TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday, led by lower financial and energy stocks, as investors were nervous ahead of a U.S.

TORONTO - Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday.

Imperial Oil is closing its refinery in Eastern Passage and converting it into a marine terminal. The company said it could not find a buyer for its facility to continue operating as a refinery.

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was slightly higher Wednesday ahead of the mid-afternoon release of the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy statement and economic projections.

Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA said Wednesday it made a big discovery of light oil offshore Newfoundland, the latest find in Canada's Atlantic region--a big and fast-growing petroleum play that's often overshadowed by the country's western oil-sands ...

Orascom (OTLD) Telecom Holding SAE, the Egyptian wireless carrier, withdrew its request for regulatory approval to acquire Wind Mobile, forcing the Canadian operator to review its investment options.

TORONTO -- The Bank of Canada is likely to start raising its benchmark interest rate in July 2014, a full year before the U.S. Federal Reserve, BMO's chief economist Douglas Porter said Wednesday.

VANCOUVER - No longer the �Gore-Tex vortex� of outdoor retailing, Mountain Equipment Co-op has launched the first major rebranding since its founding to acknowledge that its customers are as likely to be engaging in yoga or paddle boarding as they are ...

tim-hortons A row of Tim Hortons coffee cups are lined up for customers at Penn Station in New York in this July 13, 2009 file photo.

A campaign that raised $200,000 dollars to purchase an alleged video appearing to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack was a �beautiful example� of the fundraising power of the Internet, says the website that hosted the controversial crusade.