National Business

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has released a new critical mineral strategy that it says will speed up projects and better involve First Nation communities.

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 — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says vehicle sales in October were up 8.8 per cent from the same month last year.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. says it earned a third-quarter profit of US$129 million from its stake in the asset management business it owns with Brookfield Corp.

TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot’s folk music legacy could still be honoured with a museum in his Ontario hometown. Pam Carter, president of the Mariposa Folk Festival, said local officials in Orillia, Ont.

When Taylor Swift swings through Vancouver in December, Mikaela St Louis will be among the pop star's most prepared fans. The long-term care nurse based in Campbell River, B.C.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bank of Canada The Bank of Canada will release the summary of deliberations from its recent interest rate decision on Tuesday and senior deputy governor Carolyn Rog

TORONTO — Housing experts who have long promoted moving new home construction from suburbs to urban centres are calling for a similar approach to policy, saying several ideas currently percolating on the fringes of society in Canada have proven succe

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost 100 points Friday on strength in technology, base metal and financial stocks, while U.S. markets also moved higher.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal party is promising to establish a public inquiry into illegal fishing if the party is elected to govern on Nov. 26.