TD bank also announced Thursday that it plans to buy back up to 12 million of its common shares over the coming year, or about 1.3 per cent of the total.

OTTAWA�Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits continued to trend down for a fifth consecutive month in March.

Alberta could green its image and add plenty of new turbines over the next few years with the right government incentives, the Canadian Wind Energy Association said in a report released Wednesday.

Rail cars arrive in Milton, N.D., in February 2008, loaded with pipe for the first Keystone Pipeline project, which now carries crude oil across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.

MONTREAL - As thirsty Montrealers lurched into day two without potable tap water, there were reported shortages of bottled water in certain sectors.

CALGARY - Calgary's housing market renaissance has not been a steady process, as the overall improving trend in resale activity was inconsistent last year, says a report released today by RBC Economics Research.

Mobilicity has tweaked certain terms of its $380-million acquisition plan with Telus Corp. just hours before the wireless upstart's bond holders were due to vote on the deal on Thursday.

Saskatchewan is getting poor marks for overall health, a report from the Conference Board of Canada says. The latest report from the Ontario-based think tank, released Thursday, gives the province a D overall after combining 90 factors.

All but one member of Kitchener council voted Wednesday night in favour of an alternate route for the southern extension of Strasburg Road.

A 42-storey skyscraper could be dominating the Winnipeg skyline by 2017 if an ambitious plan for a new $150-million-to-$200-million downtown development becomes a reality.