National Business

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its fifth consecutive month of expansion in October.

AJAX, Ont. — A contract dispute between unionized workers at Loblaws-owned Dominion stores in Newfoundland has been expanded to include pickets in two other provinces.

OTTAWA — Canada's merchandise trade deficit grew to $3.3 billion in September as both exports and imports climbed higher, but remained below their pre-pandemic levels, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Health officials in South Korea have approved a new test that’s designed to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into

MONTREAL — Dollarama Inc. says Pomerleau executive Jean-Philippe Towner will become its next chief financial officer on March 1, 2021. Towner will replace Micheal Ross, who will step down after a decade in the job.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — People across Puerto Rico awaited final results Wednesday following elections that saw long lines of voters and produced a tight gubernatorial race in the U.S. Caribbean territory.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s budget carrier flydubai said Wednesday that it would start flying twice daily to Tel Aviv later this month, becoming the first Emirati airline to announce regular service after a U.S.

U.S. futures rose and Asia markets posted gains as investors worldwide await the results from the U.S. presidential election. Just after 10 p.m.

CALGARY — Parkland Corp. says its net earnings surged to $76 million during the third quarter despite a 24 per cent decrease in revenues.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would bring in tolls on roads and bridges, but just for new projects. Transportation Minister Ric McIver says the bill explicitly prohibits user fees on existing roads and bridges.