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TORONTO — Canada's main stock market index ticked higher on Friday to cap a week of gains, while U.S. markets were mixed.

VANCOUVER — Free agent forward Pius Suter has signed a two-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks, the club announced Friday. The contract carries an average annual value (AAV) of $1.6 million.

TORONTO — The aftereffects of a ransomware attack and challenging macroeconomic conditions weighed on Indigo Books & Music Inc.'s first-quarter results, said CEO Peter Ruis.

Toronto firefighters have extinguished the majority of a blaze at an industrial site where chemicals were stored, the deputy fire chief said, adding that the incident no longer posed a public safety risk.

VICTORIA — British Columbia midwives and the province have ratified a new three-year, wage-increasing agreement with the overwhelming support of health-care workers.

TORONTO — News outlets have been unable to post on Meta’s social media sites some or all of the time since the digital giant began rolling out its restrictions on Canadian news in response to federal legislation.

MONTREAL — A "perfect storm" of problems lies behind Air Canada's wave of flight delays over the summer, its CEO said, even as the country's largest airline roars back to profitability — with no sign of slowing down.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump likes being on television. But the most dramatic moment of his political career — standing trial in the U.S. capital on charges of trying to subvert democracy — is set to transpire beyond the gaze of cameras.

FREDERICTON — Alex White has been named leader of the New Brunswick NDP. The 39-year-old was NDP interim leader for about one year before he was acclaimed in the role today.

HALIFAX — A Canadian forecaster says a revised outlook predicting more storms than average in the Atlantic Ocean this hurricane season increases the chance of a significant storm hitting Eastern Canada.