National Business

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales were up 1.6 per cent to $57.6 billion in October as new car sales rebounded after two consecutive months of declines.

TORONTO — When scrolling through financial and investing content on social media, some young people say it can be hard not to get a sense of FOMO — a fear of missing out.

LONDON (AP) — Britain announced 1 billion pounds ($1.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,538.22, down 200.97 points.) TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 18 cents, or 0.31 per cent, to $58.89 on 13.2 million shares.

Canada's main stock index slid along with other North American markets Monday as governments around the globe tightened COVID-19 restrictions in response to surging case counts of the new Omicron variant. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 200.

NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of Ghislaine Maxwell is now squarely in the hands of a jury. The jury received the case in Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial just before 5 p.m.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's extending the cap on fees charged by food delivery companies to help the restaurant industry through the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. says Jim Vena has removed himself from of the running to become the company's new CEO. CN says Vena, a former executive favoured by activist shareholder TCI Fund Management Ltd.

As the December holidays neared, the Old Triangle alehouses across the Maritimes were bustling with Christmas parties and diners revelling in the festive season.

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” now holds the title for the second-biggest opening weekend ever, behind only “Avengers: Endgame.