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New Brunswick oysters test positive for dermo disease, first confirmed case in Canada

New Brunswick oysters test positive for dermo disease, first confirmed case in Canada

FREDERICTON — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says oyster samples from New Brunswick's east coast have tested positive for two diseases, one of which has been found for the first time in Canada.
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Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Friday. The Dow added 1%, and the Nasdaq composite tacked on 0.2%.
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Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix problem that can cause loss of power

Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix problem that can cause loss of power

DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
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Bitcoin ticks closer to $100,000 in extended surge following US elections

Bitcoin ticks closer to $100,000 in extended surge following US elections

NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin extended its streak of record highs after ticking above $99,000 for the first time. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks.
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Canada Post quarterly loss tops $300M as strike hits second week — and rivals step in

Canada Post quarterly loss tops $300M as strike hits second week — and rivals step in

MONTREAL — Canada Post saw hundreds of millions of dollars drain out of its coffers last quarter, due largely to its dwindling share of the parcels market — while an ongoing strike continues to batter its bottom line.
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CRTC consulting on potential internet, cellphone account changes

CRTC consulting on potential internet, cellphone account changes

OTTAWA — Canada's telecoms regulator says it's looking for feedback on how to give consumers more control over their internet and cellphone services.
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Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire

Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire

Tense negotiations over how much wealthy countries will pledge to their counterparts in the fight to limit global warming have overrun their Friday deadline, a holdup Canada's environment minister attributed in part to questionable leadership at the
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Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta , stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
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First Nation considers legal options as B.C. approves mining permit 'without consent'

First Nation considers legal options as B.C. approves mining permit 'without consent'

VANCOUVER — The Xatśull First Nation says it is "disappointed" that British Columbia's Mines Ministry has granted an operating permit for the Cariboo Gold Mine without meeting its leadership or obtaining the nation's consent.
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Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions

Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions

A study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extinction, one of the British Columbia-based authors s
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