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Loonie rises almost one cent US after bond-buying plan announced

Canadians took to the skies on vacation last month as both Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. reported records for the percentage of seats filled on their flights. Calgary-based WestJet reported an all-time record load factor of 88.

Provincial and territorial fisheries ministers say they're talking about developing an aquaculture regulatory program - something that was the sole responsibility of provincial governments until a landmark court decision in B.C.

Concerns about a so-called "fiscal cliff" in the United States are warranted, but they should not overshadow the need for America to "get a grip" on its longer-term fiscal situation, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday.

Amazon.com Inc. unveiled four new Kindle Fire models on Thursday, including ones with larger screens, as the online retailer steps up competition with Apple Inc. ahead of the holiday shopping season.

TD Bank says tighter mortgage rules should do the job of cooling Canada's hot housing market in the short term, but higher interest rates will be needed to return the market to saner levels.

As Enbridge attempts to sell its controversial Northern Gateway pipeline project, the National Energy Board is examining the broader issue of pipeline safety and pointing to Enbridge's devastating spill along Michigan's Kalamazoo River two years ago

With pressure coming from Target, chain wants to emphasize service

A spate of small earthquakes in B.C.'s remote northeastern corner were caused by a controversial technique used to extract natural gas from shale rock, a report by the province's energy regulator says. The B.C.

The B. C. government arrived at the Northern Gateway pipeline hearings in Edmonton with its environment minister, its former attorney general and a binderful of questions, only to get shut down for being out of bounds.