» Prospect of pumping oil from Beaufort back in deep freeze
31 Jul 2010, 5:01 pm | Vancouver Sun – Business

Last summer, before “Deepwater Horizon” became shorthand for the worst oil spill in American history, two members of an Inuit wildlife-protection agency flew from the Canadian Arctic to the Housto. […]

» Debris linked to tropical storm found in relief well, setting back work on stopping gusher
31 Jul 2010, 3:42 pm | Market News

NEW ORLEANS – Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil spill a small memento that is expected to push their work back about a

» Cleanup of Mich. river oil spill to take months, damage to wildlife to last longer
31 Jul 2010, 3:27 pm | Market News

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Officials investigating the cause of a huge oil spill along a major river in southern Michigan say it will take months to

» Firms team up in Arctic
31 Jul 2010, 3:08 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

Canada’s oldest oil and gas company will team up with BP and ExxonMobil to drill in the Arctic off shore, Imperial Oil representatives said Friday.

» RIM readies touch-screen smartphone
31 Jul 2010, 3:07 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

WIRELESS – Not known for its dramatic flair, Research In Motion may break with tradition next Tuesday when it raises the curtain on its long-awaited answer to the iPhone at an unusual company “event”. […]

» Enbridge hopes for fix within days
31 Jul 2010, 3:06 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

Enbridge Inc. remained optimistic that a crucial crude oil artery from Canada to the U.S. will be back in service within days, despite not being able to access a segment of ruptured pipe responsible f. […]

» Economy’s early-year momentum fades
31 Jul 2010, 3:05 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

S lower economic expansion is upon us, judging by data released Friday that showed the United States with its weakest three-month growth in nearly a year, while Canada eked out a modest gain in May as. […]

» Wheat harvest to fall 17 per cent
31 Jul 2010, 3:05 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

Canada will harvest 17 per cent less wheat than a year earlier, after unusually wet weather prevented seeding in some areas and damaged plants, the Canadian Wheat Board said.

» Power margins boost ATCO
31 Jul 2010, 3:01 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

ATCO Ltd. and its key subsidiary, Canadian Utilities, beat analysts’ expectations for second-quarter results on higher profit margins in Alberta’s electricity market, although low natural gas prices t. […]

» Rising rig rates spur service firm hopes
31 Jul 2010, 2:58 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

I mproved rig utilization rates in Alberta and a growing slate of planned oilsands projects have resulted in guarded optimism for Calgary-based oilfield services providers as they roll out second-quar. […]

» India’s ICICI Bank says quarter profits up 17 pct, to $221 million, on better loans
31 Jul 2010, 1:44 pm | Market News

MUMBAI, India – ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, said quarterly profit rose 17 per cent as it cut costs and eliminated bad loans

» Conrad Black to speak out about prison release Saturday
31 Jul 2010, 1:29 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

As an appeals court reconsiders his criminal convictions, former media baron Conrad Black is finally speaking about his release from a U.S. federal prison.

» Alberta announces plans to boost workplace safety practices
31 Jul 2010, 1:24 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

The Alberta government is revamping its workplace safety system to bolster enforcement, unveiling plans to publish company safety records, begin evening and weekend inspections, and eliminate the prov. […]

» RIM readies touchscreen BlackBerry
31 Jul 2010, 12:00 pm | Calgary Herald – Business

Research In Motion is not known for its dramatic flair. Like the BlackBerry itself, with its renowned email security, the Canadian smartphone maker seems to put function before form.

» Apple’s iPhone 4 Vancouver launch draws hundreds: ‘I’m pumped’
31 Jul 2010, 8:33 am | Vancouver Sun – Business

From a baby in a stroller to hard-core Apple fans, hundreds of people lined up outside the downtown Vancouver Apple store on Friday morning to be among the first to buy the iPhone 4 in Canada.

» Photos: Apple’s iPhone 4 in Vancouver
31 Jul 2010, 8:32 am | Vancouver Sun – Business

They lined up in Vancouver Friday morning for the unveiling here of Apple’s newest mobile phone, the iPhone 4.

» Mutti has Hastings running down the fast track to success
31 Jul 2010, 6:02 am | Vancouver Sun – Business

Raj Mutti’s hard work as the head of Hastings Racecourse has put himself and the track on the radar of one of the sport’s biggest publications. Mutti’s ambition is to turn the track into a mainstream. […]

» Good news, bad news for farmers
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

The Canadian Wheat Board racked up its strongest export sales in a decade for the crop year that ends today, but board officials say heavy rains have killed any chances of a repeat performance in the. […]

» Auto dealers grab national attention
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

TWO Winnipeg auto dealers have set an industry precedent by winning two of three prestigious national awards in the same year. The Canadian Auto Dealers Association only bestows three of its Laureate. […]

» MTS inks Net-improvement deal
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

MTS has signed a $100-million deal with the Manitoba government designed to improve Internet services to not only the government but also other public sector organizations. Under the 10-year contract. […]

» New exchange for mining explorer
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

A local mining exploration company has received approval to begin listing its common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange beginning next Wednesday. RX Exploration Inc. said it will be withdrawing its li. […]

» Go ahead and promote yourself, but ensure you do it the right way
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

Bragging is rebuked in most cultures. In Asia, for instance, there is a simple expression that condemns the behaviour: “The tallest nail gets hit first.” This social conditioning may be why many of us. […]

» Manitoba falls behind in payroll jobs, StatsCan says
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

MANITOBA is falling behind most other provinces in creating new payroll jobs and in average-weekly-earnings gains, according to new Statistics Canada data released Friday. The agency said Manitoba had. […]

» In world of weeds, nature laughs last
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

While an invasive plant called hogweed has been grabbing headlines in Canada of late, a different plant nicknamed “pigweed” has been gaining notoriety in the U.S. The official name is Palmer amaranth,. […]

» Mature questions, mature answers
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

11A: The world of job searching has definitely changed over the years and blanketing your community with a resume just won’t do it. While you have rewritten your resume to a more current style, you al. […]

» Canada says hello to iPhone 4
31 Jul 2010, 6:00 am | Business

TORONTO — Undaunted by reports of signal problems, hundreds of techie faithful in Canada flocked Friday to buy the new iPhone 4, lured in part by the newfound freedom to be selective in choosing thei. […]

» Carrigan: Go ahead, add commodities to your portfolio
31 Jul 2010, 4:01 am | thestar.com – Business

With globalization making equity diversification impossible, the emerging theme in support of introducing a commodity component into the portfolio is that commodities are one of the few asset classes. […]

» Demand for skilled temp workers is growing fast
31 Jul 2010, 4:01 am | thestar.com – Business

The demand for temporary employees has been growing over the decade, as companies look to hire for the short term when they have projects or opportunities that will last only a specified length of tim. […]

» Wildlife rescue escalates along Mich. river oil spill; govenor calls progress ’significant’
31 Jul 2010, 2:03 am | Market News

MARSHALL, Mich. – Volunteers and government officials scrambled on Friday to save geese and other wildlife damaged by an oil spill in a southern

» Alberta not punishing oilsands operators for spills, critic contends
31 Jul 2010, 2:02 am | Calgary Herald – Business

An Alberta researcher has compiled a massive database of oilsands incidents, which he argues shows a pattern of spills and leaks going unpunished by government regulators.