TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index turned positive in early Friday trade as fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will roll back its stimulus program were offset by a rise in National Bank of Canada (NA.

New rules for U.S. meatpackers will require labeling that tells consumers where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. Sounds simple.

Canada ranks third last among economically advanced counties in the amount of paid vacation time it guarantees its workers, a new U.S.

TORONTO�National Bank of Canada, the sixth-largest bank in Canada, raised its quarterly dividend Friday after reporting a 22% decline in second-quarter earnings reflecting last year's sale of its asset management unit.

TransCanada Corp. (TRP) won another of the remaining Texas state-court challenges by landowners trying to block construction of the Keystone XL tar-sands pipeline across their property.