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.

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

Wed May 22, 2013 8:36am EDT. * First-quarter loss C$0.31/shr vs profit C$0.91/share last yr. * Revenue falls 6.6 pct, same-store sales dip 2.6 pct.

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.

Retail sales stayed flat at $39.5 billion in March, as sales increased in volume terms despite lower prices for gasoline. Statistics Canada said in volume terms, retail sales were up 0.7 per cent.

TORONTO -- The Canadian Association of Mortgage Professionals is warning that new-home construction will drop dramatically within the next two years, resulting in a loss of about 80,000 construction and related jobs by mid-2015.

NEW YORK, N.Y.�Target Corp. reported a 26 per cent drop in first-quarter profit as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited customers' appetite for spending.

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 ...

By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar took a hit from unexpectedly soft domestic retail sales data, sliding to a 10-week low against the U.S.