Best Qualcomm-Powered Laptops of CES 2018
A new breed of laptop debuted just before CES 2018, powered not by Intel or AMD, but Qualcomm. These new ultra-mobile laptops are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors, and that means they’re engineered for longevity, reliability, and mobility. At CES 2018, we’re all getting a closer look at this new breed of laptop, and here […]
Companies divided on raising prices or slashing benefits to handle wage hike
TORONTO — Signs announcing price increases and letters to employees slashing benefits have grown rampant in Ontario, revealing two very different approaches businesses have gravitated toward in the wake of province’s minimum wage hike. Some Tim Hortons franchises have faced significant backlash after cutting paid breaks and forcing workers to cover some of their dental […]
Cadillac Could be the Next Tesla if General Motors Markets it Right (GM, TSLA)
General Motors could market its Cadillac brand as the next sustainable and high-performance electric vehicle just like Tesla. With aggressive marketing, the automotive company has the “potential for fundamental repositioning of Cadillac as a ‘captive Tesla,’”Adam Jonas, an equity analyst at Morgan Stanley, said. The company needs to improve consumer awareness of its brand and […]
Tax agency allows low-income Canadians to file returns by phone
Nearly 1 million people with low or fixed incomes will be eligible for new program Low-income Canadians will be able to file their tax returns by phone this year. Under a new automated service called “File My Return” announced by National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier today, about 950,000 Canadians with low or fixed incomes that […]
Preparation Saves Alberta Snowmobiler Lost Near Revelstoke From Serious Harm
The 48-year-old sledder from Hinton was reported missing about 8:30 p.m. Sunday Being prepared likely saved a Hinton, Alta. man from serious harm after spending a chilly night on a mountainside while snowmobiling near Revelstoke, B.C., RCMP say. The 48-year-old sledder was reported missing about 8:30 p.m. Sunday after the group of riders from Hinton, […]
Love it or Hate it, Bitcoin Represents a Market Out of Control: Don Pittis
Energy-eating, rule-avoiding, big private but small public benefit — is bitcoin the libertarian ideal? In many ways, bitcoin is a microcosm of a pure free market. Whether you think that’s a good thing or not depends on your own political values. Either way, the bitcoin phenomenon acts as a case study of what some celebrate […]
Searching for Dividends? These Stocks Pay Every Month!
With interest rates finally heading higher after close to a decade at historically low levels, many Canadian have gotten very comfortable with the idea of holding a greater number of low-risk equity investments to obtain yield. In spite of rising rates, the reality is that it will still take a long time for these higher […]
Canada Adds 79,000 Jobs in December, Pushing Jobless Rate to Lowest Level Since 1976
Canada added 79,000 jobs last month, blowing past expectations and pushing the jobless rate to its lowest level since 1976. The jobless rate was pushed down two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.7 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. That’s the lowest on record since comparable data became available 42 years ago. Economists polled by […]
High Arctic Fossils Reveal Ancient Bear’s Weakness for Sweets
Ellesmere Island fossil site yields bear teeth with cavities and remains of berry plants Two bears living in a boreal forest in Canada’s High Arctic millions of years ago munched on too many sweets and didn’t brush their teeth, fossil evidence suggests. As you might imagine, those bears ended up with cavities — something that […]
Nissan Wants to Make Cars That Can Read Your Mind
Nissan is working on making cars that can read your mind. The company plans to demonstrate its Brain-to-Vehicle technology at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Drivers would wear a skullcap covered in electrodes and wires that would read their brain waves to make the car’s reaction time faster. If the driver […]