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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are kicking off December by drifting around their record heights. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in early trading Monday after closing its best month of the year at an all-time high.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose stiff tariffs on sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said its negotiators are reviewing the documents, and noted the union and sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Post have both adjusted their demands in the hope of restarting talks.

The in-person meeting came at the end of a rocky week in which Trump threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and Mexico, unless the two countries stop illegal border crossings and prevent illicit drugs from entering the United States.

Trudeau's plane landed in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday evening, not far from where Trump's transition team is based at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

After a lid was put on Metro Vancouver politician travel, chair Mike Hurley has cemented a ban on staff travel; but not before a few more trips were taken as taxpayers ready for a 25.3 per cent increase to their 2025 regional property tax bill.

Winners to be announced in January

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the measure — aimed at those who make up to $150,000 a year — is meant to recognize working Canadians who need extra support, and the government is looking at other ways to help people who aren't eligible for the money.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'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.

Government's own data shows sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s GDP growth driven largely by government spending