S&P/TSX composite edges higher, U.S. stock markets also rise
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The S&P/TSX composite index was up 7.88 points at 20,139.96.
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index edged higher in late-morning trading as strength in energy stocks was mostly offset as technology and base metal stocks moved lower.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 7.88 points at 20,139.96.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 104.40 points at 34,605.13. The S&P 500 index was up 16.88 points at 4,468.02, while the Nasdaq composite was up 54.38 points at 13,803.21.
The Canadian dollar traded for 73.39 cents US compared with 73.13 cents US on Thursday.
The October crude contract was up 81 cents at US87.68 per barrel and the October natural gas contract was up five cents at US$2.63 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$5.20 at US$1,947.70 an ounce and the December copper contract was down four cents US$3.72 a pound.
Canada’s public safety minister says the federal government shares Trump’s concerns about drug trafficking, irregular migration across the Canada-U.S. border.
The Christmas tree farming industry in Canada is facing growing challenges, including increased demand, a shortage of younger farmers, climate change and rising costs.
Several cabinet ministers on Tuesday downplayed Donald Trump's reported remarks to Justin Trudeau suggesting that Canada should become a 51st state in the face of tariffs.
Scotiabank kicked off earnings season for Canada's big banks with a fourth-quarter profit boost as it set aside a smaller amount for bad loans compared with a year ago.
The Toronto Public Library is apologizing after a mother took to social media, saying they refused to let her lost child use their phone to call for help.
The last few weeks have seen an 'exponential' rise in fraud attempts, says says Octavia Howell, chief information security officer at Equifax Canada.
One the men, Owyn McInnis, was killed. The two others, Riley Brinnen and Owen Waterhouse, sustained life-altering injuries.
The airport expects to see the most travellers on December 20th, 23rd and 27th. During the holiday season around 100 flights are going in and out of YEG per day.
A motorist fleeing police collided with a car in north of London, Ont., leaving three hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries. The SIU is investigating.
A memorial service has been scheduled for Dec. 11 by a support agency for a homeless man who died in Windsor, N.S., last week.
A new poll suggests that Quebec premier François Legault approval rating is now worse than that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which recent polls have pegged around 30 per cent.