LONDON -- Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.

OTTAWA�Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits continued to trend down for a fifth consecutive month in March.

The hot earnings growth Toronto-Dominion Bank demonstrated in the first quarter has cooled, suggesting that the sluggish economy is slowly weighing on its bottom line.

CALGARY - Calgary's housing market renaissance has not been a steady process, as the overall improving trend in resale activity was inconsistent last year, says a report released today by RBC Economics Research.

1.3 million Montrealers are in the second day of a boil-water advisory, and will only find out Friday morning if the emergency will continue.

Alberta could green its image and add plenty of new turbines over the next few years with the right government incentives, the Canadian Wind Energy Association said in a report released Wednesday.

The CEO of Fraser Surrey Docks says the future of the facility is in jeopardy if a new coal terminal isn't approved. Jeff Scott says much of the dock's business and half its employees disappeared after the global economic downturn in 2008.

Mobilicity has tweaked certain terms of its $380-million acquisition plan with Telus Corp. just hours before the wireless upstart's bond holders were due to vote on the deal on Thursday.

Saskatchewan is getting poor marks for overall health, a report from the Conference Board of Canada says. The latest report from the Ontario-based think tank, released Thursday, gives the province a D overall after combining 90 factors.

A 42-storey skyscraper could be dominating the Winnipeg skyline by 2017 if an ambitious plan for a new $150-million-to-$200-million downtown development becomes a reality.