Business
Canadian mining company fined $16M
May 25, 2013 / 8:13 pm
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water. Then thousands of mine...
Loonie takes a dip
May 24, 2013 / 6:19 am
Photo: Contributed The Canadian dollar was down nearly half a cent Friday morning, falling 0.41 of cent to 96.73 cents US. The loonie has been trading near 11-month lows against the U.S. dollar due to a combination of a stronger American currency and lower prices for many of the...
Sears bleeds red in 1st quarter
May 23, 2013 / 1:55 pm
Sears Holdings Corp. reported a steeper-than-expected loss for its first quarter with the beleaguered retailer blaming a cooler spring for falling sales. The operator of Sears and Kmart stores also said it's considering strategic options for its service-agreement business, such as selling it...
Trump one, grandma nothing
May 23, 2013 / 12:46 pm
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Donald Trump arrives at federal court in Chicago to testify at a civil trial where he was accused of cheating an 87-year-old woman in a skyscraper condo deal. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) An 87-year-old grandmother took on...
Kindle Fire finally reaches Canada
May 23, 2013 / 11:19 am
About a year and a half after the first model was released in the U.S., Amazon is finally bringing its Kindle Fire tablet to Canada. The company announced Thursday that it had begun taking pre-orders for two versions of the Kindle Fire HD in Canada. A seven-inch model with 16 gigabytes of...
TSX, U.S. index drop
May 23, 2013 / 7:19 am
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. In this Oct. 29, 2012 photo, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange is pictured in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Richard Drew North American markets drifted lower after Japanese markets plunged, disappointing Chinese manufacturing...
Profits not on Target
May 22, 2013 / 6:16 am
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Customers enter a Target store in in Guelph, Ont. on March 5, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley Target Corp. reported a 26 per cent drop in first-quarter profit as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited...
Loonie heads lower
May 22, 2013 / 6:02 am
Photo: CTV The Canadian dollar was lower Wednesday as traders waited for a key statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that has the potential to alter exchange rates. Prior to the markets opening, the loonie was down of 0.41 of a cent to...
Carney on the Canadian system
May 21, 2013 / 12:21 pm
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Mark Carney delivers his last speech as governor of the Bank of Canada before the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Montreal. Carney will become governor of the Bank of England next month. THE...
Loonie rises before monetary speeches
May 21, 2013 / 6:12 am
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Canadian dollars (loonies) are pictured in Vancouver, Sept. 22, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward The Canadian dollar was ahead Tuesday as traders awaited a key statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben...
Yahoo buys Tumblr
May 20, 2013 / 1:59 pm
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2012 file photo, Tumblr founder David Karp participates in the "Bloomberg Leadership Summit" seminar in New York. In a deal announced Monday, May 20, 2013, Yahoo is buying New York-based Tumblr,...
Ambassador Theatre acquires Foxwoods
May 20, 2013 / 1:58 pm
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. FILE - This May 12, 2011 file photo shows the marquee for "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" outside the Foxwoods Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, file) Britain's biggest theatre group has...
Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion
May 20, 2013 / 6:21 am
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. FILE - In this April 18, 2011 file photo, the Yahoo logo is displayed outside of the offices in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO...
Interview: Netflix CEO on future of TV
May 20, 2013 / 6:18 am
Photo: Contributed Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is standing in line at a bustling Toronto coffee shop, summing up a speech he's set to deliver later in the day on the future of television, when he spies an example of his vision that's so perfect it almost...
'Star Trek' falls short of studio hopes
May 19, 2013 / 12:25 pm
Photo: CTV "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest...
Fake herbal cancer cure gets Dr. 14-yrs.
May 17, 2013 / 2:43 pm
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. In this Sept. 29, 2011 photo, Dr. Christine Daniel gives a flu shot to patient Amparo Villaluazo at Daniel's Sonrise Medical Clinic in Mission Hills. Daniel, 57, of Northridge, was found guilty on Friday May 17,2013 and...
Canadian dollar drops a penny
May 17, 2013 / 6:32 am
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. Canadian dollars (loonies) are pictured in Vancouver, Sept. 22, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward The Canadian dollar was lower Friday as Statistics Canada reported that consumer prices rose last month at the...
Budget official to run troubled IRS
May 16, 2013 / 6:47 pm
Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday May 15. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez...
Telus offers $380 million for Mobilicity
May 16, 2013 / 6:36 am
Photo: Contributed Telus is preparing to buy Mobilicity for $380 million, if it gets approvals from federal authorities. The announcement follows persistent rumours that the Vancouver-based telecommunications giant was in talks with Mobilicity, a small wireless...
Loonie heads lower
May 16, 2013 / 6:12 am
Photo: Contributed The Canadian dollar headed lower Thursday as commodity prices continued to soften following a round of disappointing U.S. economic reports on unemployment and housing. The loonie was down 0.10 of a cent to 98.21 cents US. In addition to...
Today's Market
| S&P TSX | 12667.22 | +9.13 |
| S&P CDNX | 948.32 | +6.27 |
| DJIA | 15303.10 | +8.60 |
| Nasdaq | 3459.144 | -0.274 |
| S&P 500 | 1649.60 | -0.91 |
| Gold | 1389.30 | -2.70 |
| Lumber | 316.00 | -4.50 |
| Oil | 96.05 | -0.11 |
| Natural Gas | 4.22 | -0.041 |
| CDN Dollar | 0.9699 | N/A |
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Okanagan Companies
| Sun Rype | 6.29 | +0.19 |
| Pacific Safety | 0.05 | -0.02 |
| Knighthawk | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| QHR Technologies Inc | 0.56 | -0.01 |
| Cantex | 0.015 | 0.00 |
| Anavex Life Sciences | 0.475 | -0.025 |
| Metalex Ventures | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Russel Metals | 26.54 | -0.08 |
| Copper Mountain Mining | 1.73 | -0.02 |
| Colorado Resources | 1.53 | +0.08 |
| ReliaBrand Inc | 0.13 | 0.00 |
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