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.

NEW YORK--U.S. stock futures drifted around unchanged levels ahead of the much-anticipated Federal Reserve policy announcement. About 90 minutes ahead of the open, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures inched up five points, or less than 0.1%, ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian wholesale trade rose by 0.2 percent in April from March on higher sales of computers and communications equipment, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.

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.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's net foreign debt dropped almost 25 percent in the first quarter of 2013 as higher foreign stock markets boosted the value of Canadian assets abroad, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.

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.

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

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.

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.