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Safety regulators want to fine Boeing $3.9 million, saying that the company installed wing parts on 133 planes even though it knew the parts were faulty. Boeing said Friday that all the affected planes in use have been inspected and fixed. Source

Apparel retailer Roots Corp. downgraded its sales expectations for the current financial year as it grapples with a shortened holiday shopping period and other challenges. "We're uncertain how the consumer is going to respond to that shortened period," said CEO Jim Gabel in a conference call with analysts Friday morning after the company released its third-quarter financial results. Source

The federal government will accept the Alberta government's latest plan to tax the greenhouse gas emissions of large industrial facilities at a rate of $30 per tonne in 2020. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Friday his department agrees that Alberta's system will meet federal requirements for large emitters like oilsands operations, natural gas producers, chemical manufacturers and fertilizer plants. Source

LOS ANGELES -- When it comes to investing in cannabis stocks, the marijuana bud's faded bloom has shown few signs of returning this year. Cannabis stocks have had a harsh comedown as investors' enthusiasm about the prospects for strong growth and blockbuster company mergers has dimmed. Source

The Bank of Canada says Stephen Poloz will not seek a second term as governor when his seven-year term expires next year. Before becoming head of Canada's central bank in 2013, Poloz was chief executive of Export Development Canada. Source

SMITHS FALLS, ONT. -- Canopy Growth Corp. says its new generation of cannabis-infused food and beverage products won't be on store shelves until January in most markets. The Ontario-based company says it's not allowed to sell its new product formats into distribution channels until Dec. Source

OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada says governor Stephen Poloz will not seek a second term as governor when his seven-year term expires next year. Before becoming head of Canada's central bank in 2013, Poloz was chief executive of Export Development Canada. Source

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal area home sales rose 13 per cent in November compared with a year earlier. The association says there were 4,084 sales in the Montreal metropolitan area. Source

The Canadian economy posted its biggest monthly job loss since the financial crisis as the unemployment rate also pushed higher in November, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The economy lost 71,200 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 5.9 per compared with 5.5 per cent in October, the data agency said. Source

The Canadian economy posted its biggest monthly job loss since the financial crisis as the unemployment rate also pushed higher in November. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy lost 71,200 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose four-tenths of a percentage point to 5.9 per cent to its highest point since August 2018 when it hit six per cent. Source