Canada News

Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty smiles during a news conference after the Council of the Federation at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, July 18, 2008. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger

Ontario joins U.S. carbon initiative

Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 4:47 PM ET

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Ontario will join the Western Climate Initiative, a planned U.S.-based regional carbon credit trading pact aimed at curbing global warming.

  • Bids slow to trickle in Canada's spectrum auction Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 5:24 PM ET

    TORONTO (Reuters) - A morning round of bidding in Canada's wireless spectrum auction on Friday produced no new offers, suggesting the months-long process that could result in a new national wireless phone provider may soon end.

  • Bombardier says stands behind Toronto streetcar bid Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 3:36 PM ET

    TORONTO (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc said on Friday it stands behind its bid to win a big contract to replace Toronto's aging streetcar fleet, saying it does not understand complaints from the city's transit authority that its proposed new vehicles couldn't take tight turns.

  • No rate relief from Bank of Canada, provinces told Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 3:11 PM ET

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian provinces that are hurting the most from the U.S. slowdown -- Ontario and Quebec -- were told on Friday not to expect any rate relief from the Bank of Canada.

  • Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski (R) is seen in the arrivals area of the Vancouver airport in this video grab on October 14, 2007. REUTERS/Paul Pritchard/Handout
    RCMP defend actions after airport death Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 6:50 PM ET

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police dismissed a report on Thursday that it may have compromised investigations into the death of a Polish immigrant during a stun gun incident at Vancouver's airport.

  • Crime rate continues to slide Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 6:40 PM ET

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's crime rate fell last year to its lowest rate in 30 years, continuing a trend that began in the early 1990s, figures released on Thursday show.

  • Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney leaves his office in Ottawa April 24, 2008. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
    Surging oil is, on balance, good for Canada: BoC Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 9:13 PM ET

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Soaring oil prices will push Canada's inflation to an above-target peak of 4.3 percent early next year, but the commodity boom brings more good news than bad to the oil-exporting economy, the Bank of Canada said on Thursday.

  • A construction worker frames a house at a new home development in Ottawa July 9, 2008. The number of housing starts dropped in June but the previous month's figure was upwardly revised, which convinced economists the sector is not headed for a U.S.-style meltdown. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA)
    Canada house prices to rise 3.5 pct: Royal LePage Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 2:32 PM ET

    TORONTO (Reuters) - The price of a Canadian house will rise only modestly this year, and home sales will fall from last year's record levels, realtor Royal LePage Real Estate Services said on Thursday.

  • Bollywood actors (L-R) Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan pose after speaking to the media to promote the "Unforgettable" world tour in Toronto July 17, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
    Bollywood stars set to kick off world tour Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 8:36 PM ET

    TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - The A-list of Bollywood is on a mission -- to take the glitz and glamour of Indian cinema to the rest of the world.

  • British Columbia surplus up, drilling sales strong Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 5:51 PM ET

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - British Columbia ended the last fiscal year with a C$2.9 billion surplus on higher tax revenues and profits from its provincial corporations, according to figures released on Thursday.