CBC.ca | Canadian dollar tops 77 cents US as oil goes above $40 US CBC.ca The Canadian dollar closed with a gain of more than six-tenths of a cent on Monday as the price of crude oil jumped back above $40 US per barrel for the first time in three weeks. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate gained 64 cents to close at $40.36 ... Loonie strengthens to 11-day high as oil rallies Air Canada Investors: Don't Worry About Oil Prices |