Taxpayers are being left to pay the cleanup bills as the world's biggest private coal company, America's Peabody Energy, goes into bankruptcy protection. Given Canada's patchwork of rules, could the same thing happen here?
jeudi 21 avril 2016
Free cellphone service is here but few Canadians have signed up
Feeling gouged by your cellphone provider? There's a growing number of mobile apps on the market that offer free phone service using Wi-Fi access or a data connection. But the money-saving app doesn't work for everyone.
China not exactly striking it rich in Canadian oilpatch
The Chinese-owned Long Lake facility in Alberta's oilsands could be shutdown for a few years after a fatal explosion in January. The ongoing investigation represents another setback for Nexen and for Chinese investment in the Alberta oilpatch, to the extent some experts wonder whether China has any interest left in Canadian resources.
mercredi 20 avril 2016
Calgary's condo surplus during slump tough on investment property owners
The downturn is making it much more difficult for condo owners to find renters for their investment properties.
Power Corp. had shares in Chinese firm cited in Panama Papers
Until last year, Quebec’s Power Corporation owned stocks in a Chinese company that regularly used the services of Mossack Fonseca, the Panama-based law firm at the centre of the data leak scandal regarding offshore tax havens.
Rice cookers luxury toilet seats part of China's new growth plan
A Chinese development plan issued this week strikes a blow for the country's consumers, calling for better products to help create an economy driven by domestic consumption instead of trade and investment.
Drones for Canada Post mail delivery worth exploring expert says
Canada's minister for federal public services has droned on about considering "all viable options" for Canada Post but won't commit to bringing back door-to-door delivery. She certainly hasn't discussed one option for postal delivery currently being explored in Australia — actual drones.
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