Canada policy makers meet with banks on credit woes (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Canada's finance minister and central bank chief met with the country's top bank executives on Monday to prod them to loosen up lending, officials said.

Canada’s Dollar Climbs as Commodities Including Crude Oil Gain (Bloomberg) Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s currency touched the highest level in more than a week, reversing an earlier loss, after commodities including crude oil advanced.