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TORONTO — Broad-based gains led Canada's main stock index to close higher in the shortened Christmas Eve trading session, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index ended up 97.84 points at 24,846.

The measures began today with a ban on what's known as "flagpoling."

The Canadian dollar has been trading below 70 cents US in recent weeks and is nearly four per cent below where it was in September.

OTTAWA — Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the NDP is vowing to vote down the government early next year — whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stays on or not.

TORONTO — Proposed changes to Canada's passenger rights charter will perpetuate loopholes that allow airlines to forego compensating travellers whose flights are disrupted, say airline experts.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was taking part in a cabinet committee meeting on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for his resignation.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada's governing council expects its second straight outsized interest rate cut helped it turn a corner in its fight to tame inflation, but it is watching the economy closely amid weaker than expected growth.

OTTAWA — The federal government has named Alison Nankivell the new president and chief executive officer of Export Development Canada, succeeding Mairead Lavery who helmed the Crown corporation for the past six years.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September.