Business archives

July 2011

July 30th, 2011

High loonie means more shopping in the U.S.
With a Canadian dollar surpassing $1.06 US, Canadians have even more reason to head south for the holidays.

July 28th, 2011

Economic doom and gloom hits Canadian consumer confidence
The gloomy economic headlines in recent weeks are taking their toll on the confidence of Canadian consumers.

July 25th, 2011

RIM slims down; axes 2,000 jobs
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has announced it will be cutting approximately 2,000 employees.

July 18th, 2011

CBC won't dish on party cost
You may be paying for CBC to celebrate its 75th anniversary but don't expect the corp. to show you the price tag.

July 17th, 2011

Fraud victims protest outside Montreal bank
Mary Martin said she didn’t want to admit it, but a decade ago, disgraced financier Earl Jones was a “nice guy.”

July 16th, 2011

Airline capitalizes on 'Carmageddon'
Airline capitalizes on 'Carmageddon' fears with $4, short-haul flights.

July 14th, 2011

No French? Fine!
A French-language rights activist is giving a Gallic shrug to criticism he took his crusade too far by suing Air Canada.

July 13th, 2011

The Sky (bid) is falling
Rupert Murdoch withdrew his $12-billion bid for BSkyB Wednesday as the fallout continues from a phone-hacking scandal.

U.S. fed outlook a mixed bag
The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve has some positive projections for the economy. But only some.

Canada's rich-poor gap grows
The gap between the rich and poor is widening as the rich get richer, according to the Conference Board of Canada.

July 12th, 2011

No answers for angry RIM shareholders
"I'm not going to deal with the negativity that's in the popular business media," Jim Basillie said.

Woman burned by McDonald's coffee wins $12,000 award
A McDonald's restaurant near Montreal has agreed to pay a woman more than $12,000 after hot coffee spilled onto her leg.

July 11th, 2011

CBC gets timeout to plead for more cash
The CRTC has postponed licence renewal hearings for the CBC until next June.

U.S. debt crisis could sink Canada
Canada could get swept up by the economic storm spreading across the United States and Europe, economists warned Monday.

July 9th, 2011

Air Transat, flight attendants reach tentative deal
A tentative agreement has been reached between the Air Transat flight attendants' union and the airline.

July 6th, 2011

EC steps in to end 'roaming ripoffs'
Europe's leaving Canada even further behind when it comes to wireless consumer protection.

July 4th, 2011

Lieberman hosts new Sun News program
Sun News Network weekend anchor Caryn Lieberman will be the new host of a weekday program called Right Now.

 

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