By John Tilak. TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index jumped more than 1 percent to hit nearly a two-month high on Tuesday, fueled by gains in most major sectors and optimism following positive economic data from Europe.

Bank of Montreal said Tuesday it has named United States Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson as vice-chairman. The Toronto-based bank, Canada's fourth-largest, said Mr. Jacobson will be based in Chicago and will be responsible for "building and ...

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 ...

MONTREAL - The setting is rather retro: a converted 19th-century shipyard on the Lachine Canal whose neighbours are a heat-treatment plant for industrial metals and the old Robin Hood flour mill.

A freight train jumped the tracks in southeastern Saskatchewan Tuesday and spilled more than 91,000 litres of oil. The accident happened as the Canadian Pacific Rail eastbound train was rolling through an area near the village of Jansen, about 150 ...