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OTTAWA — The Métis National Council says it has elected a new president after months of turmoil that saw the once-united organization splinter and have its legitimacy questioned.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Monday, led by losses in technology and utilities stocks, while U.S. stock markets were also down. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 66.38 points at 25,625.42.

OTTAWA — Financial markets and forecasters are betting on another jumbo interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada on Wednesday, which would bring its key rate down to 3.25 per cent.

Police say a 33-year-old man is facing a murder charge after a woman was fatally shot in Toronto on Sunday. Police say officers were called to the area of Jones Avenue and Hunter Street just after 7 p.m.

OTTAWA — The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community.

OTTAWA — In a story published Dec.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will publish the government's fall economic statement on Dec. 16, just before members of Parliament are expected to head home for the holidays.

Toronto police are investigating a fatal shooting in North York this morning. Police say officers responded to the area of Lawrence Avenue West and Allen Road just after 4 a.m. They say a male who had been shot was found in a driveway of a home.

TORONTO — It's lunch time at the Eaton Centre mall in downtown Toronto and every corner of the food court is hungry for customers. Bourbon St.

TORONTO — Inside Ontario's legislature, the halls are decked, the sounds of children’s choirs singing Christmas carols waft down the corridors, and in the air there’s a feeling of an election.