Author: The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,871.96, up 64.59 points): Enbridge Inc (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 46 cents, or one per cent, to $48.43 on 18.6 million shares. TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 14 cents, or 0.29 per cent, to $49.19 on 15.1 […]
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index recovered from early losses to end higher Monday along with U.S. stock markets. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 64.59 points at 21,871.96. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average ended up 253.58 points at 38,239.98. The S&P 500 index was up 43.37 points at 5,010.60, while the […]
TORONTO — The gap between the highest earners and lowest income groups last year was at its widest since 2015 as the wealthiest households saw income grow much faster than lower-income Canadians. Higher interest rates are pushing middle- and lower-income households to spend more conservatively, which means consumer spending by the top earners will play […]
TORONTO — Honda Canada is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant near its auto manufacturing facility in Alliston, Ont., where it also plans to produce fully electric vehicles, The Canadian Press has learned. Senior sources with information on the project confirmed the federal and Ontario governments will make the announcement this week, but […]
TORONTO — The chair of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition says Indigenous people are set to become true partners in big projects that will help lead to a future of self-sustaining financial independence. Speaking at the coalition’s annual conference Monday, chair Sharleen Gale, chief of the Fort Nelson First Nation, says to get there […]
TORONTO — A new report shows that two in three Canadians between the ages of 13 and 65 consider themselves to be fans of women’s sports. The report titled “It’s Time: Unlocking the Power of Pro Women’s Sport Fans” was commissioned by Canadian Women & Sport with its research partner IMI Consulting. This study was […]
TORONTO — Legal observers say prosecutors need to explain why a man was tried for murder in the death of a Toronto police officer when the evidence did not support that charge. Umar Zameer was found not guilty Sunday in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who died on July 2, 2021, after he […]
TORONTO — Shares of Energy Fuels Inc. were down 10 per cent in late-morning trading after the company announced a deal to buy Base Resources Ltd. The Toronto-listed company says the stock-and-cash deal for the Australian company was valued at about $375 million (Australian). Base Resources’ main asset is the Toliara heavy mineral sands project […]
Toronto FC is in discussions to bring in a player and move another out in advance of Tuesday’s closing of Major League Soccer’s primary transfer window. General manager Jason Hernandez says the two moves are not related, however. Hernandez also revealed that the club has made fullback Richie Laryea its third designated player. While Jonathan […]
TORONTO — First Nation leaders are renewing calls to dissolve the Thunder Bay police as the force’s former leadership faces charges in a widening misconduct probe. Nishnawbe Aski Nation, several chiefs of northern Ontario First Nations and several families with loved ones who died in the city say Thunder Bay police can no longer conduct […]