OTTAWA�Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is leaving Canada with some parting advice - seize the country's natural advantages.

Bank of Montreal has snagged David Jacobson, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as its next vice chair. In his new role that begins in October, Mr. Jacobson will be responsible for building key customer relationships and business development.

Canadian stocks rose for a third day, sending the benchmark equity gauge to the highest level in almost two months, as commodity producers and banks rallied.

Three years of efforts to protect Canada's boreal forest have ended in failure as negotiations broke down over how much land to set aside for conservation.

Emergency crews have now contained crude oil leaking from a damaged rail car, according to a CP Rail spokesperson. The derailment happened this morning about 150 kilometres east of Saskatoon.