Author: The Canadian Press
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TORONTO — Reach for the top has a new meaning these days at MacLachlan College. The private school in Oakville, Ont., is home to a new high-performance sport climbing program, created by Canadian climbers Zach and Madison Richardson. The program started with the school year in early September. The school already had a climbing club, […]
OTTAWA — Algoma Steel Group Inc. is set to receive half a billion dollars in government loans to help it reorient its business away from the United States as the federal government argues supporting the domestic steel industry is a matter of Canadian sovereignty. Ottawa’s $400 million in financial assistance will come from the Large […]
A paper mill in northern Ontario says it will begin winding down operations after failing to secure immediate financial support from the federal government. Kap Paper says it received $50 million in loans from the Ontario government and had approached Ottawa for funding, but the timing “doesn’t appear to be aligning” for a solution to […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays did just enough to hold off the hard-charging New York Yankees in the race for the American League East title, clinching the division crown on the final day of the regular season with a 13-4 win Sunday over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The win gave the Blue Jays […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to soon ban speed cameras across the province, but is now musing about “cameras on crime” instead to target stolen cars and home invasion suspects. Ford has announced his government will introduce legislation next month to prohibit the use of speed cameras across the province. Various regions that use […]
The Canada Border Services Agency says a man is facing smuggling and firearms-related charges after 48 firearms, various gun parts and 17,000 rounds of ammunition were seized in Windsor, Ont. The CBSA says border officers in Windsor, Toronto and Montreal intercepted four parcels containing firearms parts and tools for manufacturing firearms in May and June. […]
HAMILTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is musing about repurposing the speed cameras he intends to soon ban and using them to track down stolen cars and home invasion suspects. Ford has announced his government will introduce legislation next month to prohibit the use of speed cameras across the province. Various regions that use the […]
TORONTO — Reach for the top has a new meaning these days at MacLachlan College. The private school in Oakville, Ont., is home to a new high-performance sport climbing program, created by Canadian climbers Zach and Madison Richardson. The program started with the school year in early September. The school already had a climbing club, […]
OTTAWA — Ontario-based Algoma Steel Group Inc. will receive $500 million in federal and provincial loan assistance to help deal with the impact of U.S. tariffs. Ottawa says its $400 million in financial assistance will come from the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan program. The Ontario government will also provide $100 million to the Sault Ste. […]
Jenny Kay Dupuis was recently in a Winners store, when a senior asked for help finding certain sizes of an orange shirt on display. The older woman was on her way to visit her grandchildren in the United States and wanted to bring them each the artistic shirt with “Every Child Matters,” the phrase synonymous […]