Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moves lower Thursday, weighed down by losses in energy, telecom and technology stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 35.35 points at 25,534.49. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 125.65 points at 44,747.63. The S&P 500 index was up 22.09 […]

Police say a 15-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman north of Toronto. Officers were called this morning to a residence in Vaughan, Ont., where they found a woman with critical injuries. She was pronounced dead on scene. York Regional Police say they arrested the teenage suspect and charged […]

TORONTO — A shelter worker who pushed a group of girls off a homeless man in a downtown Toronto parkette two years ago told court the man had blood pouring down his face but didn’t appear to be in a life-or-death situation. Melissa Alexander testified today at the trial of two teen girls charged in […]

Provincial police say a young person is facing charges after allegedly threatening a staff member at a school in Quinte West, near Belleville, Ont. Police say they were called to a school on County Road 40 Tuesday afternoon, but no injuries were reported in the incident. They say a youth from the Quinte area was […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police say they’ve laid more charges in the 2023 death of a 79-year-old retirement home resident east of Toronto. Durham Regional Police were called on April 1, 2023 to Aspira Traditions of Durham Region in Oshawa, Ont., where the resident was found sitting on a bench outside without vital signs. Police have […]

TORONTO — The prospect of a trade war with the United States has some Canadian film and TV crews bracing for potential impacts that could help some parts of the sector while simultaneously hurting others. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian exports, a move Prime Minister Justin […]

Opposition leaders accused Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford on Thursday of being partially responsible for the behaviour of two former staffers alleged to have used their contacts in a real-estate rezoning scheme. Oakville, Ont., property owner Amanpreet Jakhar and two numbered companies have filed a $2.2-million lawsuit against former government staffers Ryan Amato and Shiv […]

Police in Ontario say they are looking for a man who is alleged to have swindled nearly a dozen victims across Canada in a romance scam. Peel Regional Police say 11 victims from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan lost a total of $275,000 in the alleged scam. Investigators say that between June 2020 and September […]

OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he welcomes a federal plan to list organized crime cartels as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking. In an interview, Duheme says listing criminal organizations would give the Mounties more tools to pursue charges and enforce the law. Duheme also says he sees value in the plan to […]

OTTAWA — Canadian politicians are pushing back on the idea of clearing out Palestinians from the Gaza Strip as an Israeli minister suggests some of them could be sent to Canada. U.S. President Donald Trump stunned leaders across the Middle East and beyond this week when he suggested that the territory be cleared out and […]