National Business

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Friday, led by technology and base metal stocks, while U.S. markets also posted gains to end the month of November on a strong note.

DELTA, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say truck traffic to a major Metro Vancouver container port terminal has been restored after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters for hours.

METEGHAN, N.S. — Two men have been charged with intimidation in southwestern Nova Scotia after police said they confronted a lobster buyer who went public after his home was hit by a bullet. Sgt.

Canada Bread owner Grupo Bimbo is suing Maple Leaf Foods for more than $2 billion, saying it lied about the company's involvement in an alleged bread price-fixing conspiracy.

TORONTO — Ottawa says it will provide hundreds of millions of dollars to help Toronto buy new subway trains for its aging fleet.

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy shrank on a per-person basis for a sixth consecutive quarter, extending an all-too-familiar trend of high interest rates stifling business investment and constraining growth.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia regulator has approved a 2.4 per cent power rate hike for 2025 to help the province's utility compensate for delays in Muskrat Falls electricity.

Canadian shoppers have been visiting malls and logging onto retailer websites as Black Friday sweeps through the country. Shopify Inc.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing with solid gains as Wall Street puts the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P rose 0.7% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 188 points, or 0.4%. The Nasdaq added 0.8%.

OTTAWA — The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $13 billion between April and September. That compares to an $8.2 billion deficit over the same period last year.