Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Determining how Canadian a product is can be so much of a minefield that experts say anyone attempting to support homegrown options will need to do their research and prepare to make tough choices. Figuring out an item’s origins is complicated because there is a vast array of confusing messaging companies use to […]

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she has instructed city staff to co-ordinate with federal and provincial governments to respond to looming U.S. tariffs with a plan that includes a review of the city’s procurement policies. Chow says Toronto’s action plan will include a buy-Canadian initiative to prioritize local goods and services. She says the plan […]

REGINA — Canadian Tevaughn Campbell is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The six-foot, 200-pound defensive back re-signed with the CFL club Monday following six seasons in the NFL. Campbell, a Toronto native, played with the Riders in 2016-17. 500 words. Campbell, 31, began his CFL career with Calgary (2016), who drafted him in the third […]

TORONTO — The Giller Prize has cut ties with its lead sponsor Scotiabank more than a year after members of the literary community began protesting the bank’s ties to an Israeli arms manufacturer. The Giller Foundation, which administers Canada’s richest fiction prize, says its relationship with Scotiabank is over as of Monday. The organization’s statement […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 200 points in late-morning trading, while the loonie fell to its lowest level in more than two decades as Canadian exports to the United States face sweeping tariffs starting Tuesday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 189.87 points at 25,343.23 by late-morning after sliding more than […]

TORONTO — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is defending simultaneously wearing two hats, campaigning in a snap election he called and taking anti-tariff actions as premier. The other major political parties say this is the worst time for Ontario to find itself in an election, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened 25 per cent […]

TORONTO — Drug company Apotex Inc. says it has acquired CanPrev, a Canadian provider of vitamins, supplements and other natural health products. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. Apotex chief executive Allan Oberman says CanPrev has a well-respected track record with both consumers and natural health professionals for their quality products. CanPrev […]

OSHAWA, Ont. — NDP Leader Marit Stiles says if her party forms government she would implement a federal-provincial income support program, direct agencies to procure locally, and create new supply chains for trade-exposed industries. Stiles announced her plan today to protect Ontario from the effects of 25 per cent tariffs ordered by U.S. President Donald […]

TORONTO — North American stock markets plunged at the start of trading, while the Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level in more than two decades after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs to be enacted Tuesday. Canada’s main stock index was down nearly 600 points after Trump announced over the weekend that the […]

Ontario will rip up a $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas, as part of the province’s response to U.S. tariffs, Premier Doug Ford announced. Ford, who is also in the middle of campaigning as Progressive Conservative leader in a $189-million snap election he called last week, made the […]