(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Wednesday on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue with its monetary easing policy, ahead of the release of minutes of its May meeting and testimony from U.S.

TORONTO -- A new report suggests nearly half of Canadian homeowners intend to buy a property in the next five years, despite a cooling off in the housing market.

TORONTO -- Sears Canada Inc. (TSX:SCC) posted a $31.2-million loss as well as lower revenue in its latest quarter but says its transformation program is showing positive results that have improved margins and boosted some categories.

Zoocasa, an online service for home seekers, is aiming to win market share with rebates to buyers and sellers that will refund roughly 15 per cent of the commission they pay their real estate agents.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The value of Canadian retail sales in March was unchanged from February, due largely to the drag caused by lower gas prices, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.

In words that will underline his status as a monetary activist and fuel speculation that he will try to relaunch quantitative easing (QE) when he arrives in the UK, Mr Carney applauded Japan's �bold policy experiment� to boost dramatically its own QE programme ...

Almost a third of Canadian households report never or almost never having any money left to save after paying their bills, according to a new study issued Wednesday.

SARNIA, Ont. - Activists plan to protest in Sarnia, Ont., as a two-day national conference on oil sands bitumen kicks off today. The �Bitumen Adding Value Conference� is meant to bring together industry leaders, experts and decision-makers to discuss the ...

The Canadian Boreal Forest agreement, CBFA, took yet another bizarre turn on Tuesday when one of its largest corporate signatories, Montreal-based Resolute Forest Products, withdrew, citing �unbalanced� demands from environmental NGOs.

Corrupt civil servants, shady engineering bosses, a mayor who didn't see anything and another who allegedly acted as a gangster, although - and this is a redeeming factor - he does not smoke crack.