Canadians are used to hearing their country ranks among the world's best places to live, but new research suggests that quality of life can depend a lot on where you live.
May 18, 2012 12:15 am | Bob Weber, The Canadian Press
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.
May 17, 2012 02:00 pm | Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press
OTTAWA - Canada heads into a pair of twin international summits this weekend committed to staying the current course in Afghanistan — but staying mum on next steps.
May 17, 2012 09:00 pm | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
May 17, 2012 07:30 pm | The Canadian Press
CALGARY - The search for a new boss at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is underway after an activist hedge fund succeeded in its months-long battle to oust CEO Fred Green, a 34-year veteran of the railroad.
May 17, 2012 06:30 pm | Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - After several years of trying to gain a bigger stake of Sears Canada, its U.S. majority owner said Thursday it plans to cut its interest in the troubled department store chain as it deals with its own dwindling sales.
May 17, 2012 06:00 pm | David Friend, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - The governing Liberals are trying to sweep the Ornge scandal under the rug by blocking a legislative committee from continuing its probe of the province's troubled air ambulance service, the opposition charged Thursday.
May 17, 2012 05:00 pm | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press
Natural gas is no longer at decade lows, but the price remains sensitive to reports of any significant increase in supply.
May 17, 2012 04:45 pm | Sandy Shore, The Associated Press
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed little changed Thursday as energy and gold stocks advanced after worries about the future of the eurozone pushed commodity prices to multi-month lows this week.
May 17, 2012 04:45 pm | Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed lower at fresh four-month lows Thursday amid continuing anxiety over the future of the eurozone.
May 17, 2012 04:45 pm | Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press