Tim Hortons Inc. - already dealing with slumping sales that it blames on the slow economy and $1 drinks at competitors - faces new pressure from a second U.S.

By Ian Chua. SYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously waited for clarity on the U.S.

Verizon Communications Inc. confirmed on Tuesday that it is considering an entry into Canada's $19-billion wireless market in the wake of a report earlier this week by The Globe and Mail.

A former fighter pilot with experience running airports around the world has been named the new head of Vancouver International Airport.

Moncton City Council crossed a major hurdle Monday night in their pursuit of a new downtown arena. Council members voted to purchase the Highfield Square property at a cost of $6.3 million, by a count of eight to two.

A London road has made the list of Ontario's Top 10 Worst Roads of 2013, based on a survey by the CAA. Wharncliffe Road South is the seventh worst, according to the auto club, and it may be costing drivers in the area more for repairs.

A move to cap the number of restaurants and bars on Parkdale's popular Queen Street strip has cleared its first hurdle and is gaining attention as a model for controlling growth in other downtown neighbourhoods.

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant A worker takes radiation readings on the window of a bus at the screening point of the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture June ...

VANCOUVER - No longer the �Gortex 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 ...

The federal government will raise the bar for oil companies operating off the East Coast and in the Arctic, increasing the limit on their liability for environmental and other damage from a blowout or oil spill to $1-billion.