Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Toronto city councillors have voted to increase their salary by 24 per cent, or about $33,000. A city report indicates the pay bump to $170,588 puts them roughly on par with what councillors made last year in Brampton, slightly less than those in Mississauga, and about $30,000 more than those in Hamilton. Aside […]

TORONTO — Crown prosecutors say their decision to withdraw charges against three people accused of defacing a downtown Indigo bookstore in a 2023 protest was not based on a lack of reasonable prospect of conviction. Rather, the Crown says the charges were dropped Thursday because the three have made reparations and “the most culpable individuals” […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are on the campaign trail, proposing ideas on housing and crime as Liberal Leader Mark Carney deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Trump says he had “an extremely productive call” Friday morning with Carney, adding that he and the prime minister can […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the rate of new measles cases in the province is stable, and he is hopeful that trend will continue. Dr. Kieran Moore says in an interview today that while he expects new measles cases to continue into the summer, it is a good sign that the […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump says he had “an extremely productive call” this morning with Prime Minister Mark Carney. In a shift in tone, Trump is referring to Carney as Canada’s prime minister instead of the governor of an American state. Trump wrote on the platform Truth Social that the two can find common […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down more than 250 points in late-morning trading on Friday amid broad-based losses, while U.S. stock markets also plunged. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 261.77 points at 24,899.29. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 525.75 points at 41,773.95. The S&P 500 index was […]

OTTAWA — A White House official says a call is scheduled this morning between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump this morning. The call will be the first between the Canadian and American leaders since Carney was sworn in as prime minister earlier this month amid Trump’s escalating trade war and threats […]

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.8 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $25.7 billion for the same period a year earlier. According to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor, revenue for the 10-month period totalled $398.6 billion, up from […]

OTTAWA — A White House official says Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning. More to come. Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Leaving behind the sterile office corridors of “Severance,” Britt Lower pedalled through Toronto’s bustling streets in order to find her character’s pulse for “Darkest Miriam.” Directed by Naomi Jaye, the brooding and quirky Canadian drama is adapted from Martha Baillie’s Giller Prize-shortlisted novel “The Incident Report,” which draws on the author’s own experiences […]