Economy, Law & Politics

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Friday, led by technology and base metal stocks, while U.S. markets also posted gains to end the month of November on a strong note.

Government's own data shows B.C.'s GDP growth driven largely by government spending

Burnaby's Mike Hurley and John McEwen of Anmore will continue to serve of Metro Vancouver's chair and vice chair on the board of directors.

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy shrank on a per-person basis for a sixth consecutive quarter, extending an all-too-familiar trend of high interest rates stifling business investment and constraining growth.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing with solid gains as Wall Street puts the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P rose 0.7% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 188 points, or 0.4%. The Nasdaq added 0.8%.

OTTAWA — The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $13 billion between April and September. That compares to an $8.2 billion deficit over the same period last year.

Strategic lawsuits and international law traps are common practices under 'lawfare,' which is part of a broader 'hybrid warfare' conducted by foreign adversaries.

OTTAWA — The Liberals' GST holiday bill is one step closer to becoming law after it was passed by a majority of the House of Commons late Thursday night.

The Competition Bureau is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant's online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its services and pay a penalty.

Both sides in the dispute about the problem-plagued sewage plant accuse each other of spreading misinformation as a lawsuit looms