OTTAWA - The Netherlands foreign minister says he favours an evidence-based discussion on whether Alberta's oilsands are being discriminated against under the European Union's proposed fuel-quality d [ ... ]

OTTAWA - The Harper government has funded research that argues Canada's economy suffers from so-called Dutch Disease, an economic theory the prime minister and other senior officials ridiculed when r [ ... ]

NEW YORK, N.Y. - After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began. Its stock closed at $38.23, up 23 cents, after pricing Thursday night at $38 per share.

OTTAWA - Inflation in Canada appears to have entered a period of stability near the Bank of Canada's two per cent sweet spot, providing little impetus for interest rate hikes any time soon.

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market gave up early solid gains to close lower as traders, increasingly nervous about the future of the eurozone, reduced exposure ahead of the weekend.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Facebook updated its status to "public company" on Friday.

If you're lucky enough to live in some parts of the United States, you may see gas pump prices fall to around US$3.25 a gallon or less in the next week or two. Even West Coast drivers should get some [ ... ]

Oil prices are lower ahead of a weekend meeting where leaders of the world's biggest economies will look for ways to help Europe resolve its debt crisis.

OTTAWA - Canada's inflation rate crept up one-tenth of a point to the Bank of Canada's preferred level of two per cent last month as the cost of most consumer items rose moderately.

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: