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On January 23, Bloomberg News reported Warren Buffett's Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), owned by his lucrative holding company Berkshire Hathaway,…

Warren Buffett Barack Obama.png On January 23, Bloomberg News reported Warren Buffett's Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), owned by his lucrative holding company Berkshire Hathaway, stands to benefit greatly from President Barack Obama…

Everyone getting prepped for Family Day? It’s only two weeks away! No love for Family Day? We don’t blame you, it’s hard to get pumped up for such a new holiday. But here at BuzzBuzzHome, we’re trying to build up some anticipation to the February 20 celebration of all things familial. That’s why we’re starting our own Family Day Countdown to get the excitement building… BUILDING… BUILDING!!! And if it doesn’t work out, then hey, at least we can tell … Read More

What happens when someone accuses us of being real estate nerds? We say, yes, we most certainly are! That’s something to be proud of here at BuzzBuzzHome and we’re always happy to meet other real estate obsessed nerds from all over the world. Aren’t sure if your interest in real estate has become a full-blown obsession? Lucky for you, we’ve compiled a list of tell-tale signs that you’ve got a serious case of real estate fever. If you can relate … Read More

Attention interior design fanatics! The only place you’ll want to be this weekend is the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for the Interior Design Show. The annual event brings the best, brightest and most creative in the industry together for seminars and product displays that you definitely won’t want to miss. Not residing in the Greater Toronto Area? Fly, bus, train, drive or sail in for the weekend — we promise that you won’t be disappointed. Now that that public service … Read More

Margaret Atwood has dubbed it ‘Enemygate’. ForestEthics whistleblower Andrew Frank accuses Harper of bullying tactics. John Bennett of the Sierra Club frets that this is “a scary time for Canadian democracy”. With the Prime Minister calling any opposition to his pet Keystone project, "enemy of the Government of Canada", the lines have been drawn. The Conservatives will do anything to bully,

Two obvious but generally unstated details about the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline are climate change and that oil and gas companies stand to make mega-profits. An honest appraisal of the project would be something like, “yes, putting in the pipeline will facilitate even more greenhouse gas emissions from the Alberta oil sands, but our buddies [...]

Earlier today, federal, provincial and territorial justice and public safety ministers finished their annual meeting in Charlottetown. Among the items under discussion, was Quebec’s request that the Harper Tory government transfer data from the l…

If Stephen Harper were a character in a Hollywood epic movie about the western Canadian frontier, and went to live with the First Nations people, I can’t help but think his alternate name would be Dances With Oil. He sure doesn’t dance with the one he brings to the ball. He wants to give the [...]

Calgary officially entered the big leagues today as word quickly spread that a luxury condo suite sold for a record $8.3 million. Construction has yet to begin on The River, the 15 storey development that will house the 5,260 square foot, multi-million dollar suite. The super classy project is located, as its name would suggest, along the Elbow River which flows through the southern part of the city. According to an article published in the Financial Post, “more than $30 … Read More

Progressive economists have advocated expansionary fiscal and monetary policies to boost demand and create jobs, given the high rate of unemployment. By contrast, employers and conservative commentators complain of unfilled vacancies and labour shortages, emphasizing policies to increase labour supply and labour mobility. Today’s new Statistics Canada survey of job vacancies sheds fresh light on [...]

I don’t know if you realize how hard it was to make this list. There are quite a few movies that were made in Alberta. Unfortunately, most of those movies play off the prairie landscape and are ‘western’ films. Cowboys and stuff…not my thing (movies …

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Damned if we do, damned if we don't – this is the CliffsNotes version of the ongoing Keystone XL pipeline debate. President Barack Obama recently h…

NA-Pipeline-Map-Theodora.png Damned if we do, damned if we don't – this is the CliffsNotes version of the ongoing Keystone XL pipeline debate. President Barack Obama recently halted TransCanada's proposed Keystone X…

If a cash-strapped province or state had to make painful cuts to public services, the immediately noticeable effect would be the outright elimination of some of them. One would not think of, say, laying off a fraction of all bus drivers and asking the …

Did you know the band that wrote the famous “Working for the Weekend” song is Canadian? Loverboy, the 80s pop rock band, hail from Calgary and are currently making music out of Vancouver! You can’t get more Canadian than that. Why all this Loverboy talk? Well we’re thinking that our weekend development events listing needs a soundtrack — theme music, if you will — and we’re currently going through weekend-themed tunes trying to pick the best one. It’s gotta be … Read More

Assorted content to end your week.- Environics’ polling on inequality shows over 80% of Canadians wanting to see governments reduce the disparity between the rich and the poor – even as the current federal government moves as far as possible in the opp…

Assorted content to end your week. – Environics’ polling on inequality shows over 80% of Canadians wanting to see governments reduce the disparity between the rich and the poor – even as the current federal government moves as far as possib…

ENERGY & EQUITY: The ruthless, evolving nature of energy politics.