By Alastair Sharp and Euan Rocha. TORONTO (Reuters) - Manitoba Telecom Services Inc (MBT.TO: Quote) will sell its Allstream fiber optic network to a company controlled by telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris for C$520 million ($502.8 million), a deal that ...

A new study puts Canada near the bottom of the list of developed countries when it comes to laws governing vacation and holiday time.

CALGARY - Farm cash receipts are set to smash new records this year, says a senior Alberta economist. According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, farm cash receipts in Alberta hit $3.85 billion in the first quarter of this year - a new all-time ...

By John Tilak. TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell modestly on Friday as fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will turn off the tap on its stimulus program offset a rise in National Bank of Canada (NA.

TORONTO�National Bank of Canada, the sixth-largest bank in Canada, raised its quarterly dividend Friday after reporting a 22% decline in second-quarter earnings reflecting last year's sale of its asset management unit.

New rules for U.S. meatpackers will require labeling that tells consumers where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. Sounds simple.

The Canadian dollar was down a quarter of a cent Friday under pressure from a strong U.S. dollar and lower prices for many of the commodities that Canada produces.

Vancouver remains the least affordable city to buy a house in Canada while home ownership in Toronto is becoming more difficult, Royal Bank of Canada Economics Research said.

The city is looking into a long-term strategy to deal with the thousands of potholes dotting Edmonton roads. Transportation manager Bob Boutilier said more money is needed to do roadway maintenance and rehabilitation.

Even today, walking onto the Toronto Carpet Factory lot, it is as if you step back in time. One full city block in size, the Toronto Carpet Factory in Liberty Village is a turn-of-the-century complex featuring several buildings clustered around internal courtyards and ...