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HALIFAX — The director of finance at a Halifax children's hospital told a fraud trial Friday she was surprised when a major part of the former CEO's expenses had vanished from a publicly disclosed report.

MONTREAL — Air Canada is withdrawing from further federal relief after borrowing more than $1 billion to pay back customers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said Friday.

With an Emmy win and a hit Apple TV+ series under his belt, Jason Sudeikis is having one big year.

MONTREAL — Canada has so far been a difficult place for budget airlines to thrive, but that appears to be changing, thanks mainly to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

HALIFAX — The company planning to build Canada's first commercial spaceport is announcing its first payload client for the initial rocket launch in northeastern Nova Scotia, expected sometime in 2023.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down in late-morning trading as the energy sector fell amid a drop in oil prices, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 22.70 points at 21,614.84.

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales fell 0.6 per cent to $56.6 billion in September as sales of new cars slowed amid limited supply due to the shortages of semiconductor chips that have hurt production in the auto industry.

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says chief financial officer Mike Lee and chief product officer Rade Kovacevic are leaving the company at the end of the year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats brushed aside months-long divisions and pushed their expansive social and environment bill through a sharply divided House on Friday, as President Joe Biden and his party moved closer to capitalizing on their control of go

MONTREAL — Air Transat and WestJet have agreed to co-operate on a codeshare agreement for transatlantic travel. The deal will allow travellers to book flights to Europe involving both airlines on a single ticket with through-checked bags.