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Thanks to everyone who came out to the blogger breakfast this morning.For those who didn’t make it, Jeff Busby and Margaret Wittgens from TransLink’s planning division led us through a discussion of the UBC Line options presented in phase two of the study.

They answered questions about the routes, …

For a rundown of how each of the 24 cities did in Toronto Board of Trade’s prosperity rankings, please click here.

OTTAWA – Toronto has fallen four spots to No. 8 in the Toronto Board of Trade’s annual measure of prosperity among world cities. Vancouver, meanwhile, fell to 14th from 12th.

For other Canadian cities, Montreal declined …

The federal Conservative government has been brought down on a historic vote in Parliament, setting the stage for a May election.MPs voted 156-145 in favour of a Liberal motion citing Stephen Harper’s minority Tories for contempt of Parliament, and expressing non-confidence in the government.

The move sends Canadians to the polls for the fourth time in …

It has been called a lot of things over the years: grass, Mary Jane, wacky weed. Now, researchers are suggesting a new moniker for marijuana: alternative investment.

A report out this week on the U.S. medical marijuana market estimates the unconventional business already generates $1.7 billion in economic activity a year. But that market could grow …