Rail cars arrive in Milton, N.D., in February 2008, loaded with pipe for the first Keystone Pipeline project, which now carries crude oil across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.

Retail sales are sluggish, as debt-ridden shoppers hold out for bargains. Retail sales are rebounding smartly, as consumers snap up an increasing volume of domestic goods.

TORONTO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian stock market closed higher Wednesday as investors were reassured by further signs that the U.S Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, has no plan to end its easy monetary policy in the near ...

Japanese stocks rose sharply due to a firmer yen early Thursday, while the Australian and South Korean markets were lower, as investors reacted to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional hearing.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government is examining the role of the federal housing agency in providing insurance for mortgage portfolios held by banks, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.

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Ever stand at a downtown street corner, fiddling with a ParkPlus machine's +25 cents/-25 cents buttons, until you land on just the right payment amount?

Two Toronto-area developers offered up preliminary details of a new highrise planned to tower over all of downtown Winnipeg as the province's highest building.

After looking at the forecast over the next couple days, city officials are warning residents to keep off the Glenmore Reservoir. This is to allow the water level to be dropped to accommodate the heavy rainfall, creating a heavy water flow from the Elbow River.

(Reuters) - Department store chain Sears Canada Inc (SCC.TO: Quote) posted a loss in the first quarter compared with a profit last year, as demand for its home products and major appliances fell.