WASHINGTON�Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could begin winding down its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program at one of its �next few meetings� if the economic data continues to improve, but he warned market ...

The government's efforts to cool the housing market will have a negative impact on the economy and the range of industries that depend on house sales - everything from mortgage financing to furniture and appliance sales - warned the Canadian ...

MONTREAL - The maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles says its initial public offering has been priced at $21.50 per share - giving the company a market value of about $2.5 billion.

1.3 million people do not have safe, clean drinking water after the city of Montreal issued a boil water advisory. The water throughout most of the island -- the entire borough of St. Laurent, from LaSalle to Pointe aux Trembles and everywhere in between -- is ...

Sales at Target Corp.'s new Canadian stores were better than expected during the first quarter, even as the department store chain reported its overall profits dropped 26 per cent.

Undeterred by record-high housing prices and bolstered by low borrowing costs, nearly half of Canadian home owners plan to buy a property in the next five years, although intentions vary sharply from city to city, a poll released Wednesday has found.

One-third of Canadian households over the past year never or almost never had enough money left over after paying essential expenses, says a new report.

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.

The Federal Court of Canada has dismissed a challenge by two unions over a Vancouver-based company's hiring of 201 temporary foreign workers from China for a coal project in northern British Columbia.