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.

By Cameron French. TORONTO | Thu May 23, 2013 11:21am EDT. TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO) reported a 2 percent increase in quarterly earnings as higher trading, business lending and U.S.

Stocks in the U.S. rose, bucking a global selloff that began with a 7.3% plunge in Japan's stock market. Markets around the world had been jostled by a confluence of events that interrupted a monthslong rally in risky assets.

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Marathon Oil Corp. has called off talks to sell a portion of its stake in a major Alberta oil sands mining operation, adding to a growing list of sales efforts in the sector that have come up dry.

A $22-million road extension will be built through south Kitchener after receiving approval from city councillors Wednesday night.

Alberta could green its image and add plenty of new turbines over the next few years with the right government incentives, the Canadian Wind Energy Association said in a report released Wednesday.

Mobilicity's bond holders have given their blessing to a $380-million acquisition deal by Telus Corp. The Vaughan, Ontario-based carrier, which is legally known as Data & Audio-Visual Enterprises Holdings Inc., said its debt holders approved the Telus ...

OTTAWA - Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering tariff breaks that it planned to claw back later.

The CEO of Fraser Surrey Docks says the future of the facility is in jeopardy if a new coal terminal isn't approved. Jeff Scott says much of the dock's business and half its employees disappeared after the global economic downturn in 2008.