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Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau to join forces on climate change

US and Canadian leaders expected to announce a series of common measures including methane emissions cuts and protections for rapidly warming Arctic

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Political parties differ on policies as Canadians vote

​Residents of Canada on Monday went to polling stations for general elections amid a strong yearning for change.

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Canadian stock market inches higher as health care offsets resources slump

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto Tuesday eked out a marginal gain as a rally in health care shares overpowered resources sectors.

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Canadian stock market edges up as energy rally offsets losses by miners' shares

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto stayed in the positive territory Thursday as gains driven by energy shares overpowered severe losses from the mining sector due to disappointing quarterly financial results.

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Canadian stock market moves lower as financials, telecom lose ground

​ Canada's main stock market in Toronto on Tuesday extended losses following a big slump Monday, as the rebound of resources shares failed to offset the losses in the financial and the telecom shares. Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index was lower 49.31 points, or 0.34 percent, to 14,376. 24 points, with mixed performances in the eight most weighed sectors.

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Canadian stock market moves higher over banks rally

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto Thursday rose steadily for four days in a row as a rally in giant banks helped offset the slump in resources shares. Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index was higher 68.80 points or 0.47 percent to 14,731. 08 points, the fourth consecutive rise this week.

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Canadian stock market edges down after U.S. Fed's announcement

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto on Wednesday gave back after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled that it is on track to raise the benchmark interest rate this year.

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Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 0.75 percent

​The Bank of Canada announced Wednesday that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 0.75 percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly one percent and the deposit rate is 0.5 percent.

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Canadian stocks drops over global bonds volatility

​Canada's stocks in Toronto Tuesday fell with a three-digit loss as volatility in the global government bond markets weighed on the market.

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Canada's Green Party voices concerns over uranium deal with India

​Canada's Green Party on Thursday expressed serious concern over the country's uranium deal with India.

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Canada, India seeking closer ties

​Canada and India signed a series of agreements here Wednesday to boost bilateral collaboration in areas of civil aviation, railway transportation, education and skills development, space, social security, and maternal, newborn and child health.

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Canadian stock market drops amid U.S. stocks plunge

​Canada's main stock market tumbled on Wednesday with a three-digit drop as U.S. stocks fell sharply.

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Canada, U.S. sign historic preclearance agreement

​Canada and the U.S. has signed the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine and Air Transport Preclearance, Canada's Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness announced Monday.

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Canadian stock market rebounds on Financials boost, real estate deal

​Canada's main stock market advanced Wednesday over a rally in financial shares and a real estate deal inked by the Canadian retailer giant Hudson's Bay Company.

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Canadian stock market edges up as energy boosts

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto gained slightly Monday as the energy shares rallied over the rebounding oil prices, offsetting losses from some non- resource sectors.

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Canadian stock market slides as Blackberry denies Samsung's takeover offer

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto moved down Thursday over a selloff in shares of information technology as Canadian smartphone maker Blackberry denied a media report that South Korean electronics giant Samsung was making a takeover offer.

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Canadian stock market extends losses as copper hits 5-year low

​Canada's main stock market retreated further on Tuesday as copper hit a five-year low and triggered a selloff in the mining shares.