For many beer lovers, nothing is more enjoyable on a hot summer's day than reaching into an ice-filled cooler and pulling out a cold one. The "crack" as the can is opened, along with the first icy sip of beer is most satisfying.

Gun manufacturers will have a little bit longer to come up with a perfect design for the U.S. Army's next service pistol, as the Army extends its deadline for solicitation.

Hundreds of new products were unveiled at this year's SHOT Show in Las Vegas last week but there are a few firearms that some enthusiasts are still waiting for.

Despite depressed pricing for U.S. natural gas and the recent dramatic decrease in the price of oil, venture capital funding for green energy technology continues and its consistent year over year.

Ottawa - After Canada's central bank, the Bank of Canada, cut the bank rate from 1.0 percent to .75 percent, the Canadian dollar, the loonie, fell to its lowest level against the US dollar since 2011.

It's being called a war on Cadbury. Yes, Cadbury Creme Eggs, a concoction many people on both sides of the Atlantic have grown up with, is now the center of a trademark infringement suit filed by American chocolate-maker Hershey's.

Beyoncé has threatened legal action against Etsy over a line of mugs riffing on her name, TMZ reports. The online marketplace allows anyone to sell their handcrafted goods — a kind of boutique eBay.

Nearly a dozen workers are suing McDonald's, alleging "rampant" racism, sexual harassment and name-calling, as well as illegal terminations.

The route outside of high school doesn't necessarily lead to university. About 58% of post secondary students in Ontario choose one of the 24 colleges of Applied Arts and Technology in the province.

Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has bought a majority stake in Foundation Medicine, a firm that develops personalized cancer-medicine diagnostics.

Ottawa - In a surprise move, Canada's central bank, the Bank of Canada, reduced the overnight lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The reason given was the threat to the economy of plunging oil prices.

With the conclusion of their major clinical study, AstraZeneca’s new blood-thinning drug, Brilinta is effective in lowering the risk of death or heart attack in patients with a history of previous attacks.

Windsor - Auto parts maker Nemak, with the assistance of an Ontario government grant, committed this week to investing $15 million into its Windsor plant.

Apple has acquired a London music startup. The tech giant has bought the company behind music analytics service Musicmetric, Musically reports.

Toronto - Pop - Up Retail sales expert Matthew Robert White makes his living helping other people sell stuff on sidewalks and in shopping malls during specific seasons and on holidays. Here's what he's doing for Valentines Day in Toronto.

Target Canada informed its customers that it will begin to liquidate stock from its Canadian stores early in February. Target announced last week it would shut all its 133 stores in Canada soon.

A new labour cooperation agreement focusing on mediation, conciliation, and skills training is in the works between Canada and India.

Partnership agreements in science and technology were signed by Canadian delegates in last week's summit in Gujarat, India.

Los Angeles - MonkeyParking is an app that lets its users sell their parking spaces, but they could soon be banned from operating in Los Angeles.