| Wal-Mart to post signs warning customers not to leave pets in hot cars |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
TORONTO -- Giant retailer Wal-Mart will post signs in stores across Canada warning people about the dangers of leaving pets in hot cars. The initiative follows the firing of an employee in Kemptville, Ont., south of Ottawa, who says she was let go after confronting a customer who had left his dog in a car amid sweltering temperatures. A statement from Wal-Mart says the employee wasn't ...
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| Best cars for billionaires |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Robb Report Magazine has selected the very best products for the ultra-wealthy in its "Best of the Best" issue. This year, when it came to automobiles, the magazine looked at vehicles in six different categories, choosing the top cars for those for whom price is no object. ...
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| Pope Statues and sleek cars no bikes yes |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Email article Pope Francis has asked for a statue of himself at his old cathedral to be removed -- and advised seminarians and novices to get around on bikes and avoid sleek cars and smartphones. The statue, a lifesize likeness of the Pope, had been installed for about 10 days in the gardens of the Buenos Aires cathedral where he had been archbishop. But as soon as he heard about it, the ...
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| Nissan Plans Twizy-style City Car |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Nissan is planning its own narrow urban buggy along the lines of the quirky electric-powered Renault Twizy. According to industry gazette Automotive News Europe, Nissan says the own-branded version will improve on the open-sided vehicle produced by its European partner by offering improved weather protection. The idea harks back to the Nissan Land Glider, an urban mobility concept which ...
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| Bans on smoking in cars with kids deemed a success |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Provincial bans against smoking in cars transporting children have worked to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a new report. The Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada released its annual report on ...
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| Ford Hopes Focus EV Price Cut Sparks Sales |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
's price won't come as a shock. Despite Ford's insistence that it would not follow suit, the Detroit automaker is now wooing mainstream buyers with a $4,000 discount on the EV for 2014, according to the Detroit News. The new base price for the Focus EV is $35,995, including a $795 destination charge. That's down more than 10% from the previous base price, though still more ...
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| Toyota Credit Canada sells C$500 mln notes - term sheet |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
July 11 | Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:59pm EDT July 11 (Reuters) - Toyota Credit Canada Inc on Thursday sold C$500 million ($481 million) of five-year medium term notes in a private placement, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The 2.75 percent notes, due July 18, 2018, were priced at 99.986 to yield 2.753 percent or 99.6 basis points over the Canadian government benchmark. The investment ...
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| Tedeschi Trucks Band Bring It Home |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
July 11, 2013 1:30 PM ET "Smell that?" says Derek Trucks. The ponytailed guitarist, 34, takes a freshly-pressed vinyl record and holds it up to his nose for a closer whiff. It's a Thursday evening in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Trucks is giddy as he strolls through his well-kept tour bus. Tedeschi Trucks Band – the 11-piece roots-and-blues collective he formed with his wife, ...
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| Philip Caldwell first Ford CEO who wasnt a Ford dies at 93 |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Caldwell died Wednesday at his Connecticut home, according to his family, who confirmed the death through the automaker. He died following complications from a ...
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| GM Plans Eight 40+ MPG Cars By 2017 |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
pledges to improve gas mileage across the automaker's U.S. lineup 18% by 2016, reduce corporate energy use and propagate landfill-free facilities. GM also aims to double its number of cars that achieve an EPA highway rating of 40 mpg or better by 2017. Today, GM has four: the Chevrolet Cruze Eco, Sonic, Volt and Spark EV. With the forthcoming Cadillac ELR and Chevy Cruze Diesel, the ...
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