National Business

CALGARY — The owner of the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories says it is asking about 60 furloughed workers to return to work in early December to prepare for an anticipated restart of the suspended mine.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,675.64, up 93.46 points.) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Up eight cents, or 0.39 per cent, to $20.80 on 19.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index resumed its upward climb to end a strong week that was shaped by heightened hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 93.46 points to 16,675.64, rising 2.4 per cent for the week.

TORONTO — Canadian kids anxiously awaiting a visit with Santa Claus at their local mall will have to settle for a very different experience this year.

NEW YORK — A huge fear for Wall Street coming into this month was a contested U.S. presidential election, one that could drag the market through more painful uncertainty.

TORONTO — Canada's largest theatre saw 91 per cent fewer moviegoers during the summer compared with last year, pushing the company to roll out new offerings for film lovers. Cineplex Inc. said Friday that only 1.

CALGARY — Inter Pipeline says it hopes to conclude its search for a partner in its $4-billion petrochemical project now under construction near Edmonton in the first half of next year.

TORONTO — Onex Corp. says its private equity investments increased in value this year, despite the economic volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company, which manages a fund that bought WestJet Airlines Ltd.

MONTREAL — Dorel Industries said Friday its board has agreed to a deal that will take the Montreal-based company private. Under the agreement, a group led by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management LP will buy Dorel for $14.

WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices rose moderately in October as food costs jumped by the largest amount in five months.