TORONTO -- Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian wholesale trade rose by 0.2 percent in April from March on higher sales of computers and communications equipment, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.

tim-hortons A row of Tim Hortons coffee cups are lined up for customers at Penn Station in New York in this July 13, 2009 file photo.

Verizon Communications Inc. confirmed on Tuesday that it is considering an entry into Canada's $19-billion wireless market in the wake of a report earlier this week by The Globe and Mail.

A campaign that raised $200,000 dollars to purchase an alleged video appearing to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack was a �beautiful example� of the fundraising power of the Internet, says the website that hosted the controversial crusade.

NEW YORK--U.S. stock futures drifted around unchanged levels ahead of the much-anticipated Federal Reserve policy announcement. About 90 minutes ahead of the open, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures inched up five points, or less than 0.1%, ...

Statoil says it has discovered light, high-quality oil in the Flemish Pass basin 500 kilometres northeast of St. John's, raising hopes for an as-yet-untapped part of the Newfoundland offshore.

Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.

A former fighter pilot with experience running airports around the world has been named the new head of Vancouver International Airport.

Hudson's Bay Co. is replacing its star president, Bonnie Brooks, with a company veteran in a surprise move that spooked investors, prompting a drop of more than 3 per cent in the stock price.