Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — While U.S. President Donald Trump’s team indicated Monday he wouldn’t hit Canada with damaging tariffs on his inauguration day, Canadian politicians and business groups are warning that tariffs could still be on the horizon. “Everything is to be determined, and it will be ‘to be determined’ for the next four years,” Liberal MP […]

TORONTO — After missing out on many of their top free-agent targets in recent weeks, the Toronto Blue Jays have finally made a splash by landing slugger Anthony Santander. The two sides have agreed to a five-year, US$92.5-million contract, his agency said Monday. The deal includes an opt-out clause and a 2030 team option with […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose more than 100 points and the loonie climbed higher on Monday. The gains came as U.S. media reported that Donald Trump would likely hold off on imposing tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S. on his first day in office. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 103.66 points […]

York United FC has acquired Steffen Yeates from Pacific FC, signing the 25-year-old Canadian midfielder to a two-year contract with a club option for another year. Yeates joined Pacific in December 2022 from Toronto FC 2, making 32 appearances across all competitions in each of his two seasons with the Canadian Premier League club. A […]

FREDERICTON — A mass of cold air that meandered south from the Arctic has sent temperatures plunging with wind chills making it feel like -40 Celsius or colder across parts of Canada from New Brunswick to eastern Alberta. Arctic cold occasionally invades the southern latitudes for a few days before retreating north, bringing with it […]

The federal privacy watchdog says he’s “concerned” about a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, as the country’s largest school board revealed the scope of the data that may have been stolen last month. The Toronto District School Board told parents and guardians in an email Monday that its students’ birthdays, […]

TORONTO — Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley says he’s prepared to battle in Ontario court with his former manager over their sexual relationship, which he alleges took advantage of him as a rising young musician. The allegations against Greig Nori surfaced last fall in Whibley’s memoir where he wrote that his one-time manager pressured […]

TORONTO — Overdoses will increase and first responders will see more emergency calls after new provincial laws shutter five supervised drug consumption sites in Toronto this spring, the city’s acting medical officer of health said in a report tabled Monday. Dr. Na-Koshie Lamptey recommended that the city’s board of health urge the province to expand […]

OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is seeking to distance herself from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as she competes for his job. In an interview today with CP24 Freeland says she found herself disagreeing with Trudeau more often in recent months and ultimately decided the government was on the wrong path. Freeland quit cabinet […]

OTTAWA — Two federal public service unions say the Immigration Department is set to cut 3,300 jobs. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union say in a joint statement that the department has not said who will be affected by the cuts. The unions say more information is expected […]