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Telus Corp. is challenging a federal order for a CRTC review on whether sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Big 3 telecom providers should be able to access each other's wholesale fibre internet networks.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index eked out a gain Friday as a rise in tech stocks helped outweigh losses in energy, while U.S. markets were mixed after employment reports on both sides of the border. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 11.

BRP Inc. executives said the Ski-Doo maker needs to stay calm in the face of tariffs proposed by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump — tariffs that could hurt a manufacturer that depends on Mexican production.

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence firm Cohere will receive up to $240 million from the federal government to boost its computing capacity.

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ reported fourth-quarter profits that were up from a year ago, while it reported a loss for 2024 as a whole. The Montreal-based bank said Friday its quarterly profits amounted to $40.7 million, up from $30.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation. The S&P 500 climbed 0.

TORONTO — A new report suggests the federal government's rapidly reduced immigration targets will significantly slow economic growth, but not enough to trigger a recession.

Purolator and UPS have paused shipments from some courier companies as they try to work through a deluge of deliveries brought on by the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Post strike, creating even bigger backlogs at the height of the holiday shipping season.

TORONTO — Canadian Western Bank says it has delayed the release of its fourth quarter financial results without saying why. The bank, which was scheduled to release results Friday, says it will instead put them out in mid-December.

HALIFAX — Women’s advocates say provincial and federal governments need to step up efforts to create housing for people escaping gender-based violence because too many women are forced to remain in unsafe situations after being abused.