National Business

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. trade deficit fell in September after hitting a 14-year high the previous month as exports outpaced imports. The gap between what the U.S. sells and what it buys abroad fell to $63.9 billion in September, a decline of 4.

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.