National Business

SEATTLE (AP) — Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced legislation that will, if passed, enable provincially regulated banks to offer halal home financing products.

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc. says it earned $1.35 billion in the third quarter. That's up from $871 million during the same quarter last year. The insurance company says diluted earnings per share were $2.33, up from $1.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Cargojet Inc. says it earned $29.7 million in the third quarter, almost triple the $10.5 million it earned a year earlier. The Mississauga-based air freight and plane leasing company says its revenues totalled $245.

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety regulator has ended a 2 1/2-year investigation into Ford engine failures after the company replaced engines or extended the warranty on some vehicles.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was essentially flat Monday as losses in telecom stocks offset gains in energy, while U.S. markets were down ahead of Tuesday's election. Monday was the “calm before the storm” ahead of the U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted ahead of a momentous week full of potential flashpoints, while oil prices climbed and Treasury yields dropped. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Monday, even though the majority of stocks within the index rose.

HALIFAX — An ambitious target for housing and a replacement for federal carbon pricing are among the major promises contained in the Nova Scotia Liberals' election platform, which commits to $2.3 billion in spending over four years.

VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver Realtors says home sales in the region jumped 31.

Risks remain in the mortgage market as a wave of borrowers still have to renew at higher rates, alternative lenders take a growing share of new mortgages and delinquency rates keep creeping up, Canada's housing agency says.