National Business

HALIFAX — Officials say Nova Scotia’s economy is showing signs of recovery, but the province may continue to deal with uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through the end of the fiscal year.

Two of Canada's largest business groups are calling on provincial governments to provide financial support for restaurants, retailers and small businesses grappling with renewed public health restrictions.

Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday season in a couple of years, the omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty — for travelers, shoppers, party-goers and their economies as a whole

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales were up 1.6 per cent to $57.6 billion in October as new car sales rebounded after two consecutive months of declines.

TORONTO — When scrolling through financial and investing content on social media, some young people say it can be hard not to get a sense of FOMO — a fear of missing out.

LONDON (AP) — Britain announced 1 billion pounds ($1.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,538.22, down 200.97 points.) TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 18 cents, or 0.31 per cent, to $58.89 on 13.2 million shares.

Canada's main stock index slid along with other North American markets Monday as governments around the globe tightened COVID-19 restrictions in response to surging case counts of the new Omicron variant. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 200.

NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of Ghislaine Maxwell is now squarely in the hands of a jury. The jury received the case in Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial just before 5 p.m.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's extending the cap on fees charged by food delivery companies to help the restaurant industry through the COVID-19 pandemic.