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TSX closes at record high near 15,000
The benchmark index of the Toronto Stock Exchange rose further into record territory Friday on strength in oil and gold stocks.
Oil shoots above $127 US a barrel
The price of a barrel of oil briefly jumped above $127 US in Friday-morning global commodity trading amid rumours of a rise in Chinese demand for diesel fuel, a new outlook forecasting yet higher oil prices and a weaker U.S. dollar.
CAW members ratify new agreement with GM
Canadian Auto Workers at four GM plants in Ontario have ratified a new collective agreement that mirrors deals made with other major auto makers.
U.S. housing starts gain in April
Housing starts in the United States surprisingly rose in April, but market watchers say there are some weak numbers behind the headlines.
New vehicle sales show strongest quarter in a decade: Statistics Canada
New car and truck sales in the first three months of the year showed their strongest gain in 10 years, Statistics Canada said Friday.
Conservatives want referendum on uranium exploration in N.B.
New Brunswick's Opposition Conservatives are demanding that the government hold a referendum regarding uranium exploration in the province, but Liberals say that's unnecessary.
RIM to launch touch-screen BlackBerry: report
Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is planning to launch a touch-screen version of its popular wireless device in the third quarter of this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
CAW reaches tentative contracts with GM, Chrysler
The Canadian Auto Workers union has reached three-year tentative contract deals with General Motors and Chrysler.
Broadcast rules on internet, cellphones under review
The roles of the internet and cellphones in broadcasting are up in the air as the CRTC has launched a public consultation on what its role should be in regulating these "new media."
Risk of major housing price correction 'very low': Scotiabank
Unmistakeable signs of cooling are appearing in the Canadian real estate market, but the chance of a big drop in prices is "very low," according to an analysis from Scotia Capital.
Manufacturing sales fall more than expected
Canada's manufacturing sector staged a broad retreat in March as shipments fell by 1.6 per cent to $49 billion, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Finding lost income tax refunds
You wouldn't think there would be unclaimed tax refunds kicking around. After all, the cheques go out just a few weeks after people file their taxes. But there are. As of the end of 2007, there were 38,551 undeliverable and unclaimed refund cheques worth $25,372,066 just waiting to be cashed by taxpayers who paid too much tax.
Finding lost accounts at credit unions and caisses populaires
The Bank of Canada only gets dormant accounts transferred from federally-regulated financial institutions, like chartered banks. Accounts at credit unions and caisses populaires are not transferred to the central bank, and there is no publicly-searchable central registry for these unclaimed accounts (except in British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia).
How to find lost bank accounts
Deep in the heart of the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, half a dozen civil servants toil at what may be the most satisfying job in the country. Their task, day-in and day-out, is to hand out money to people.
Finding lost life insurance policies
Your dear Uncle Harold always assured his dear wife, Aunt Myrtle, that she would be left with a comfortable sum of insurance money after he died, thanks to a paid-up policy he'd taken out 30 years earlier. But then, after dear Uncle Harold did indeed pass on, Aunt Myrtle couldn't find the policy anywhere - not in their safety deposit box, not in the secret cookie jar, not in the old rolltop desk. And she didn't know which company issued it. Is Aunt Myrtle out of luck?