TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday, led by gains across all major sectors, as investors cheered comments from U.S.

If you said (a) when it's not really zero growth at all and (b) when it's accompanied by a drop in fuel prices, then you're finding all the right answers in Canada's March retail sales report.

MONTREAL - The maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles says its initial public offering has been priced at $21.50 per share - giving the company a market value of about $2.5 billion.

WASHINGTON | Wed May 22, 2013 12:09pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below are highlights of the question and answer session of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the U.S.

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

(Reuters) - Department store chain Sears Canada Inc (SCC.TO: Quote) posted a loss in the first quarter compared with a profit last year, as demand for its home products and major appliances fell.

After looking at the forecast over the next couple days, city officials are warning residents to keep off the Glenmore Reservoir. This is to allow the water level to be dropped to accommodate the heavy rainfall, creating a heavy water flow from the Elbow River.

Cooler weather kept customers from buying spring merchandise at Target Corp., leading to a 29% drop in fiscal first-quarter earnings.

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 ...

A spokeswoman for Human Resources Minister Diane Finley welcomed a ruling from the Federal Court that says the government was justified in issuing positive labour market opinions that allowed a British Columbia mining company to hire 201 temporary ...