Canadian dollar extends weekly decline as investors pursue safe havens

The Canadian dollar weakened to a two-month low against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, as investors awaited signs of de-escalation in the Middle East war, which has helped drive safe-haven demand for the greenback. The loonie was trading 0.1-per-cent lower at 1.3875 per U.S. dollar, or 72.07 U.S. …