Author: The Canadian Press

Police say a man wanted for murder in a 2018 Toronto shooting that killed an up-and-coming rapper and a 28-year-old man has been arrested in Alberta. RCMP in Airdrie, a city just north of Calgary, say the man tried and failed to flee on foot after the car he was travelling in was pulled over […]

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says if re-elected, he will honour the province’s commitment to the electric vehicle sector should U.S. President Donald Trump end a subsidy program. Trump has said the U.S. does not want or need Canada’s cars despite signing a free trade deal with Canada and Mexico in his first term. Ford’s […]

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he still plans to force a spring election when Parliament returns at end of March. He says that before that vote to topple the Liberal government happens, he could work with the governing party for about two months to rush through Parliament relief measures for workers who could […]

TORONTO — Walmart Canada says it will spend $6.5 billion over the next five years as it opens dozens of new stores. The retailer says the investment is the largest it has made since it entered Canada 30 years ago, but wouldn’t say exactly how many locations it will span. It says new stores in […]

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should bar American companies from all federal government procurement contracts if U.S. President Donald Trump hits the country with damaging tariffs. Singh is meeting with unionized steelworkers in Sault Ste. Marie today, where he’s laying out his “Buy Canadian” plan. He also says any funds Canada raises […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $558 million, up from $328 million a year earlier, as its revenue edged higher. The company says its profit amounted to $1.02 per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from 62 cents per diluted share in the last three months of 2023. […]

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Thursday, Jan. 30: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford London: Ford will make an announcement at 9:30 a.m. He will then visit workers at Labatt Brewery in the city. Vaughan: He will participate in an event with members of the Labourers’ International Union of North […]

OTTAWA — The country’s health ministers are wrapping up two days of meetings in Halifax today with a busy agenda. The in-person talks come as health systems are strained and millions of Canadians don’t have a family doctor. Ministers are set to talk about health data, mental health and substance use and pharmaceuticals, among other […]

TORONTO — Morgan Rielly is used to contributing with the puck on his stick. The Maple Leafs defenceman had a career-high 68 points a couple of years back and chipped in another 58 last season as part of a well-oiled attack. The offence has largely dried up in 2024-25 for Rielly. His teammates have been […]

TORONTO (AP) — Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games. […]