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  • `Ageing Asia to strain worlds long-term economic growth

    The Asia-Pacific region will continue to power global economic growth in 2013, but the region's increasing ageing population will cast a shadow on the long-term development, according to a Canadian think-tank. "Productivity gains and a large, young working-age population have done much to boost Asian economic growth over the past three decades. But Asia's demographic dividend is quickly coming ...

  • To become competitive Canada must replace luck with skills

    By the year 2100, Canada could be among the world's five most important countries. Canadians in the year 2013 may find this suggestion incredible, if not absurd. After all, apart from the odd rhetorical flourish, Canada is fast retreating from an ever-more complex world. It is at present neither taking the country's strategic potential and future challenges seriously, nor being taken ...

  • Toronto architects build sideways in Bangladesh

    Rendering of Shobuj Pata low-rise condo project, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Toronto-based JCI Architects. Instead of pushing tall buildings upright, you can tip the towers onto their sides, as JCI decided to do here. The move lets skyscrapers do what they do best - provide dwellings that are safe and private, but compactly stacked in the landscape. (JCI ...

  • In Toronto the market’s sweet spot is the humble bungalow

    Lots of people selling their four-bedroom houses and luxury condos are feeling the slowdown in Toronto's real estate market. Those properties are sitting on the market longer - especially if they have an asking price north of $1-million.But some sellers are still confidently holding off offers in hopes of a bidding war: Those would be the owners of humble, two-bedroom ...

  • ‘RHONJ’ star Kathy Wakile faking divorce to spice up her story on new season

    Kathy Wakile has shown her marriage on television and no one has ever questioned their marriage. The focus has been on Teresa Giudice's marriage as people thought it was obvious that Joe had cheated on Teresa. Fans of the show never questioned whether Kathy and Richie's marriage, as they always had each other's back. However, now a report is surfacing that the couple's ...

Movie Review

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2 is much like its 1998 predecessor, in that it is enjoyably silly, though not particularly inventive, and it is clean enough for most kids (I don't think there was a single curse word in the whole movie), with just enough bowel-movement and intestinal-related raunch included to keep little ones giggling. There is also an obvious, good-hearted message, this time related both t ... ...

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  • ‘Teen Mom’ star Jenelle Evans overreacts with a bronchitis diagnosis

    Jenelle Evans has been complaining about feeling sick for quite some time and it sounds like she finally went to the hospital to get checked out. She thought it was something with her throat, including her lymph nodes, but it sounds like she was wrong with her ...

  • Iginla and Crosby lead Penguins to win over Ottawa Wednesday

    Iginla scored twice, while Crosby had a goal and an assist as the Penguins defeated the Ottawa Senators 7-3 to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semi-final. Iginla's goals put the Penguins up 3-2 and then 7-2, while Crosby scored the Penguins' sixth goal of the hockey game. Iginla was a +2, while Crosby won 13 of a possible 20 faceoffs. The Penguins are now in great position ...

  • TD Bank profit up 2 to $1.7B

    TD bank also announced Thursday that it plans to buy back up to 12 million of its common shares over the coming year, or about 1.3 per cent of the ...

  • Wrestling rule changes please IOC but no Olympic guarantees

    Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rogge said FILA has tackled the issues that led the IOC executive board in February to remove wrestling from the list of core sports for the 2020 Games. "I ...

  • EI claims trend lower for 5th straight month

    (Mike Segar/Reuters) The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance claims declined for the fifth consecutive month in March, dropping one per cent to 523,700. All four Western provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador, had fewer claimants in March, Statistics Canada said. To receive EI benefits, individuals must first submit a claim and the number of claims provides an ...

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