WASHINGTON�Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the central bank's easy-money policies in testimony before Congress on Wednesday, saying it has yielded "significant benefits" for the economy but warned that the Fed can't offset the ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened sharply higher on Wednesday, led by Barrick Gold Corp (ABX.TO: Quote) and Goldcorp (G.

CALGARY - A business owner from Jasper will represent Alberta in the finals of the 2013 BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) Young Entrepreneur Award.

Zoocasa, an online service for home seekers, is aiming to win market share with rebates to buyers and sellers that will refund roughly 15 per cent of the commission they pay their real estate agents.

Listed below are the stocks expected to move during Wednesday's trading session. They are listed with Tuesday's closing prices.

As resource companies look to northern forests in search of untapped minerals and energy, scientists and conservancy groups say too little heed is being paid to the environmental wealth created by Canada's boreal regions.

And that 48% is mostly unchanged from late 2012, suggesting that Canadians remain confident in their housing market. The BMO poll found that Vancouver and Atlantic Canada are particularly bullish, with both showing an increase in buying intentions, while ...

BRP Inc., the maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles, watercraft and all-terrain vehicles, raised C$262.3 million ($254.4 million) in the biggest Canadian IPO this year.

MONTREAL -- Almost a third of Canadian households report never or almost never having any money left to save after paying their bills, according to a new study issued Wednesday.

For about three and a half years ended mid-2012, Detour Gold Corp. could do no wrong in the eyes of its employees who were beavering away on building what is slated to be the country's largest gold mine located in northeastern Ontario.