SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

By Marc Jones. LONDON (Reuters) - Optimism about global growth pushed world shares to a near five-year high on Monday, while debate about the future of the U.S.

The Victoria Day long weekend is considered an unofficial kick-off to summer as many opt to leave the city for cottage country. But if you're going to be stuck in the city; here's a list of what's open and closed Victoria Day Monday.

TORONTO -- Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is standing in line at a bustling Toronto coffee shop, summing up a speech he's set to deliver later in the day on the future of television, when he spies an example of his vision that's so perfect it almost seems planted by ...

WINDSOR, Ontario - Assumption Park gives residents of this city lovely views of the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit skyline. Lately they've been treated to another sight: a three-story pile of petroleum coke covering an entire city block on the other side of ...

A decade after a case of mad cow disease closed borders to Canadian beef and devastated the industry, Canada's current agriculture minister says federal funding was wasted in dealing with the crisis.

OTTAWA - A team of 15 Canadian soldiers has been dispatched to Kandahar on a month-long assignment to assess whether dozens of military containers are still seaworthy enough to be brought home.

The housing market is slowing. Consumer debt levels are sky high. But don't count Canada's banks out yet. For the past few quarters, the banks faced the same headwinds, but every three months analysts and investors were pleasantly surprised with their ...

Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier said on Monday it had expanded its Challenger business jet series with the launch of the Challenger 350 aircraft.

FLINTSTONE, Md. - The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting that this week's planned casino opening will transform a struggling lakeside lodge into ...