National Business

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Friday, weighed down by base metals and energy stocks as the price of oil fell, while U.S. markets cruised to close Wall St.'s best week this year on a wave of post-election bets.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks cruised to more records as they closed their best week in a year on Friday.

MONTREAL — The employers association at the Port of Montreal has issued the dockworkers' union a "final, comprehensive offer," threatening to lock out workers at 9 p.m. Sunday if a deal isn't reached.

Two years after the failed launch of a lending program, Canada Post is making another foray into banking services.

TORONTO — Even with 1.8 million followers on TikTok, Wallace Wong says he feels like he's been dealt a huge blow after the federal government directed the app to shut down its Canadian operations this week.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's incumbent Progressive Conservatives released their election platform Friday, announcing that if elected to govern Nov. 26, they will impose a cap on electricity rate increases.

Taxpayers are facing potential billions of dollars in losses on the sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline as the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates its current value is less than the sum of its assets.

OTTAWA — The Canadian job market posted another weak hiring month in October as employers added a modest 15,000 jobs, but economists say the results aren't bad enough to spark concerns at the Bank of Canada.

Vancouver immigration lawyer Ryan Rosenberg says he’s been getting so many inquiries from disaffected U.S. voters that he set up a website to address their concerns.

Experts say Donald Trump’s election victory could shift interest rate policy in the U.S. as his promised policies risk higher inflation, which could ultimately have implications for Canadian rates and the loonie.