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A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, alleging fraud and collusion.

TORONTO — Roy Gori, chief executive of Manulife Financial Corp., will be stepping down from the role next May after pushing through some significant changes at the insurance giant since taking the helm in 2017.

A Canada Post strike that has stopped mail delivery across the country has the small business community scrambling as their busiest selling season gets underway.

A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, alleging fraud and collusion.

MONTREAL — Lion Electric Co. is opening the door to a possible sale of the company as the electric bus maker struggles to staunch an ongoing cash bleed.

The Canadian dollar will remain weak through at least the end of this year, some experts say, though a rebound could come in 2025. After falling to a four-year low last week, the loonie was up slightly Monday at 71.18 cents US.

SHERBROOKE, P.E.I. — RCMP say they seized more than 80 goats and two sheep from an owner who had been letting the animals roam free on a neighbouring property in Prince Edward Island.

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October rose eight per cent compared with September.

VANCOUVER — Orla Mining Ltd. has signed a deal to buy the Musselwhite gold mine in Ontario from Newmont Corp.

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit, the biggest U.S.