William Alcopra
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Canada's Best Brands 2016, According To Canadian Business Magazine
Fun fact: only one of the major telecoms is on the list. → Read More
PotashCorp Will Slash Production In Sask., Close N.B. Mine Sooner
Revenue from sales of potash, nitrogen and phosphates and related fertilizer products or services fell to US$1.53 billion from US$1.64 billion. → Read More
Hydro One Sale Will Hurt Ontario Budget: Financial Accountability Officer
Kathleen Wynne says she needs to sell 60 per cent of the utility to raise money for public transit and infrastructure projects. → Read More
Cenovus Energy Plans More Layoffs, Cost Cutting
The Calgary-based oil producer and refiner said it has reduced its workforce by 700 people for the second half of the year. → Read More
Apple Pay Launches In Canada, But Only For American Express Cardholders
Apple Pay will only be available for a Canadians with an Amex card. Sorry! → Read More
BMW Recalls 86,000 Mini Coopers: Power Steering Can Fail While Being Driven
Dealers will replace power steering parts if needed starting in December. → Read More
Ford Recalls 129,000 SUVs in U.S., Canada To Fix Fuel Tank Rust
Ford says it doesn't know of any fires caused by the problem. → Read More
MasterCard Partners With Adam Selman To Make Clothes That Pay For Themselves
The program uses existing technology and functionality that MasterCard has been working on for two years. → Read More
Canadians Buying More Tablets, Phones And Spending More On Data: CRTC
One fifth of Canadian households are now cellphone-only, the regulator said, while 14 per cent of households have only landline phones. → Read More
Walmart Wants Delivery Drones, Too
The FAA aims to evaluate all petitions within 120 days. → Read More
GM Recalls 1.4 Million Older Cars Due To Oil Leaks Causing Fires
GM hasn't come up with a final fix in the most recent recall, spokesman Alan Adler said. The company will use state registration databases in an effort to track down the owners, he said. → Read More
Parent Of Tim Hortons, Burger King Posts US$49.6 Million Q3 Profit
Tim Hortons contributed US$737.7 million of revenue, which was down from US$834.1 million a year earlier — mainly because of the impact of a weaker Canadian dollar. → Read More
Weak Dollar Hurting Cross-Border Flying: U.S. Airports
U.S. airports that enjoyed a surge in the number of Canadian passenger levels when the loonie was valued higher than the American dollar are now seeing the flip side of currency swings. → Read More
Canada's Most Expensive Homes, October 2015
For those looking to get into the luxury real estate market (or ogle the kitchens of rich people). → Read More
Canada's Housing Market To Cool In The Next Two Years: CMHC
Canada's housing market has been helped by low interest rates in recent years. → Read More
Cypress Umbrella Promises To Be '10 Times Stronger' Than Any Umbrella You've Owned
It's the "Incredible Hulk" of the umbrella universe. → Read More
Canadian Gas Prices Drop 19%, But Look What's Happening To Food Costs
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate this week at 0.5 per cent as it downgraded its 2016 and 2017 outlook for the economy due to the continued fallout of low energy prices. → Read More
Canadian Gas Prices Drop 19%, But Look What's Happening To Food Costs
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate this week at 0.5 per cent as it downgraded its 2016 and 2017 outlook for the economy due to the continued fallout of low energy prices. → Read More
Canadians Are Spending More On Internet, Partly Because Of Netflix
"With telecom costs skyrocketing, Canadians are looking to the newly elected Liberal government for leadership on how to address these increasingly unaffordable yet essential services.'' → Read More
Keystone XL Can Still Be Saved If Trudeau Acts Quickly On Climate Change: Former Exec
"I would hope that (Trudeau) would quickly engage with the president on that point. Because there's no pipeline that would be more valuable to Canada than XL.'' → Read More