Author: The Canadian Press

Aerial photographs taken above Namaygoosisagagun First Nation show the devastation wrought by a fast-moving wildfire that forced residents to flee last week as flames closed in on their northern Ontario community. The photos show scorched earth and debris where buildings once stood, and the charred remnants of trees. Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige […]

TORONTO — As the mayor of Toronto looks to rein in surveillance pricing on groceries, experts say the municipal government may be out of its depth in attempting to end the controversial practice. Surveillance pricing, also referred to as personalized pricing, is the use of consumers’ individualized data such as their gender, location, purchase history […]

The Trump administration’s latest tariff onslaught won’t just hurt Canadian forestry workers during already tough times, but will also undermine U.S. efforts to make housing more affordable, says the Forest Products Association of Canada. “Tariffs on the very materials used to build homes, renovate properties and support North American construction supply chains will only make […]

CHARLOTTETOWN — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he’s open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario. Kinew says the pipeline could make Canada stronger and there are workers in his province who would be eager to help build it. But he says major projects like pipelines need to be […]

TORONTO — The organization that regulates Ontario’s medical profession says it has suspended the licence of a doctor at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children who was arrested Tuesday on charges related to child sexual abuse and exploitation material. The College of Physicians and Surgeons’ website says Dilan Dissanayake is not permitted to practise medicine, adding […]

CHARLOTTETOWN — Several premiers said they remained united against a common adversary in the U.S. as they kicked off talks Wednesday with the goal of working together on domestic issues like health care and energy security. An annual summer gathering of the premiers was upended after U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders to increase tariffs […]

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources is listing more than 180 wildfires as active this morning in Ontario’s north, including 12 that had been sparked in the last 24 hours. Early estimates suggest the flames have ravaged more of the province’s forests this season than any previous year on record, burning through more than 7,250 square […]

TORONTO — Kevin Gausman hopes that wasn’t his final time pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Gausman pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing five runs — four earned — on nine hits and two walks as Toronto fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 12-2 on Tuesday. Gausman’s number will come up twice more […]

TORONTO — For years, Shania Twain couldn’t wait to leave northern Ontario. Growing up in Timmins, she dreamt of seeing the world beyond the mining town where she spent her childhood singing in smoke-filled bars and honky-tonks. “When I was in that little town years ago, I just wanted to get out,” Twain tells The […]

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources is listing 173 wildfires as active this morning in Ontario’s north, including 12 that had been sparked in the last 24 hours. Early estimates suggest the flames have ravaged more of the province’s forests this season than any previous year on record, burning through more than 7,250 square kilometres so […]