Making his first public speech since taking over as Governor from Mark Carney in early June, Mr. Poloz appealed Wednesday for Canadians to hang tight as an export-led recovery and rising business confidence gradually take root.

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.

Orascom Telecom Holding announced Wednesday that it is pulling back its bid to buy out Wind Mobile Canada founder and CEO Anthony Lacavera and acquire full control of the company, in which it already holds a 65 per cent interest.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford delivered an ardent pitch for expanded development of her province's oil sands, calling it critical to the long-term growth and security of the United States and Canada.

The investable wealth of the world's richest people reached a record high of $46.2 trillion US in 2012, a report by RBC Wealth Management and the consulting firm Capgemini has found.