Last updated: Saturday, March 20, 2010 | 2:03 PM ET
- Seniors homes lack sprinklers: Marketplace
- CBC's Marketplace has found thousands of older buildings that house the elderly lack firefighting sprinkler systems. more »
- Lotto 6-49 jackpot could top $41M
- There's a case of lottery fever in Canada in the runup to Saturday night's $41-million Lotto 6-49 jackpot prize, which could end up being worth even more because of a spike in ticket sales. more »
- Downsizing bad for employees' health
- Older workers who find themselves in jobs where there are demotions and downsizing are more likely to develop health problems, a recent study suggests. more »
- Ottawa to collect unpaid fines via tax bills
- Homeowners in Ottawa will no longer be able to avoid unpaid fines, due to a change in provincial legislation. more »
- Canadian retail sales pick up in January
- Retail sales increased 0.7 per cent in January as consumers opened their wallets on home improvements to take advantage of expiring tax credits. more »
- Nintendo guru targets education
- The man behind Nintendo says he's working hard to turn the firm's brand of hand-held consoles into educational aids and teaching tools. more »
- Rising loonie bruises B.C. fruit growers
- Fruit growers in B.C. say the rising loonie is making a tough situation worse, and without a $10-million cash injection from the provincial government, many of them might be forced to shut down their operations. more »
- February inflation hotter than expected
- Consumer prices rose 1.6 per cent in the 12 months to February, topping the forecasts of economists and boosting the possibility of interest rate hikes by the Bank of Canada. more »
- OneTouch SureStep glucose test strips recalled
- The maker of OneTouch SureStep test strips has issued a voluntary recall of some lots of the product used by diabetics to measure blood-glucose levels. more »
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- A meatball sub that isn't topped with guilt: Turkey meatball pita pockets
- Martha Stewart to give presentation at Canada Blooms in Toronto Saturday
- Family launches Passover seder tradition by celebrating 1800s style at hearth
- Seder is focal point of upcoming Passover celebration
- Rodarte's sister-team designers create fashion moments but don't get caught up in them
- Maria Pinto, designer favoured by Michelle Obama, set to close Chicago store
- Designer Nada Shepherd trades runway for reel world with 3-D film of fall line
- Dozens of kids, parents rally at Ont. legislature to stop cuts to daycare
- Asian ingredients make flavourful meatballs: Recipe for miso-ginger meatballs
- Some lots of OneTouch blood-glucose test strips being recalled by maker
