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TORONTO — TD Bank chief executive Bharat Masrani says he hopes to be able to say more in the near term on the investigation into the bank’s anti-money laundering measures. Masrani made the remarks as he faced shareholders Thursday at the bank’s annual general meeting, the first since its US$13.4-billion takeover of First Horizon bank […]

TORONTO — Everything is new these days for Toronto FC’s Tyrese Spicer, from scoring his first MLS goal to seeing himself in a video game. And the rookie wingback from Trinidad and Tobago can’t stop smiling. The 23-year-old is enjoying Toronto on and off the field. “It’s been really good,” he said in his lilting […]

TORONTO — Randi Zuckerberg says she thinks creators should start disclosing when they’ve used artificial intelligence to produce work because it’s “becoming harder and harder to tell what’s real.” The tech leader behind Facebook Live, who left the social media giant in 2011 and has since founded a company that connects digital art makers with […]

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police say 14 alleged members of an organized gang are facing dozens of charges after 126 people from across Canada lost nearly $1 million in total in a so-called “grandparent scam.”  OPP Det. Insp. Sean Chatland says the alleged scammers were impersonating judges, lawyers, and police officers on phone calls and […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Cade Webber to a two-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. The contract carries an average annual value of US$875,000. The 23-year-old Weber had six assists in 38 games during the 2023-24 NCAA season with Boston University. He helped the Terriers reach the 2024 Men’s […]

TORONTO — The judge presiding over the trial of a man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer is continuing her instructions to the jury. Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy is explaining the relevant legal principles to jurors in the trial of Umar Zameer, including how to assess the evidence given by […]

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is requiring all registered gaming operators who offer sports betting to stop accepting wagers on World Boxing Association events. The regulator says it has concerns that WBA-sanctioned boxing matches don’t have adequate safeguards in place to protect against match fixing and insider betting. The AGCO has been reviewing […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 100 points in a broad-based rally on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets also pushed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 131.00 points at 21,787.05. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 319.37 points at 38,072.68. The S&P 500 index was up […]

TORONTO — An NDP motion to allow keffiyehs to be worn in the Ontario legislature has failed as it did not receive unanimous consent after at least one member voted against it. Premier Doug Ford and the opposition leaders have all called for Speaker Ted Arnott to reverse his decision to not allow the scarf […]

TORONTO — Randi Zuckerberg says she thinks creators should start disclosing when they’ve used artificial intelligence to produce work. The media mogul and creator of Facebook Live says she’d like to see news organizations note when they have used AI to write articles or even credit the technology in a byline. She says academics could […]