Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. rallied to start the week after reports that a new round of U.S. tariffs scheduled to take effect on April 2 might be narrower than first expected. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 335.62 at 25,304.11. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up […]

TORONTO — Canadians headed to Hudson’s Bay stores Monday in hopes of scooping up the first of the retailer’s liquidation deals, but many left confused about whether the markdowns had even begun. Shoppers who visited department stores in Quebec and Alberta noticed plenty of sales signs the company uses seasonally but none advertising a clear-out […]

TORONTO — Dozens of supporters packed a Toronto courtroom – and two overflow rooms – on Monday as a supervised consumption site challenged the legality of a new provincial law that will soon shut down 10 such sites and prevent new ones from opening. The province passed legislation last year that banned consumption sites deemed […]

TORONTO — When Olivia Glauberzon pulled up to the loading docks at two Hudson’s Bay stores last Wednesday, she had suitcases in tow and a plan to fill them with remaining product from After9, her company selling athleisurewear for moms. As she got out of the car at the flagship downtown Toronto and Oakville, Ont., […]

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders are spending their first full day on the campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers and the trades. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a middle-class tax cut, following a Liberal pledge that involves a smaller reduction to the same tax rate. Poilievre says he would drop lower the lowest income […]

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a police officer shot a teenager in Toronto Sunday afternoon. The Special Investigations Unit says the incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. at a plaza in the city’s north end. The watchdog says officers attempted to arrest a 17-year-old boy, who was an occupant in a car. It says […]

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. surged higher in late-morning trading after reports that a new round of U.S. tariffs scheduled to be implemented on April 2 might be narrower than first expected. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 361.20 points at 25,329.69 as markets have been volatile amid the uncertainty regarding […]

A 19-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in a Toronto condo over the weekend. Toronto police say emergency crews responded just before 6 p.m. Sunday to a condo in the area of York Street and Lakeshore Boulevard West. Det. Sgt. Michael Taylor says officers found a […]

TORONTO — Canadian folk legend Sylvia Tyson spent more than half a century in the music business, but lately, she’s felt a growing distance from the community she loves. It’s a sentiment the 84-year-old musician said crept into her consciousness last month as she drifted through a Toronto soiree thrown by the Juno Awards to […]

TORONTO — A new study suggests AI can predict premature death among people who have inflammatory bowel disease, also known as Crohn’s and colitis. Researchers used machine learning to analyze data from more than 9,000 people in Ontario who had IBD and died between 2010 and 2020. The study, published today in the Canadian Medical […]