O il prices CL-FT fell for the ninth straight day Monday, dipping below $68 (U.S.) per barrel on persistent concerns about high inventories and weak demand. Retail gasoline prices in the United States have slipped for weeks as well, falling overnight by less than a penny to $2.603 per gallon.

W estJet Airlines Ltd. WJA-T and Royal Bank of Canada RY-T plan to roll out the carrier’s new credit card program in late January.