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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was flat Friday, trading a tick lower despite gains in base metals, while U.S. markets traded higher Friday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 2.59 points at 27,758.68.

Stocks rose on Wall Street, marking their third winning week in the last four. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Friday, leaving the index just shy of the record it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Maritime provinces and Ottawa are spending $9 million to help restore air travel between Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

TORONTO — Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research and development projects will have negative health effects in Canada and around the world.

A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation, a White House official said Friday.

TORONTO — Canada Post has told its carriers to stop raising the flag on mailboxes to indicate they've delivered mail.

The Manitoba Museum might have one of the largest collections of Hudson’s Bay artifacts, but its CEO isn't bitter the defunct retailer's crown jewel isn’t destined for her institution.

TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust says it's cutting financial ties to five properties held in its joint venture with the now-defunct Hudson's Bay as it works to move past the debacle as quickly as possible.

The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year's deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said.