Author: The Canadian Press

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says a Liberal government would cover mental health care under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. She made the announcement in a speech today to the Canadian Club, telling the Bay Street audience that productivity is directly related to mental health in their companies’ workforces. Crombie has made health care a […]

MILTON, Ont. — Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative premier says his province will table legislation to reduce interprovincial trade barriers. Tim Houston made the announcement today during a surprise appearance at an Ontario provincial election campaign event with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford in Milton, Ont., where he called on all provinces and territories to do […]

TORONTO — Canada’s Rachel Homan and Scotland’s Bruce Mouat will clash in curling’s battle of the sexes in Toronto. The top-ranked women’s and men’s teams in the world square off in the Rio Mare Battle of the Sexes on April 7 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre a day before the final Grand Slam of the […]

TORONTO — Jann Arden’s nostalgia trip faced a major detour partway through making “Mixtape,” her new album of 1990s pop covers. When the Calgary-based singer-songwriter first set out to record a throwback project with producing partner Russell Bloom, the two imagined her taking on classic songs from further back in the zeitgeist than three decades […]

TORONTO — The WNBA expansion Toronto Tempo officially introduced Monica Wright Rogers as its first general manager. The Tempo, Canada’s first WNBA franchise, made the announcement Thursday after hiring Wright Rogers, 36, in January. Wright Rogers, a two-time WNBA champion as a guard with the Minnesota Lynx, joins the Tempo after spending the past two […]

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The race for playoff spots at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was a fight to the finish. While defending champion Rachel Homan, Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik and B.C.’s Corryn Brown secured spots early in Pool A, the three playoff teams from Pool B remained in flux heading into the final draw of […]

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says his party will work to tear down interprovincial trade barriers amid ongoing U.S. tariff threats, as he prepares for his second trip to Washington, D.C., during the Ontario election campaign. Ford says a PC government would remove all of Ontario’s remaining party-specific exemptions under the Canada Free Trade Agreement, […]

OTTAWA — The federal government says several transnational criminal organizations are being listed as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code to fight fentanyl trafficking. More coming. Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

A Toronto couple is facing charges after allegedly defrauding hundreds of Canadians out of millions of dollars. RCMP allege the pair used technology to hide their phone number in order to pose as bank, government or police employees and trick people into handing over money. They say the suspects, who are 29 and 31, used […]

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is seeing more participation in its popular PC Optimum loyalty program — and more points being redeemed at checkout. Customers redeemed more than a billion dollars’ worth of Optimum points in 2024, according to Loblaw’s annual report. There are more than 17 million active Optimum users. The strength of the program caused […]