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The Solar Impulse 2 plane will take off in March and could complete the journey over four or five months, with stopovers in Asia, North America and either Europe or North Africa....

Staff were allegedly groped, shown porn, propositioned. Men were mocked as not being masculine when they objected, the suit alleges. Those who complained had to attend a reading of ‘Gangsta Jake, The End Result of a Snitch’....

Loblaw to pilot a grocery drive-through service that would allow customers to order online and swing by the store to pick up their order....

The provincial Environmental Assessment Office has rejected a request to do more public consultation on a proposed copper-gold mine that would be located partially within the city of Kamloops....

Athabasca Oil Corp. says its president and chief executive officer will retire on Sept. 30....

Online delivery services such as Netflix and YouTube would be hampered if CRTC extends rules for broadcast industry to the digital world, warns Google Canada....

Building permits up 11.8 per cent in July reports Statistics Canada...

TORONTO - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (TSX:AEM) says it plans to buy Mexico focused exploration company Cayden Resources Inc. (TSXV:CYD) in a mostly stock deal valued it valued at $205 million....

Uber Technologies Inc., the controversial ride-sharing service that has raised the ire of taxi drivers worldwide, is launching its first Canadian service in Toronto...

The B.C. government has placed a temporary hold on coal exploration permits in the Klappan, a northern area where the local First Nation has protested, blockaded and is going to court to protect....

Britain's main political leaders scrambled Monday to offer Scotland greater autonomy in a last-minute bid to stave off independence, as the pound sank on opinion polls suggesting separatists are gaining ground — and may even be in the lead....

The federal New Democratic Party plans to table a bill this autumn that would pressure oil and gas companies to find ways to add value to crude oil before exporting it overseas. The three-pronged bill will include a provision banning large crude oil tankers on B.C.’s north coast, and would require the National Energy Board to give greater weight to the public’s views before approving major...

Pricier homes are unaffordable, even for owners of starter and mid-level homes....

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BERLIN — Just when we’ve become convinced the future is mobile, it’s moved home. With close to one in four consumers globally using a smartphone, companies are turning their attention to the connected home — the new arena where players are battling it out to dominate what promises to be a lucrative market....

Endeavor Snowboards keeps it simple, fun and profitable....

China's record trade surplus is bad news for Australian miners, with commodity imports falling. ...

The Queensland Government has endorsed a new plan to dump dredge spoil from the Abbot Point port expansion on land, rather than inside the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. ...

Sunshine Coast Regional Council and local environmentalists want the Queensland Government to reject plans to house up to 30,000 people south of Caloundra, amid concern it would pollute the Pumicestone Passage. ...

High nickel prices and interest from China are raising the stakes in Solomon Islands as a verdict nears in court action between a small Australian mining company and Japanese giant Sumitomo. ...