Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he needs a new mandate in order to deal with four years of a Donald Trump presidency in the United States. Ontario’s next provincial election is scheduled for June 2026, but over the past several months, Ford has left the door open to calling a vote before then. […]

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 terms on a contract and a physical has been completed, a team source confirmed Monday. The Blue Jays have yet […]

Provincial police say two students and a school bus driver were seriously injured in a collision in Sudbury, Ont., Monday morning. Police say emergency crews responded to a collision involving a school bus and a commercial vehicle in the northbound lane of Highway 69 just before 8:30 a.m. They say 12 students were on the […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s team is indicating he won’t hit Canada with damaging tariffs on his inauguration day. Shortly before Trump was sworn into office Monday, an incoming White House official who insisted on anonymity pointed reporters to a Wall Street Journal report that said Trump plans to sign an executive order launching […]

The federal privacy watchdog says he’s “concerned” about a data breach involving a student information system used across Canada, and his office is seeking more information from the U.S.-based company behind the targeted software. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says his office is in touch with PowerSchool, which provides the affected platforms to schools across North […]

TORONTO — Shoe and clothing retailer Johnston & Murphy has closed its Canadian stores. The U.S. company announced the closure in an online note to customers, who were also told the brand is no longer accepting e-commerce orders for shipment to Canada. Spokesperson Marisa Drew says in an email that the company had five stores […]

OTTAWA — World pairs champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will try to repeat as gold medallists at the upcoming Four Continents and world figure skating championships. Skate Canada announced most of its team Monday for the world championships to be held from March 24 to 30 in Boston. Canada will send three ice dance […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up nearly 100 points and the loonie climbed higher as U.S. media reported that Donald Trump is expected to hold off on imposing tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S. on his first day in office. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 94.57 points at 25,162.49 ahead of […]

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed American quarterback Dustin Crum to a one-year contract extension Monday. Crum was scheduled to become a CFL free agent next month. Crum, 26, dressed for all 18 regular-season games last year, completing 31-of-45 passes for 320 yards with two interceptions backing up incumbent Dru Brown. He also ran 39 […]

OTTAWA — World pairs champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will try to repeat as gold medallists at next month’s Four Continents figure skating championship. Skate Canada announced three ice dance teams, three pairs, three men and three women Monday for the competition to be held from Feb. 19 to 23 in Seoul. Veteran ice […]