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Alone, but not lonely: Canadian internet users still social animals, study finds

04.12.2008 17:01

Canadians who spend more time than others on the internet may spend more time alone, but the wide array of social tools available online means these people are far from isolated, according to a Statistics Canada study published Thursday.

Rowling launches Potter-world fable collection in Scotland

04.12.2008 17:00

Blockbuster author J.K. Rowling is giving Harry Potter fans - and booksellers - an early gift for the holidays with Thursday's release of her book The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

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Q3 loss for Maple Leaf Foods over meat recall

31.10.2008

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.'s third-quarter profit turned into a loss after the meat producer took a $14 million financial hit because of the listeriosis-linked meat recall in the summer.

In Toledo talk, economist says question is downturn's duration

31.10.2008

A respected economist who specializes in tracking trends in the Midwest told local business leaders yesterday that the nation's economy is definitely in recession, but it's not likely to last as long...

ExxonMobil sets record in quarterly net, $14.8B

31.10.2008

HOUSTON - ExxonMobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported earnings yesterday that shattered its own record for the biggest profit by a U.S. corporation. It made $14.

Interstate Bakeries gains in bankrupcy exit

31.10.2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Interstate Bakeries Corp.

Justice gives Verizon an outside line to buy Alltel

31.10.2008

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday gave Verizon Wireless the go-ahead to buy Alltel Corp. in a $28-billion deal that would create the nation’s largest wireless carrier.

Carbon tax will increase the gap between rich and poor: report

31.10.2008

B.C.'s controversial carbon tax will hit low-income families harder as it rises each year, according to a new report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on Thursday.

Flex Mussels storming the Big Apple

30.10.2008

A P.E.I. restaurant is aiming to see if it can make it in NYC, and perhaps anywhere.

CRTC to deliver review of TV industry

30.10.2008

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will deliver its much-awaited review of the television industry on Thursday.

Food drive donations down

30.10.2008

Charlottetown's food bank is blaming rain Monday evening for a drop in collections at the annual Y's Mens food drive.

Toledo-area retailers in 'rough time' as lumber prices stay in slump

30.10.2008

With home building in a slump nationwide, lumber prices are bouncing around the basement like a dropped framing stud.

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