EST
Canadians appear to be doing more shopping in the United States. The number of same-day trips they made by automobile rose 16 per cent in 2011 from the year before. - U.S. cashing in on Canadian shoppers
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:21:21 EST
Canadian shoppers looking for bargains in the U.S. are being credited for helping to boost tax revenues in popular cross-border destinations across the U.S. - TSX rises with commodity prices
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:15:46 EST
The Toronto stock market moved higher Tuesday on rising commodity prices and in New York, the Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 for the first time since May 2008 before retreating.