If Canadians are feeling generous and want to pay more taxes, they are free to donate money to help pay down the national debt.

TransGlobe Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has reached a purchase agreement with Starlight Investments, owned by one of Canada's biggest landlords, in a development that could affect tenants across the country.

TransAlta has pulled out of the provinces controversial carbon capture program claiming the economics are wrong.

There are some situations where you'll get a bigger payoff by putting off some of your favourite tax-saving moves until a future year.

Burger King is set to become the first U.S. fast food chain to ensure all its eggs and pork products come from cage-free chickens and pigs.

Although Canadians may be living, working or travelling in some far-off land, they need to be aware of their tax responsibilites to avoid penalties.

Ontario's new 'tax the rich' plan may not prompt wealthy residents to flee the province, but it's also unlikely to generate the forecasted revenues.

News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch denies he has ever sought favours from the British government in return for favourable coverage by his newspapers.

Europe's vaunted social contract and job security are breaking down amidst declining birthrates, long-held protectionist instincts and, above all, compounding debt. Italy is the next holdout but not for long, Neil Macdonald reports.

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he is encouraged by new developments on the household debt front, noting that recent trends suggest efforts to depress lending are working.

There's an easy solution to insurance brokers complaint that banks aren't playing fair. Let banks sell insurance and let insurance companies sell banking services, Michael Hlinka writes.

Many brand-name products still cost 35 to 40 per cent more in Canada compared to south of the border, and a major retail group says suppliers — not merchants — are to blame.

Space-faring robots could be extracting gold and platinum from asteroids within 10 years if a new venture backed by two Silicon Valley titans and filmmaker James Cameron goes as planned.

A California company backed by high-profile investors including Hollywood director James Cameron and Google founder Larry Page will unveil a tantalizing business model Tuesday — mining asteroids in outer space and bringing the valuable resources back to Earth.

Canadian Tire, Tootsie Rolls, Heinz ketchup, Imperial Tobacco and munitions manufacturers are just some of the companies Canadians have a financial stake in.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report.

Canada's top banker Mark Carney suggests in an interview on CBC Radio's The House with Evan Solomon that the housing market could be headed for trouble in parts of the country where home prices are high.

Critics of Muskrat Falls say the battle over natural gas pipeline tolls shows how inflexible megaprojects can hamstring consumers.

Disney movie studio boss Rich Ross stepped down on Friday, taking the fall for at least a couple of over-budgeted bombs as Hollywood shies away from taking risks on big blockbusters.

U.S. investors thought they were buying access to a stock-picking robot named "Marl." Instead, they paid millions to teenage twin brothers in England who now face civil fraud charges for an alleged penny-stock swindle.