Author: The Canadian Press

PERTH — The Canadian women climbed two places to fifth in the HSBC SVNS overall standings after placing a season-best fourth Sunday at the Perth stop on the elite rugby sevens circuit. Unbeaten in pool play and a 27-5 quarterfinal winner over Brazil, Canada’s winning run ended in a 24-17 semifinal loss to eventual champion […]

OTTAWA — The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada’s federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of its members says. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress and one of the group’s seven members, said remote work “is not part of anything that we’ve discussed at this moment” and […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Metro results Metro Inc. is expected to release its first-quarter results on Tuesday and hold its annual meeting of shareholders. The company behind Metro grocery stores and Jean Coutu drugstores recently completed an almost $1-billion supply chain transformation and […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s political parties have been preparing for months for the possibility of an early election, but next week’s snap election call has pushed planning to a fever pitch. Premier Doug Ford has announced that he will meet with the lieutenant-governor on Tuesday to trigger an election campaign beginning Wednesday, for a vote on […]

OTTAWA — Nic Whitehead’s second goal of the game, scored at 16:52 of the third period, snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Ottawa 67’s to a 5-4 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Kingston Frontenacs on Saturday. Luca Pinelli also scored twice for the 67’s (15-21-3-5), while Matthew Souliere netted a single. Whitehead […]

TORONTO — Sarah Nurse, Hannah Miller and the Toronto Sceptres have taken a shine to performing at the Maple Leafs’ home. Nurse checked in with the late-game winner and Miller scored twice as the Sceptres squeaked out a 4-2 win against the New York Sirens before 19,102 passionate Professional Women’s Hockey League fans on Saturday. […]

ORILLIA, Ont. — Police say four people are facing a slew of charges in Orillia, Ont., after an alleged kidnapping. OPP say they were dispatched to a disturbance on the Rail Trail off James Street West in Orillia after witnesses reported hearing a voice yell for help just before 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 12. Officers […]

TORONTO (AP) — Sarah Nurse checked in with a late game-winner on the power play and Hannah Miller scored twice to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the New York Sirens on Saturday. Nurse placed a shot over the glove of New York goalie Corinne Schroeder with 5:54 remaining in the third […]

TORONTO — Sarah Nurse checked in with a late game-winner on the power-play and Hannah Miller scored twice to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the New York Sirens on Saturday. Nurse placed a shot over the glove of New York goalie Corinne Schroeder with 5:54 remaining in the third period to […]

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall notice for two kinds of canned Century-brand flaked tuna. The agency says two types of the brand’s “hot and spicy” tuna were found to contain wheat, which was not listed in the ingredients. A notice warns people with wheat or gluten allergies not to […]