HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday that an application seeking the cancellation of a municipal tax deal for the idled NewPage P...
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says overnight business travel to and from Canada increased at a faster pace than pleasure travel in the first quarter this...
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed higher against the U.S. currency Tuesday as oil prices advanced and traders weighed the chances of U.S. Federal R...
The price of oil rose to above US$96 a barrel Tuesday as weather forecasters said tropical storm Isaac, which was causing oil production cuts in the G...
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed lower Tuesday as buyers were discouraged by data showing falling American consumer confidence while waiting ...
TORONTO - Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) profits grew by 57 per cent in the third quarter as several divisions improved performance and the bank also benefited ...
LISBON, Portugal - Foreign inspectors faced a dilemma as they began assessing Portugal's compliance with the terms of its financial bailout agreement ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Could your dog or cat be a southpaw?Paw preference won't make a dog or cat walk, talk or wink like a human. You won't even get a...
SAN FRANCISCO - Lexmark is jettisoning its inkjet printers and laying off 1,700 workers as paper becomes increasingly passe in an age of ever-sleeker ...
TORONTO - During a medical emergency, every second counts.What a doctor decides to do or not do, and how quickly, could mean the difference between wh...
BERLIN - A union representing cabin crew at German airline Lufthansa says its members plan to go on strike after talks on pay and conditions broke dow...
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog is considering whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff, Nigel Wright, improperly used his influent...
OTTAWA - Federal health officials have expanded a recall of Daniella brand mangoes sold in western Canada due to possible Salmonella contamination.The...
SASKATOON - A senator's wife charged with creating a disturbance on a plane had the most serious charge against her dropped Tuesday, but she was force...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Colby Rasmus hit a three-run homer off Rafael Soriano with two outs in the ninth inning and Toronto took advantage of Derek Lowe's wi...
DENVER - Canadian Jeff Francis and three relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Colorado Rockies beat Los Angeles 10-0 Monday night to spoil the D...
CALGARY - Smartphone software company Poynt Corp. (TSXV:PYN) says an order extending its bankruptcy protection has been extended to Thursday, Aug. 30....
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A second person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after visiting Yosemite National Park earlier this summer an...
CALGARY - A 27-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter after an altercation outside a Calgary bar left a man dead.Scott Robert Hooser was char...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - On a night when it was downright dangerous to be a Toronto pitcher, Colby Rasmus and the banged-up Blue Jays pulled off a stunning co...
TORONTO - Edmonton Eskimos coach Kavis Reed is thrilled to be done with the Toronto Argonauts.Kerry Joseph and Hugh Charles scored rushing touchdowns ...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new anti-HIV pill that combines four medicines to combat the virus that causes...
TORONTO - Stimulating the economy ultimately falls on the heads of the private sector, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday."We've done a lot thr...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Henderson Alvarez has left his start against the New York Yankees with a bruised left shin.Russell Martin h...
PHOENIX - The Glendale City Council has directed staff to extend its arena management agreement with the NHL for another month.City Attorney Craig Tin...
