LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Van Halen is postponing some dates on its summer concert tour.

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was higher Friday as traders picked up stocks that have sold off this month on worries about Greece leaving the eurozone and generally slowing economic conditions.

TORONTO - The Ontario government is setting up an expert panel to tackle childhood obesity.

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was higher Friday as data showed that the inflation rate was slightly higher in April while prices for gold and copper gained ground after selling off this week.

HALIFAX - A Dutch company specializing in sustainable dietary supplements has bought Ocean Nutrition Canada, a Nova Scotia-based manufacturer of fish oil.

OTTAWA - Canada's national inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces and territories. (Previous month in brackets):

OTTAWA - Canada's national annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples (Previous month in brackets):

LONDON - HSBC may decide to sell its U.K. retail banking operations, depending on the impact of yet to be announced new banking regulations, published reports say.

WINNIPEG - One of Canada's largest mutual fund companies says it will reduce the management fees it charge on many of its products, starting in July.

TORONTO - The OMERS pension fund manager is reducing its stake in Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU) through an $89.5-million transaction with another institutional investor.