National Business

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in a virtual meeting of the Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee on Friday, as people inside and outside the Liberal caucus call for him to resign as leader.

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it has been told there is a "potential leak" in a containment pond holding toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine, where millions of tonnes of contaminated rock were spilled last year.

OTTAWA — Canada will not accept new parent and grandparent permanent residency sponsorship applications until further notice, according to a ministerial directive.

The Canadian beverage packaging company that processed plant-based milk linked to a listeria outbreak has filed for creditor protection as it plans a restructure of the business.

CALGARY — Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the woman who would become his wife.

TORONTO — Environment Canada says two massive summer storms helped catapult Toronto's Pearson International Airport to its wettest year on record.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Friday, led by strength in technology and telecom stocks, while U.S. markets rallied, led by major tech names as the Nasdaq gained 1.8 per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 175.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied out of its holiday-season funk. The S&P 500 climbed 1.3% Friday, its best day in nearly two months and its first gain since Christmas. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.

Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to distribute the funds. The U.S.

MONTREAL — Lion Electric announced Friday it's temporarily laying off around 150 workers in Canada and the U.S., in the context of its ongoing proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).