MID-DAY: Gold helps boost TSX, trade optimism keeps Dow afloat

SNC-Lavalin case review underway; Payless only accepting giftcards for a limited time

BEFORE THE BELL: Investor optimism reigns again on US-China trade relations; US Fed Reserve January minutes to be released

SNC-Lavalin drama continues MP standoff; SIU changes criticized for targeting accountability

Halifax community mourns seven children killed in house fire; More developments in SNC Lavalin scandal

Golden day on Bay Street, Netflix sets up shop in Toronto, Walmart’s Q4 results impress

MID-DAY: TSX pulls ahead on gold boom; Dow slips as investors get impatient for US China trade details

Seven children dead following Halifax house fire; Scheer vows to find truth in SNC-Lavalin matter

BEFORE THE BELL: Investors waiting on new details from US China trade talks; Walmart set to release earnings this morning

SNC-Lavalin drama continues with new resignation; Cough medicine dilemma: Health Canada connects treatment with drug addiction