Cat in the cockpit grounds Halifax plane Canada Dot Com A kitty cat (not this little cutie) got into the wiring of a cockpit in an Air Canada jet Wednesday morning, forcing a four-hour delay. The kitty is safe and the plane eventually took off for its destination of Toronto. | Photograph by: Hemera, Thinkstock | It wasn't snakes on a plane, but a furr...
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N.L. tourism campaign wins national advertising award CBC | The Newfoundland and Labrador government's tourism marketing campaign, Find Yourself, has won a top national advertising award. | The award — a Grand Prix CASSIES (Canadian Advertising Success Stories) — was presented Monday night by the Institute of Communications Agency. The 2012 CASSIES awa...
Recalls this week: Gel packs, flashlights, rattles Knox News | Freezer gel packs can help keep food at a safe temperature when on the go. But be careful if a pack bursts and the substance inside oozes out. It may be toxic and anyone ingesting it could be poisoned. The week's list of recalls includes two food c...
WestJet, Porter take aim at New York CBC Porter met WestJet's unveiling of the details of its new service to New York City by responding that it would be increasing its flights to Newark. (CNW Group) | Calgary-based WestJet unveiled details of its new service into New York City on Friday an...
LSE reports rising quarterly revenues France24 | AFP - London Stock Exchange Group on Friday posted rising revenues for the third quarter of the company's financial year, despite volatile financial markets. | Revenues grew seven percent to £160.8 million ($308 million, 234.5 million euros) in th...
Pension system 'changes' in works, Harper tells Davos CBC | Ottawa will transform the country's pension system to curtail government costs, but details won't come until the budget, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper. | In a major speech to global movers and shakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swit...
Ontario must slay debt and find new markets CBC | A new report says Ontario is well positioned to weather the global economic downturn but must overcome a number of challenges. | The report was compiled by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Mowat centre and Leger Marketing during meetings with b...
Westinghouse forms Canadian headquarters Business Journal Paul J. Gough Web Producer - Pittsburgh Business Times Email | Westinghouse Electric Co. is creating a company to serve its customers to the north. | Westinghouse Electric Canada will be headquartered in Toronto and formed to work with its customer a...
Potash Corp Q4 profit misses estimates Mining Weekly | TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – A surprisingly swift fourth-quarter slowdown in fertiliser markets ate into Potash Corp. earnings for the period which, at $683-million were 34% higher than for the same period in 2010, but well below analyst expe...
Bank commercials focus on 'need to get back to saving' Business Journal | Canada's third-largest bank is rolling out a new advertising campaign, focusing on the tough economic times. | "It's a new example of bank advertising turning more somber to reflect the economic climate," says the Toronto Globe and Mail of the new ...
