Mattel apologizes to China over recalls of toys
U.S.-based toy giant Mattel issued an extraordinary apology to China on Friday over the recall of Chinese-made toys, taking the blame for design flaws.
Grande Prairie gets exclusive screening of Arcand’s Days of Darkness
Quebec filmmaker Denys Arcand’s latest, Days of Darkness, made its commercial debut over the weekend in the northern Alberta city of Grande Prairie, three months before the rest of Canada can see it.
Energy board fires security employees in spying scandal
The new chair of Alberta’s Energy and Utilities Board is disbanding the agency’s security unit and letting its employees go, after it hired private investigators to spy on landowners opposed to a new power line between Edmonton and Calgary.
Calgary homeless shelter considers high-tech security
People who use the Calgary Drop-In Centre may soon be required to show identification cards and scan their fingerprints before they can enter the downtown homeless shelter.
Energy board fires security employees in spying scandal
The new chair of Alberta’s Energy and Utilities Board is disbanding the agency’s security unit and letting its employees go, after it hired private investigators to spy on landowners opposed to a new power line between Edmonton and Calgary.
Canadians should clamour for lower prices: analyst
The loonie may be hovering around parity with the U.S. dollar but Canadian consumers are paying more than their American counterparts for the same goods, according to one analyst.
Wheat board, Robin Hood tout benefits of Prairie wheat
Florida has oranges. California has raisins. Now the Canadian Wheat Board is launching a campaign to make the Canadian Prairies synonymous with wheat.
Online vendor offered 2010 Olympic tickets before printing
Tickets to the opening ceremony of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver aren’t even printed, but they appeared Friday to be on sale - briefly - for big money.
