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.

LONDON -- Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.

TD, Canada's second-biggest bank by assets, said it's "pleased" with results for the quarter "given the backdrop of low interest rates and slower economic growth.

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits continued to trend down for a fifth consecutive month in March.

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.

More than one million Montrealers will be forced to boil or purchase their water until at least 9 p.m today, the city has confirmed.

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.

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.

Saskatchewan is getting poor marks for overall health, a report from the Conference Board of Canada says. The latest report from the Ontario-based think tank, released Thursday, gives the province a D overall after combining 90 factors.

A 42-storey skyscraper could be dominating the Winnipeg skyline by 2017 if an ambitious plan for a new $150-million-to-$200-million downtown development becomes a reality.