Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario’s health ministry in Toronto on Tuesday, two days before the provincial election, to protest the province’s plans to shut down 10 supervised drug consumption sites by the end of March. Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced last summer that it would close the consumption sites, including five […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Tuesday, with strength in financial, industrial and utilities stocks outweighing weakness in energy, while U.S. markets were mixed and the Nasdaq fell 1.4 per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 52.72 points at 25,203.98. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 159.95 points at […]

OTTAWA — In a few hours, Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis will square off in an English-language debate in Montreal. The event is set to run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is being moderated by former CBC journalist Hannah Thibedeau of Global Public Affairs. Here’s the […]

DUNEDIN — Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday. Scherzer started the game and struck out four of the six batters he faced. He gave up the Cardinals’ opening run in the first inning after surrendering a triple to Victor […]

Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario’s health ministry in Toronto today, two days before the provincial election, to protest the province’s plans to shut down 10 supervised drug consumption sites by the end of March. Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced last summer that it would close the consumption sites, including five in Toronto, because […]

TORONTO — The threat and uncertainty around tariffs is creating a chill on borrowing and business activity, said Scotiabank and BMO as they kicked off first quarter bank earnings Tuesday. The banks both still managed to beat analyst expectations for the quarter ending Jan. 31, thanks in part to a spike in trading revenue from […]

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty is headed to Washington to discuss the latest efforts by Canada and the United States to fight deadly fentanyl. Joining McGuinty is newly appointed “fentanyl czar” Kevin Brosseau and representatives of the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Canadians are slated to meet senators and senior White […]

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is calling for an investigation into the city’s winter maintenance operations, as piles of snow remain on sidewalks and roads after multiple snowstorms this month. Chow says she’s “frustrated” with the response, and she’s asked city manager Paul Johnson to conduct a full review of winter maintenance contracts and consider renegotiating […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down 150 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in energy, base metal and technology stocks, while the price of oil fell below US$70 per barrel. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 150.32 points at 25,000.94. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 4.95 […]

Police in Hamilton are searching the city’s landfill as they investigate whether a woman missing since December was killed in her apartment. They say Shalini Singh was reported missing by her family on Dec. 10. Homicide investigators say she was initially reported missing alongside her boyfriend but he showed up at a family member’s house […]