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WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has released a new critical mineral strategy that it says will speed up projects and better involve First Nation communities.

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety regulator has ended a 2 1/2-year investigation into Ford engine failures after the company replaced engines or extended the warranty on some vehicles.

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says vehicle sales in October were up 8.8 per cent from the same month last year.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. says it earned a third-quarter profit of US$129 million from its stake in the asset management business it owns with Brookfield Corp.

TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot’s folk music legacy could still be honoured with a museum in his Ontario hometown. Pam Carter, president of the Mariposa Folk Festival, said local officials in Orillia, Ont.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.

When Taylor Swift swings through Vancouver in December, Mikaela St Louis will be among the pop star's most prepared fans. The long-term care nurse based in Campbell River, B.C.

VANCOUVER — The union representing more than 700 foremen is accusing the BC Maritime Employers Association of "acting recklessly" by threatening an industry-wide lockout to close all B.C. ports by 8 a.m.

KIMMIRUT, Nvt. — Power has been restored to a Nunavut hamlet on Baffin Island following a days-long outage that began on Thursday.

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week, from a Bank of Canada on its recent interest rate decision to Statistics Canada's newest labour force survey.