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Review: Is Cineplex’s pricey $25 ‘immersive’ 4DX ticket worth it?
TORONTO – Within a few minutes of stepping inside Cineplex’s new 4DX auditorium you’ll probably…
S&P 500 down for ninth day in a row, election uncertainty still weighs on traders
TORONTO – The S&P 500 saw its ninth consecutive day of losses as uncertainty around…
Woodfibre LNG gives green light to what would be B.C.’s first LNG project
British Columbia’s efforts to launch a liquefied natural gas industry were given a boost Friday…
Jury: Rolling Stone’s rape story defamed university official
RICHMOND, Va. – Rolling Stone magazine, its publisher and a reporter defamed a University of…
Immigration, secrets and social housing: how politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – Endless applause rained down on the Olympic athletes who flooded the floor of…
Florence police use tear gas to quell anti-govt protesters
ROME – Hooded youths from an anti-government protest attacked Italian police in Florence with cobblestones,…
Company: Blast-damaged gasoline line back in service
HELENA, Ala. – A gas pipeline that exploded in Alabama last week is back in…
Cape Sharp Tidal turbine will not be installed in the Bay of Fundy this weekend
HALIFAX – A giant tidal turbine destined for the Bay of Fundy will not be…
Ford workers vote in favour of new contract with automaker
TORONTO – Unionized workers at Ford’s Canadian operations have accepted a new contract with the…
China passes law punishing companies for box-office fraud
BEIJING – China is attempting to crack down on box office fraud in the world’s…
UN climate chief: No doubt world will shift to low emissions
MARRAKECH, Morocco – Climate negotiators started work Monday on implementing the Paris Agreement on global…
For 1st time, CoverGirl ads feature woman wearing a hijab
CoverGirl is featuring a woman wearing a hijab in its advertising for the first time…
Tesla to end unlimited free use of supercharging stations
DETROIT – Electric car maker Tesla Motors has decided to stop offering unlimited free use…
CP Rail says October grain shipments set record, proves it can move bumper crop
CALGARY – Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) says it moved more Western Canadian grain in October…
TSX soars, Dow Jones climbs 370 points as FBI clears Clinton of wrongdoing
TORONTO – Major North American stock markets soared Monday as investors placed their bets on…
Official: 40 to 50 buildings damaged in Oklahoma earthquake
CUSHING, Okla. – Dozens of buildings sustained “substantial damage” after a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck…
Report of different Samsung phone model exploding
PARIS – A Samsung phone user in France says her Galaxy J5 smartphone caught fire…
China’s October exports fall in new sign of global weakness
BEIJING – China’s exports fell again in October in a fresh sign that weak global…
Royal Bank of Scotland compensates small business customers
LONDON – Royal Bank of Scotland has set aside 400 million pounds ($497 million) to…
Woodfibre LNG to become first LNG export project, but industry doubts persist
CALGARY – Woodfibre LNG is set to become the first liquefied natural gas export project…
Hollywood flop ‘Ben-Hur’ a cinematic hurdle for Cineplex in third quarter
TORONTO – Even the colossal Hollywood flop “Ben-Hur” and fumbled franchise spinoff “Ghostbusters” couldn’t hold…
Mind the chocolate gap: Britons grumble as Toblerone shrinks
GENEVA – More valleys, fewer peaks: The maker of Toblerone Swiss chocolate has widened the…
Valeant Pharmaceuticals warns of more red ink to come after US$1.2 billion loss
MONTREAL – Valeant Pharmaceuticals warned Tuesday that its financial performance will continue to deteriorate next…
Stock markets rise slightly as investors await U.S. election results
TORONTO – North American stock markets rose modestly Tuesday as investors awaited the results of…