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A northern Ontario university seeking creditor protection ran deficits dating back to at least 2014, a government adviser probing the school's financial troubles says in an interim report obtained by The Canadian Press. In a Jan.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Shopify results Shopify Inc. will release its fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday.

BOSTON — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Saturday for the extradition of an American father and son wanted by Japan in the escape of former Nissan Motor Co. boss Carlos Ghosn.

BEIJING — Railway journeys in China during the usually frenetic Lunar New Year holiday travel rush are down by almost 70% amid calls for people to stay where they are to avoid a new outbreak of COVID-19.

WINNIPEG — The first doors-open lunch hour in more than three months at East India Company — a fixture among downtown Winnipeg restaurants — was not exactly a frenzy.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,460.21, up 67.22 points.) The Supreme Cannabis Co. Inc. (TSX:FIRE). Health care. Down 2.5 cents, or 6.17 per cent, to 38 cents on 49.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved past a one-day blip to resume its upward trend as crude oil approached US$60 a barrel. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 67.22 points to 18,460.21. It gained 1.8 per cent on the week and is running 6.

TORONTO — A photo of eight white men posted to Twitter by the Canadian Armed Forces' chief of defence staff with a message supporting diversity should be a reminder that more inclusivity efforts are needed, observers said.

CALGARY — A plan to spend $1.7 billion over the next seven years to develop the Odyssey underground mine to extend the life of the Canadian Malartic Mine's open pit operation in western Quebec has been approved by its owners.