By Alexei Oreskovic. SAN FRANCISCO | Tue May 21, 2013 12:19am EDT. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal.

TORONTO -- A French commission is holding public consultations on a plan to build wind farms off the D-Day beaches of Normandy, and it wants to hear what Canadians think about it.

Alberta's beef industry is still in decline, with Canadians eating less of the meat and fewer producers raising cattle 10 years after BSE, or mad cow disease, savaged the industry.

There are few Canadians who understand agricultural supply management and how it affects their daily lives, which is a major reason why this outdated system has survived.

American visits to Canada appears to once again be improving, if only slightly, according to data from Statistics Canada. U.S. visitors, which represent the largest foreign group of tourists to Canada, increased 3.2 per cent to 1.74 million in March compared ...

WINDSOR, Ontario - Assumption Park gives residents of this city lovely views of the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit skyline. Lately they've been treated to another sight: a three-story pile of petroleum coke covering an entire city block on the other side of ...

WINNIPEG -- A goose hit a powerline in Lindenwoods area of the city early Monday, cutting power to about 2,700 people. Around 5:30 a.m.

Investors who bought into Sony Corp.'s convertible bond issue last year may reap profits of as much as $1.7 billion, after the shares surged to more than double the price at which the debt can be redeemed for equity.

Results from this year's resident survey will help the Comox Valley Regional District determine the level of interest in local government elections, and gauge interest levels on rural curbside recycling.

European stocks were modestly lower Tuesday as investors digested comments from a Federal Reserve Official on Monday, while the yen resumed its downward trend against the dollar.