Author: The Canadian Press

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Rachel Homan’s curling team was built to win. They’ve been doing a lot of that. The top-ranked women’s team in Canada and the world arrived at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts the heavy favourite to defend its national title and represent the country in the world championship again. Homan’s season record […]

NORTH BAY, Ont. — The leaders of Ontario’s New Democratic, Liberal and Green parties are going on the offensive against Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford in the first election debate of the campaign, pressing him in particular on his record on housing. The debate is being held in North Bay specifically to discuss northern issues, […]

OTTAWA — A group of young skaters carried a gigantic Canadian flag down Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Friday morning to help kick off events marking the 60th anniversary of Canada’s world-famous banner. The National Flag of Canada Day event includes speeches and the singing of the national anthem and is being attended by dozens of skaters, […]

HAMILTON — American defensive lineman Casey Sayles has signed a contract extension with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats through the 2026 CFL season, the team announced Friday. The 29-year-old suited up in 17 games for the Tiger-Cats last season, leading the team with seven quarterback sacks while adding 37 defensive tackles, two tackles for loss, three pass […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down more than 100 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 115.36 points at 25,583.15. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 109.31 points at 44,602.12. The […]

TORONTO — Auto parts maker Magna International Inc. is warning tariffs would be devastating for the company but says it’s ready to deal with what comes. “I believe this is going to be destructive,” said company chief executive Swamy Kotagiri on an earnings call with analysts on Friday. “We’re not looking forward to that but […]

TORONTO — The candidate nominated by the Ontario NDP for Toronto riding Eglinton-Lawrence has pulled out of the election and is throwing her support behind the Liberals. Natasha Doyle-Merrick says in a statement that Eglinton-Lawrence is a “clear two-party contest” and she is stepping aside in the hopes of preventing another Progressive Conservative win. The […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose for a third straight month as they increased 0.3 per cent to $71.4 billion in December. The agency says the increase came as 12 of 21 subsectors climbed higher with sales of petroleum and coal up 3.4 per cent and food product sales up 1.9 per cent. […]

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. raised its dividend as it reported a fourth-quarter profit attributable to the company of US$203 million. The auto parts company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 48.5 cents US per share, up from 47.5 cents US. The increased payment came […]

Former Toronto Police Service officer Firouzeh Zarabi-Majd said she found out about the unofficial 51 Division group chat “accidentally” after being told about it by a colleague. What she saw included a message “talking about my vagina,” she said, among other disturbing conversations. Zarabi-Majd would go on to be fired for insubordination after posting the […]