The eleventh-hour agreement by Congress to extend the payroll tax cut is a victory for American consumers.
Nobody wants to go there. Nobody dares to go there. But you're just a little bit tempted to go there. Really, though, it isn't a good idea.
As the decision deadline on the controversial proposal to build a giant oil pipeline between Alberta, Canada, and Texas draws closer, activists and the company behind the project are ratcheting up their war of words.
Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested during a White House sit-in protesting Canada's controversial Alberta oil sands.
Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested Tuesday during a sit-in in front of the White House protesting a pipeline expansion project that would significantly increase the amount of oil the United States imports from Canada's controversial Alberta oil sands.
Prince William and his wife, Catherine, will visit a fire-stricken town in central Alberta on Wednesday, the seventh day of their Canadian tour.
In the aftermath of severe tornadoes, survivors are stunned by the devastation.
Soledad O'Brien reports on where things stand on the eve of the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy.
Mayor Melissa Blake's favorite spot in this oil sands boomtown used to be an island at the convergence of two rivers.
An employee of Canada's Outdoor Adventures company admitted to slaughtering 100 sled dogs, according to a workers compensation report he later filed.
In the coming weeks, the Obama administration will decide if it wants to significantly increase the amount of oil the country imports from Canada's controversial Alberta oil sands.
A plan to bring the first oil sands development to the United States is drawing stiff opposition from environmentalists concerned about global warming and water use, but backers of the project insist their new process is safe.
The extraction of oil from tar-soaked dirt is taking a harsh toll on Alberta's environment. Go to VBS.TV for more.
We thought that since you were feeling absolutely dejected watching BP's underwater gusher spoiling the ecology and economy of the Gulf of Mexico, well, we would try to cheer you up by reminding you how the otherwise environmentally conscious Canadians are degrading their own natural splendor and national soul with oil spillage and seepage on purpose.
The first shock in new eco-documentary "Dirty Oil" comes in the first few seconds when a question is asked: where does most of the U.S.'s oil come from?
Earth's Frontiers spoke to Sam Ori on the future role of oil and how it could clean up its act.
Activities planned for Sunday at an outdoor country music festival in Canada were called off after one person was killed and at least 15 others were injured in the collapse of an outdoor stage Saturday.
Maria Orydzuk tells what happened to her as a stage collapsed during a storm at the music festival in Camrose, Canada.
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- The Calgary Flames are adding another Sutter to their lineup.
A 150-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton is on the auction block in New York.
Bidding failed to meet expectations Saturday on a uniquely complete skeleton of a Jurassic-era dryosaurus -- a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur -- so it was no-sale for the centerpiece at an auction of rare skeletons, fossils and other prehistoric memorabilia.
Canadian researchers say they have discovered the smallest known North American dinosaur, a carnivore that roamed areas of the continent 75 million years ago and weighed less than most modern-day house cats.
Normally, "hot spot" isn't the first phrase that comes to mind when talking about Saskatchewan, Canada.
Tiny diamonds found in the soil are "strong evidence" a comet exploded on or above North America nearly 13,000 years ago, leading to the extinction of dozens of mammal species, according to a study.
Authorities Tuesday recovered the body of an eighth missing snowmobiler buried in avalanches in southern British Columbia, a spokesman for the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
Students will learn about different winter weather events, their causes and effects, and the regions most likely to experience them.
A witness describes seeing a sleeping man stabbed to death and decapitated on a bus in Canada. From CTV News.
A 40-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder Friday in connection with the stabbing and beheading death of his seatmate on a Greyhound Canada bus, authorities said.
A chunk of ice spreading across seven square miles has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic, scientists said Tuesday
On a hot summer day, there's a distinct smell around the remote, northern town of Fort McMurray, Canada. You might think it's the oil being processed at nearby plants. But most residents will tell you it's the smell of money.
This was, to be honest, simply a different kind of journalism. I've never done anything quite like it.
CNN's Frank Sesno reports on China shopping the world for oil to fill a demand they expect to double in the next 10 years.
Two-bedroom apartments at $3,200 a month sparking bidding wars. Cash deposits of $6,000 made on the spot. Manhattan? Dubai? Think again. While the rest of North America is mired in housing pain, the market is scorching in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Plumped up and flying high, the newly mighty dollar is TIME's Canadian Newsmaker of the Year
Oil prices nearly touched a $100 a barrel Wednesday on declining U.S. supplies, a falling dollar and refinery outages, but later retreated after failing to breach the elusive triple-digit mark.
A scarcity of petroleum engineers means hard-to-get crude is increasingly difficult to extract -- and even high salaries will not solve the problem overnight
Olympic champion pairs skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier welcomed their first child on Sunday.
Plans to process a heavy grade of crude oil from oil sands in the Canadian province of Alberta have sparked a nasty battle in the Midwest, where some politicians are angry that the move will increase pollution in the Great Lakes, according to a report Wednesday.
They're stuck in our brains and uttered by our lips: catchphrases from TV shows past and present. You hear them and use them -- so much so, they've become part of the American lexicon.
The answer to America's oil addiction lies in Canada.
Nothing says hot like an Arctic bidding war.
Canadian health officials said Thursday that tests have confirmed a seventh case of mad cow disease, in a 50-month-old dairy cow from Alberta.
The last time we recommended a group of energy stocks - 17 months ago - the price of crude had fallen to $42 a barrel from a recent peak of $55 (see "Three Ways to Make Money in Energy Stocks").
CNN.com readers have been sending us their thoughts as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 80th birthday.
Despite the controversies surrounding it, stem cell research is already changing lives. In the future, it offers hope for cures and treatments for a variety of diseases and disorders. We want to know what you think about the promise of stem cell research.
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This was, to be honest, simply a different kind of journalism. I've never done anything quite like it. It was time travel, globe-trekking and fact-checking all rolled into one. It was about oil and our addiction to it, how we keep it flowing and what happens if the supply is interrupted. At every turn, I discovered something new and saw the complexity and the global nature of it all.
An Internet chat room that streamed video of live child molestations has been shut down and 27 people have been charged with online child pornography offenses, federal authorities said Wednesday.
It's morning, and your cell phone directs you to a nearby Starbucks--not just for a mocha, but also for a free vial of magic potion. Spotting a friend in line, you strike him down with your virtual...
It's morning, and your cell phone directs you to a nearby Starbucks--not just for a mocha, but also for a free vial of magic potion. Spotting a friend in line, you strike him down with your virtual scepter. Three thousand points to you.
Do certain winter weather events have you bewildered?
Warren Macdonald had both legs amputated above the knees after a climbing accident. But by modifying or trying out new types of prosthetics, he was soon back on top of the world. This is his story:
According to the International Energy Agency, oil production is declining in 33 of the 48 largest oil-producing nations.
Travel always provides a wealth of experiences. Have you ever had an interesting, crazy, amazing or bizarre incident whilst overseas on business? We want to hear about what you've been upto. Have your say with CNN.
Pedro Mujica settles in low over home plate, his golden Caracas jersey fluttering in the wind. The pitch comes in fast, and Mujica swings, lining the softball to left field. "Aut, aut," a throng of Venezuelan and Colombian players chant from the sidelines as Mujica is tagged out sliding into second. It's a familiar scene, except that this August day is cold and blustery, and the field we're on is far from South America--about as far north as you can get and still play ball. It might seem strange to find 40 families from Venezuela living here in Fort McMurray, Alberta, a former fur-trading outpost closer to the Arctic Circle than to the northern border of the U.S. But lately people have been flooding in from places like Newfoundland and South Africa and Indonesia. "They've given me a second chance here," says Mujica, who lost his engineering job in Venezuela when Hugo Chavez came to power in 1998 and who was hired by Shell Canada in January. Downtown Fort McMurray, where residential side streets hang like
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Canadian officials said Monday their nation's beef supply is not threatened by a dairy cow in Alberta that tested positive for mad cow disease.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin recounted Wednesday the hospitality Canadians displayed to stranded travelers after U.S. airspace closed in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks. Following is a transcript of his remarks.
Investors may hope to see some guidance from Wednesday's July durable goods reports and revised second-quarter gross domestic product figures due on Friday. Stocks finished Tuesday again near the unchanged mark.
A Canadian alderwoman who went missing south of the border for three days in 2003 was found guilty of fabricating a stalker and writing lurid letters to herself.
DNA tests verify "with a high degree of certainty" that the cow in Washington state found to have mad cow disease originated from a dairy farm in Alberta, Canada, USDA chief veterinarian Ron DeHaven said Tuesday.
VoodooPC in Calgary, Alberta, makes out-of-the-ordinary PCs and notebooks for users with big demands and big wallets. CEO Ravi Sood says Voodoo once made a gold-plated PC for a customer in the Midd...
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Like beauty, productivity is sometimes in the eye of the beholder. An employee may think she's a real go-getter only to learn months later, when the annual bonus and performance review are discusse...
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You know the drill: You fly into town and corner the concierge, and by 8 P.M. you're cutting into your radicchio salad, sawing your planked Chateaubriand bouquetiere, and telling yourself what an a...
For Don Koziak, owner of the Chateau Louis Liquor Store in Edmonton, Alberta, it was the first ransom demand he'd ever received. At 4:27 A.M. on New Year's Day, a couple of thieves broke into his s...
I am composing this in the midst of a panic--not my own, Wall Street's. Junk bonds, investment-grade corporates, mortgages, convertibles, emerging markets debt and the like--all securities not actu...
Has winter worn you down? Do ads of brown-limbed women languishing beside aqua waters make you ache with envy? Are you itching to get away--preferably far away--but don't have the time?
FORTUNE posted messages on the AT&T Learning Network, the Global Lab, and Internet, asking kids to talk about using computers. Among the replies that streamed in by E-mail:
Come the weekend all over America, families are deciding to go shopping. Instead of heading for the local mall, however, they pack their suitcases, pile into autos, trains or airplanes, and travel ...
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The cost cutter's ax is cleaving the citadels of television sports. Witness ABC's venerable Monday Night Football. Capital Cities Communications, the network's new owner, has trimmed the roster in ...
