Last updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010 | 7:19 PM ET
- Anti-oilsands postcards target Alberta tourism
- The anti-oilsands groups behind the Rethink Alberta billboards have opened a third front in their campaign to get potential tourists to reconsider visiting the province. more »
- Cameron Diaz most dangerous net search
- Putting the name of Hollywood star Cameron Diaz into a search engine can be downright dangerous according to security company McAfee. more »
- Butt out smoking on silver screen: MDs
- Efforts to prevent children from smoking are being undermined by federal and provincial subsidies to Hollywood studios, a doctors' group says. more »
- EU seal ban suspended
- Fisheries Minister Gail Shea says a European Union ban on seal products has been suspended after Inuit leaders questioned its legality. more »
- Salary hikes eyed for 2011, survey finds
- Canada's salary freeze for many non-union workers last year appears to have thawed as employers say they plan to award base pay increases averaging 2.9 per cent in 2011. more »
- Vancouver bar's urinal TVs raise concern
- A customer at the bar in Vancouver's Opus Hotel said she was shocked to discover men could watch her on video monitors placed over the urinals in the hotel's men's washroom. more »
- Tai chi eases fibromyalgia pain, study finds
- Tai chi eased painful joints and other symptoms of fibromyalgia in a small study of this ancient Chinese form of exercise. more »
- Facebook adds Places location option
- Facebook users carrying their smartphones will soon be able to "check in" to real-world locations such as bars, parks and live concerts as the social network makes its first foray into the location services craze. more »
- Parkade proposed to fund heritage restoration
- Investors are being sought for a $40-million automated parkade project that would offset the costs of revitalizing a stretch of Seventh Avenue S.W. more »
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- Tobacco use on the silver screen down; still shown in half of PG-13-rated movies: study
- Doctors want MMA ban over injury fears, but league says fighter safety a priority
- Bereaved pet owners struggle with grief, questions about getting another animal
- Living dream but not overnight: Fashion designer Prabal Gurung tastes success
- From one young person to another, Canadians making a difference in Sri Lanka
- Dating site for bookworms banking on Larsson, Vonnegut love matches
- Any grill can make great barbecue: Recipe for chili- and coffee-rubbed chuck roast
- Unathletic form of bowling known as petanque is swank from Paris to Saint-Tropez
- Knock knock: Facebooks joins location frenzy with Places on iPhone, mobile site
- Certain pesticides linked to attention problems in young kids: study
Canadian Press Personal Finance News
- Ontario consumer hydro rates won't rise due to lower industry rates: minister
- Canadian banks reduce many of their mortgage rates by 0.1 per cent
- Financial help for new Canadians
- Fewer tax rebates for tourists
- Some tips to keep in mind when opening a Registered Education Savings Plan
- Lack of awareness means Canadians aren't taking full advantage of RESPs: experts
- Mortgages a tricky, scary business
- Some Web links for prospective US homebuyers
- Low U.S. home prices, high loonie make it a good time to be a snowbird
- Two of Canada's biggest banks cut fixed mortgage rates, effective Wednesday
