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.

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 ...

Emergency crews have contained crude oil leaking from a damaged rail car, according to a Canadian Pacific Railway spokesman. The derailment happened early this morning about 150 kilometres east of Saskatoon.

Since the start of the year, the S&P/TSX bank index is up just 3 per cent, leaving investors who rely on these institutions for returns incredibly underwhelmed.

Without more support for industry investment in research and development, Canada will be hard-pressed to keep up with international competitors and will risk an erosion of its economic well-being, a benchmark report on the state of the nation's science and ...