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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out his priorities at his first postelection press conference on Friday, four days after his party won a minority mandate in the April 28 election. Here's a quick look at the items topping his agenda.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed higher Friday, though not as much as U.S. markets which got a boost from a positive jobs report.

NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.

Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day Friday, marking the stock market’s longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early April.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.

The month of April saw the death of history's first Latin American pope. Known for his embrace of the downtrodden, Pope Francis, who died of a stroke, signaled a different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris.

OTTAWA — Environment and Climate Change Canada has laid 200 charges against mining company ArcelorMittal Canada for alleged violations of the Fisheries Act.

BOWIE, Md. (AP) — After more than a quarter century of thrills and fun, Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., will close at the end of this season.

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is joining Indigenous organizations in calling for Hudson's Bay to keep artifacts and sacred items off the auction block.

TORONTO — Mike Myers will take to the stage in Toronto as part of a comedy fundraiser for a local cancer charity. The Canadian comedian will perform as part of "It's Always Something: Open Mike" at The Second City Toronto on May 12.