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Flaherty says transaction tax unattractive

Sat Nov 07, 12:00 AM
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Proposals for a tax on financial transactions to fund the cost of future bank bailouts are unattractive, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Saturday.… more

Canada October job losses reverse positive trend

Fri Nov 06, 12:00 AM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada lost more jobs in October than even the gloomiest analyst had predicted, dashing hopes for a quick economic rebound and suggesting a recovery in the labor market may have got… more

Toronto wins vote to host 2015 Pan American Games

Sat Nov 07, 12:00 AM
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Toronto was awarded the 2015 Pan American Games on Friday by beating the South American capitals Bogota and Lima on the first ballot.… more

Insider trader may face 39 months in prison

Fri Nov 06, 12:00 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian judge said on Friday he's likely to sentence a man who pleaded guilty to a series of ille… more

Canada to host G8 foreign ministers in Quebec city

Fri Nov 06, 12:00 AM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will host a meeting of G8 foreign ministers in March 2010 in the French-speaking province of Q… more

Gold miners pull TSX out of jobs-linked funk

Fri Nov 06, 12:00 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended higher for a fourth straight session on Friday as gold miners ralli… more

Canada flu spread and vaccination pace both pick up

Thu Nov 05, 12:00 AM
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Close to 6 million Canadians, or about 18 percent of the population, will be vaccinated a… more

Canada-China talks about canola imports to continue

Fri Nov 06, 12:00 AM
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Talks between Canadian and Chinese government officials about a resolution to China's ref… more

Tories slip in poll but still solidly ahead

Thu Nov 05, 12:00 AM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's governing Conservatives no longer have enough popular support to be assured of a majority go… more

Canada grow-ops send home values up in smoke

Fri Nov 06, 12:00 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Marijuana grow-ops are a huge industry in parts of Canada, creating health and safety risks and leav… more
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