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Ottawa's financial position isn't quite as sound as previously thought, with the government reporting Friday it missed its deficit target for the just completed fiscal year by $1.3 billion.

Café opens at hotel; rooms, other services to open on Nov. 15

The Toronto stock market closed lower on Friday as commodities weakened and the shine wore off jobs reports from both the U.S. and Canada. The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 28.69 points to 12,418.99 - up 0.8% from where it closed last Friday.

U.S. safety regulators are investigating older Honda Odyssey minivans and Pilot SUVs because they can roll away after drivers have removed the ignition key.

A squeeze on oil supplies bound for the West Coast is sowing conflict between refiners on both sides of the border. For nearly two years, the Canadian unit of California-based Chevron Corp.

How low can you go? may be the chant often heard by limboists, but if you're a Quebecker, chances are you've been wondering, How high can they go? in reference to the Quebec government's recent plans to increase personal taxes.

Google Inc. and a group of publishers have agreed to a settlement over making digital copies of books, capping seven years of litigation prompted by the search giant's effort to become the world's largest digital library.

'Misinformation' surrounds E. coli scare, XL Foods licence suspended

The Toronto stock market wrapped the session near its highs of the day on Thursday as commodities prices moved up, while a report on the U.S. labour market came in better than expected. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 88.21 points to 12,447.68.

A poll of Canadian spending habits finds that only one-third of those surveyed actually set budgets, and even fewer, 22 per cent, review their purchases on a monthly basis.