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Burning lots of coal greater global warming threat than oil sands

Two scientists' contention that burning coal poses a greater global warming threat is bound to spark debate

Blocking pipelines to B.C. would entail loss of billions

Canada will forgo billions of dollars in gross domestic product and government revenue if oil companies are unable to access markets off the Pacific coast.

Shale oil boom drives down prices versus rest of world

North America's crude market is increasingly diverging from the international scene, as rising U.S. production and weak demand pose long-term challenges for Canadian-based oil companies.

Target wins right to its name in Canada

Discount fashion retailer Target Corp. has settled a long-running legal dispute over the right to use the Target name in Canada.

Suncor Q4 fourth-quarter profits hit $1.43 billion, operations resume in Libya

Canada's largest oil and gas company said production has resumed in three of five fields in Libya, and that it has begun receiving payment for sales of crude oil.

730 CBC employees make over $100,000 a year

CBC did disclose that approximately 730 employees are paid more than $100,000 a year, the taxpayer funded corporation won't tell Parliament who they are and exactly how much they earn.

Another pipeline debate kicks off as Kinder Morgan lines up shippers
Oil producers have thrown their support behind the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to the West Coast, but the latest project aimed at providing much-needed shipping capacity for the oil sands industry now faces regulatory hurdles and growing resistance to pipelines.
Central Canada cashes in on some of the Western oil boom
Oak Point, founded by two Alberta energy veterans, has developed an innovative modular system to produce bitumen from the oilsands, an off-the-shelf product offering some protection against cost inflation that's creeping back into new projects.
Canada's oil sands: Not so dirty after all
Canada's government, which has threatened a trade war over a proposed European rule to penalize oil-sands crude in a bid to clean up transportation fuels, has a powerful new argument in its favour, as new research shows other energy sources are far more dangerous to the climate.

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Getting fired used to be something that many people figured would ruin their career. Obviously, getting terminated isn't an ideal situation but it's certainly something that can be dealt with.

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Finding a What small business can learn from Super Bowl ads

The Fox story warns small businesses not to get "budget envy" when they look at the lavish Super Bowl ads, but to pay attention to the research that goes into them.

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9 Ways Students Can Use Social Media to Boost Their Careers

Newer generations of college graduates began their social media experience as a very personal one. And the shift to using social media for career development may seem optional. But it's a necessary evil at the very least, and can actually be quite beneficial to your future at the very best.

  

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Canadian economy on way to less dependence on U.S.

The Canadian economy appears to be on a long-term trend toward less dependence on the United States, according to a new study issued Wednesday by TD Economics.

    

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The Economics of the Great Gatsby Curve

Scott Winship questions the idea that greater inequality at a point in time is associated with less generational mobility over time — what the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Alan Krueger, called the "Great Gatsby Curve"