BURLINGTON, Ont. -- Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz says Canadian consumers did their part for the economy by borrowing the country through the worst recession since the Great Depression and now it is the turn of businesses to start spending.

Wind Mobile's foreign owner may be pulling out of a deal to gain full control of the company but the prospects for consolidation of Canada's small wireless providers remain more or less the same - that is to say, up in the air.

TORONTO - Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday.

Imperial Oil Ltd. will close its 95-year-old Dartmouth, N.S., oil refinery and eliminate most of the 400 high-paying jobs it provides in the Halifax area - victims of too much refining capacity in the Atlantic basin and the high cost of imported crude.

The UNESCO world heritage committee says a monitoring mission should be sent to Gros Morne National Park to assess fracking risks.