By Alastair Sharp and Euan Rocha. TORONTO (Reuters) - Manitoba Telecom Services Inc (MBT.TO: Quote) will sell its Allstream fiber optic network to a company controlled by telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris for C$520 million ($502.8 million), a deal that ...

The federal government is threatening "retaliatory measures" against the United States in a dispute over meat-labelling rules that Ottawa and the World Trade Organization consider discriminatory.

By John Tilak. TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell modestly on Friday as fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will turn off the tap on its stimulus program offset a rise in National Bank of Canada (NA.

CALGARY - Farm cash receipts are set to smash new records this year, says a senior Alberta economist. According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, farm cash receipts in Alberta hit $3.85 billion in the first quarter of this year - a new all-time ...

Canada ranks third last among economically advanced countries in the amount of paid vacation time it guarantees its workers, a new U.S.

Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5-billion (U.S.) Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing �very serious� violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by ...

The world's first carbon capture and storage facility is set to start testing in Saskatchewan and it's already creating international buzz.

TORONTO�National Bank of Canada, the sixth-largest bank in Canada, raised its quarterly dividend Friday after reporting a 22% decline in second-quarter earnings reflecting last year's sale of its asset management unit.

The Canadian dollar was down a quarter of a cent Friday under pressure from a strong U.S. dollar and lower prices for many of the commodities that Canada produces.

Vancouver remains the least affordable city to buy a house in Canada while home ownership in Toronto is becoming more difficult, Royal Bank of Canada Economics Research said.