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Saskatchewanbased Big Sky Farms, the second-largest hog producer in Canada, is filing for bankruptcy. Big Sky CEO Casey Smit says the pork industry has been facing some hard times due to a major drought in the United States.

When the Toronto stock market closed little had changed Wednesday as investor attention refocused on the U.S. Federal Reserve and whether the central bank will decide to launch another round of economic stimulus to aid a struggling economy.

Department store to occupy Sears location

More than 250 technology experts invade

Ottawa is putting $12.3 million into a new wireless communications system aboard Canada's warships.

A joint project has been launched between the city of Toronto and Toronto Hydro that will see 8,800 solar panels installed atop 10 city-owned arenas and community centres.

The Conference Board of Canada says lower commodity prices have weakened the North's immediate economic outlook. But the think-tank says the longer-term prospects for mining in the three northern territories remain strong.

North American lumber prices are set to surge in the next couple of years amid a tightened supply from Canada as the U.S. housing market continues to strengthen after years of weakness, a new CIBC report predicts.

Dollarama Inc. is expanding faster than initially planned by increasing the number of new store openings this year to take advantage of a mall construction boom in Canada.

Statistics Canada says tuition fees for full-time students in undergraduate programs are five per cent higher for the academic year starting this fall than a year ago. That comes on top of a 4.3 per cent increase for the 2011-2012 school year.