Heating and cooling systems account for 56 percent of energy used in a typical home, making it the largest energy expense for most households, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Making smarter decisions about …

Canada will stay the course on immigration in 2009, welcoming between 240,000 and 265,000 new permanent residents, Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, announced today.

“While countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia …

Fast-tracking the immigration process for workers in 38 high-demand occupations will dramatically reduce wait times, the federal government announced Friday amid opposition criticism that the criteria for skilled workers are “absurd.”

The Conservative government’s vow to …

While a large proportion of Canadians have witnessed some form of poor driving etiquette during the last thirty days, only one-in-five would go as far as to say that most of the drivers in their …

Manitoba’s NDP government has followed other jurisdictions by moving to ban drivers from talking on a hand-held phone while behind the wheel.

The province also plans to levy fines against drivers who smoke with children under …

Canada’s international travel deficit shrank this summer for the third consecutive quarter of this year, dropping below $3 billion for the first time in a year, says Statistics Canada.

Less spending by Canadians travelling outside the …