Indigenous

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia legislature was set Thursday to conclude a fall sitting marked by rancorous debate and opposition delay tactics after the government extended work hours to push through its agenda.

OTTAWA — Evacuees who escape from the Gaza Strip will need help to access mental-health care and housing, as well as assistance to get other family members out of the embattled Palestinian territory, the Canadian Council for Refugees said Thursday.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,587.41, up 57.20 points): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 75 cents, or 3.01 per cent, to $25.67 on 19.

MONTREAL — Olivier Renard made it clear at season’s end that he wasn’t pleased with CF Montreal’s play this year. On Thursday, he decided to do something about it.

TORONTO — Strength in energy stocks helped Canada's main stock index eke out a small gain Thursday, while U.S. markets moved lower, led by weakness on the Nasdaq. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 57.20 points at 19,587.41.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government's fall economic statement on Nov.

TORONTO — Two contenders for the Ontario Liberal leadership are banding together to urge their supporters to put the other as a second choice in a bid to stop Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie from finishing at the top of the pack.

OTTAWA — The mayor of Halifax, which recently secured a deal with Ottawa to fast-track the building of thousands of new homes, says he was caught off guard by recent complaints from premiers over being left out of funding agreements between the feder

HALIFAX — Advocates are welcoming a new registry in Halifax that helps vulnerable citizens receive specialized help during emergencies, but they say the service should be available across the province.

BURNABY, B.C. — Adrian Striga says that if he had slept in Thursday morning, it could have cost him his life.