Suzanne Côté named to Supreme Court of Canada by Stephen Harper
Suzanne Côté has been named by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Supreme Court of Canada. Ms. Côté is the first female from private...
Canada’s current account deficit smallest in six years
Canada posted its narrowest current account deficit since 2008 in Q3 2014, as deficits in tourism and investment fell and non-energy exports surged, Statistics...
German employment exceeded 43m in October, a record high
German employment, the number of Germans with jobs, increased to an all-time record of more than 43 million in October, according to data published...
Canada Post turns $129m loss into $13m profit
Canada Post Corporation reported a pre-tax profit for the 3rd quarter of $13 million, versus a $129 million loss in Q3 2013, the state-run...
Canadian housing market may be overvalued, warns IMF
The Canadian housing market is showing worrying signs of overvaluation, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday, adding that the evidence is starker in...
Scotland’s income tax should be set by Scottish Parliament, commission concludes
The commission on strengthening devolution, the Smith Commission, concluded that Scotland’s income tax rates and bands, as well as decisions regarding benefits and welfare,...
Stagecoach and Virgin win InterCity East Coast rail franchise
Stagecoach Group plc. and Virgin Group Ltd. are to be awarded the InterCity East Coast rail franchise, the UK Department forTransport announced on Thursday....
OUR Walmart planning a huge strike on Black Friday, demands higher wages
OUR Walmart is planning a huge strike on Black Friday. Employees at Walmart stores across at least six states in the US will be...
Twitter will track what apps users have on their mobiles to tailor content
In a move to help tailor content Twitter will begin collecting information about apps that its users have installed on their mobile devices.
The feature, known as...
EU Parliament to vote on seperating Google’s search business from other services
The European Parliament is set to vote on a proposal to separate Google's search business away from its other services, representing the latest move...