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Starting next week, jobless Canadians will be able to keep more of their employment insurance benefits if they find temporary jobs during searches for full-time work.

$235,000 up for grabs in competition

It is no longer just a cheesy, lip-synched phrase from the late 1980s. Now even the Victoria tourism sector will "blame it on the rain" as bad weather is being cited for a slow start to the tourist season.

Mark and Janet Jones of Oregon fell in love with Oak Bay during their honeymoon last year, and one of the highlights was the street market on Oak Bay Avenue.

Canadians are in for at least two more years of slowing economic activity and low job creation, a condition that should keep interest rates low until 2014, says the Bank of Nova Scotia.

Ingredient costs moving higher, says Maple Leaf

Pulp and paper producer Catalyst Paper says it narrowed its second-quarter loss to $11.7 million, or three cents per share. That's compared to a loss of $47.4 million, or 13 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue was $312.8 million, compared to $340.

Canadian auto sales grew 4.7 per cent this July from a year earlier, fuelled by incentive programs and a strong surge at Japanese automakers whose production was crippled after last year's earthquake and tsunami.

Invesco sa国际传媒, one of the largest shareholders of Rona Inc., confirmed on Wednesday that it's backing a $1.76-billion bid by U.S.-based Lowe's for sa国际传媒's largest home-improvement retailer.

Talisman Energy is reporting a sharp fall in its second-quarter profit and revenue due to weaker commodity prices and higher operating costs.