An information session about capital pool companies will be held jointly by TSX and Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP on Sept. 23.

Ottawa-based Concierge Home Services will expand its franchises with a new location in Guelph, Ontario, the company said in a statement Thursday.

The number of building permits issued in Ottawa in the second quarter increased 20 per cent over the previous year, with most of the activity concentrated in communities on the edges of the Greenbelt, according to a recently tabled city report.

Tropical Storm Hanna will cross the Maritimes today and hit Newfoundland by tonight, according to the Canadian Hurricane Centre.

Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday and was forecast to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large and powerful storm echoing Hurricane Gustav.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulled the plug on his own minority government on Sunday, setting off a national election campaign that will send voters to the polls on Oct. 14.

The Indian government welcomed a decision by nuclear supplier nations to end the decades-old ban on trading with the country, saying it would propel India’s future economic growth.

Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) will nominate Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday to run against conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in next year’s federal election, a party source said.

With the provincial government announcing a $77-million shot in the arm for Ottawa's infrastructure last week, east-end officials are pointing to fixing the city's combined sewer system and rolling ahead with the Hunt Club Extension as major priorities. ?There's a lot we can do (with that),? says Orléans Coun...

New dressing rooms will be the highlight of a construction and renovation project underway at the Navan Memorial Centre this fall, as elected officials and club owners alike aim to bring the facility in line with other junior league hockey arenas across the city. ?We had referees changing in closets and when we had girls coming in there (who play on boys' teams), they had no place to change and ...

While students pull out their pens and paper for another academic year, school cafeterias are set to dish up healthier meal choices...

Kettle Island is it ? the east-end site was dubbed the "technically preferred alternative" for a future interprovincial crossing by study operators earlier today. One of 10 sites shortlisted for a potential corridor, Kettle Island has been recommended as a "first priority project" for implementation within the next 20 years based on transportation performance, minimizing environmental impacts ...

Residents heading east on Highway 174 in recent days may have already noticed a new addition to the scenery ? a herd of life-sized cows. The illustrated farm animals are part of a new mural initiative, placed on a sound barrier at 1071 Cholette Cres...

Two candidates to be the Liberal choice in Leeds-Grenville in an expected federal election next month will take the podium at a nomination meeting tentatively scheduled for Brockville on Tuesday. Wendy Chow, president of the Leeds-Grenville riding association, told The Recorder and Times that small business operator and former [...]

The Conservative government maintained there's nothing untoward in trumpeting projects on the eve of a federal election, even as it heralded a fresh billion-dollars' worth of taxpayer-funded largesse Friday. "It's the business of government," said Chisholm Pothier, a spokesman for Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. With Canada's faltering economy [...]

The Brockville Braves are going to be a work in progress. The Braves continued that progress in earning a 4-2 decision over the Cornwall Colts in Central Junior ‘A’ Hockey League exhibition action at the Memorial Centre on Friday night. The young Braves finished the pre-season with a [...]

The Brockville and Area YMCA easily outdistanced its fundraising goal for its annual giving campaign this year with more than $164,000 raised. Organizers raised more than $114,000 while another $50,000 was donated by local philanthropists Don and Shirley Green. The fundraising totals were announced Thursday at a luncheon [...]

On Thursday morning, organizers of Wednesday's 15th annual Friends of Palliative Care Golf Tournament had almost reached their $150,000 goal. By the afternoon, they could scratch out the "almost." A last-minute anonymous donation yesterday took the tournament from its initial total of $136,500 to the $150,000 mark, said [...]

There's little else in the area that can match the magnificence of colour, singing and dancing to be seen at the Akwesasne International Powwow. Events were held throughout Saturday and continue on Sunday at the A'nowara'ko:wa Arena. Competitors come from across Ontario, Quebec and the United States. See [...]

We've noticed something very interesting about the general reaction to the new 90210, which debuted Tuesday on Global and CW. Despite mixed reviews, we have not run into a single person who watched it who didn't confirm that they probably will watch it again. About 1.3 million [...]

It appears that by the end of this weekend, Canadians will be headed back to the polls. While some of the electorate may begrudge the expense as unnecessary, the current stalemate in Ottawa makes an election practically the only solution. Already the Conservatives are handing out cash and [...]

Kevin Berry, Fireball Enduro driver, has had a bit of adversity to deal with before all of the adversity he'll try to navigate past on Sunday afternoon. The other day, when Berry lifted the hood to check up on his eight-cylinder Cougar, he noticed that the battery had [...]

In January, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty dismissed the idea of a grant to the FordMotorCo. of Canadatohelpreopenits Windsor engine plant. The provincial government had already pledged to subsidize the retrofit of the plant and wanted Ottawa to provide matching funding, but Flaherty said Ontario should be lowering its business [...]