Economy

Americans are choosing to buy tech gadgets and big-screen TVs over appliances, furniture and cars

Airlines continue to push Internet check-in and smartphone boarding passes

U.S. President Barack Obama tested the Volt, calling it ‘pretty smooth’

Canada is free and clear of the recession

Shuttering a key oil refinery in Montreal—and the city is having a hard time letting it go

How the ‘For Dummies’ book empire is branching out and thriving in the age of Wikipedia and blogs

How Robert Deluce took over a Toronto airport, launched Porter Airlines and screwed over Air Canada

All-in-one: The new Torch combines an iPhone-like touch screen with a physical keyboard

ToneCheck, a free program that aims to save people from sending emotionally charged emails

Ford’s newest Explorer SUV offers a glimpse of the company’s future