By Alexei Oreskovic. SAN FRANCISCO | Tue May 21, 2013 12:19am EDT. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal.

MONTREAL - Many Montreal offices are closed this holiday Monday but other services vary: Most City of Montreal offices, including Acces Montreal offices and borough offices, are closed through Monday.

Power is back on in Lindenwoods today after the lights went out around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. It appears a goose hit an overhead power line, cutting electricity to 2,700 people.

Alberta's beef industry is still in decline, with Canadians eating less of the meat and fewer producers raising cattle 10 years after BSE, or mad cow disease, savaged the industry.

Investors who bought into Sony Corp.'s convertible bond issue last year may reap profits of as much as $1.7 billion, after the shares surged to more than double the price at which the debt can be redeemed for equity.

American visits to Canada appears to once again be improving, if only slightly, according to data from Statistics Canada. U.S. visitors, which represent the largest foreign group of tourists to Canada, increased 3.2 per cent to 1.74 million in March compared ...

WINDSOR, Ontario - Assumption Park gives residents of this city lovely views of the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit skyline. Lately they've been treated to another sight: a three-story pile of petroleum coke covering an entire city block on the other side of ...

Results from this year's resident survey will help the Comox Valley Regional District determine the level of interest in local government elections, and gauge interest levels on rural curbside recycling.

FLINTSTONE, Md. - The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting that this week's planned casino opening will transform a struggling lakeside lodge into ...

The city of Toronto is planning aerial sprays of several areas throughout the city. Jens Buettner / AFP / Getty Images. TORONTO - City officials are planning two aerial sprays in the coming days to deal with an infestation of the European Gypsy Moth.