Author: The Canadian Press

A man has been arrested and charged in the 1998 homicide of a 24-year-old pregnant woman in Toronto after police say they used investigative genetic genealogy to crack the cold case. Det. Sgt. Steve Smith says a 50-year-old man from Gander, N.L., who had been on a flight from Edmonton was intercepted and arrested at […]

Health care, tax cuts and a pledge to build a tunnel under Highway 401 are the focus on the Ontario campaign trail today. NDP Leader Marit Stiles has pledged to connect every Ontarian to a family doctor or nurse practitioner at a cost of more than $4 billion. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie also reiterated her […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down in late-morning trading as stocks in the telecom and technology sectors fell, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 72.28 points at 25,462.21. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 228.90 points at 44,518.73. The S&P 500 index […]

Marineland has euthanized a seven-year-old beluga whale after a long battle with several different medical conditions, making it the 18th such whale to die at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction since 2019. Ontario’s Animal Welfare Services team received confirmation of a beluga’s death on Thursday, a Ministry of the Solicitor General spokesperson said. Eos […]

TORONTO — Treble Charger musician Greig Nori has filed legal documents in an Ontario court saying that Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley’s memoir has helped proliferate “fabricated” details about their sexual relationship and caused “enormous damage” to his career and reputation. A new statement of claim filed by Nori alleges that Whibley’s book “Walking Disaster: […]

TORONTO — Toronto FC will have another De Rosario wearing first-team colours this year. Goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario, the son of former TFC captain and Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Dwayne De Rosario, has signed a first-team contract as a homegrown player through 2026 with club options for 2027 and 2028. The 20-year-old De Rosario […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.6 per cent (10.5) _ Prince Edward Island 7.2 per cent (8.5) _ Nova Scotia 5.9 per cent (6.3) _ New Brunswick 6.4 […]

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s January employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.7) Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (61.0) Participation rate: 65.5 per cent (65.4) Number unemployed: 1,490,600 (1,505,500) Number working: 20,993,400 (20,917,400) Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.6 per cent (14.2) Men (25 plus) […]

Marineland says it has euthanized a seven-year-old beluga whale after a long battle with several different medical conditions. It is the 18th beluga to die at the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction since 2019. The province says its Animal Welfare Services team received confirmation of the death on Thursday. Marineland says in a post on […]

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. reported a loss of $121.9 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $216.8 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The cannabis company says the loss amounted to $1.11 per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31. The result compared with a loss […]