Business archives

May 2012

May 31st, 2012

GM to shut an Oshawa line: Report
General Motors is set to close one of its plants in Oshawa, throwing 2,000 people out of work, says local reports.

May 30th, 2012

Caesars interested in Toronto casino: VP
Hail Caesars -- another high profile Las Vegas casino is knocking on Toronto City Hall’s door.

May 28th, 2012

Facebook to launch phone: New York Times
Facebook is poised to release its own smartphone next year, the New York Times reports.

May 23rd, 2012

Canada's energy sector must expand beyond America: Report
Canada needs a national energy strategy to compensate for rapidly expanding US petroleum production.

Strike derails CP
Locomotive engineers and conductors at Canadian Pacific Railway went on strike early Wednesday.

May 22nd, 2012

Rich-poor gap could spark financial crisis in Canada: Report
The gap between the rich and the poor in Canada is getting wider and could eventually lead to an economic collapse.

Foreign investment in the oilsands a win-win
We certainly could produce oil in Alberta without the contributions of foreign businesses. But would it be a good idea?

May 14th, 2012

Bank of Canada unveils new polymer $20
Some bewildered Canadians have greeted them as funny money, but the BoC wants you to know they're counterfeit-fighters.

May 11th, 2012

Job numbers up in April
Statistics Canada says 58,200 jobs were created in April.

May 10th, 2012

Retailer allowed to sell customers' prescription records
The sell-off of prescription records has both pharmacists and customers confused and upset.

May 9th, 2012

Facebook head's hoodie repelling investors
Some investors apparently think Mark Zuckerberg is too immature to run Facebook because of his trademark hoodie.

May 7th, 2012

Harassment law costly, crucial
Bill 168 trained a light on harassment and violence at work.

May 3rd, 2012

Huge selling bonus for Astal prez
Telecom giant Bell Canada Inc. is facing criticism for the $25-million bonus coming to Astral president Ian Greenberg.

 

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