Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Alcohol-related deaths rose about 18 per cent during the pandemic, according to a study that points to the harm of making liquor more available at a time of increased vulnerability. Researchers with the Public Health Agency of Canada compared alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations before and after the pandemic, finding 1,600 more deaths than […]

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 Premier Doug Ford says the province will rip up a $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas as part of his response to U.S. tariffs. The deal was set to bring SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet system to 15,000 premises in rural and northern Ontario. But Ford now says […]

TORONTO — 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. The loonie was trading for 68.13 cents US, its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since 2003, compared with 69.04 cents US on Friday. The futures market also […]

TORONTO — The murder trial of two teen girls charged in an alleged group attack on a homeless man is set to begin today in Toronto. The two girls, who are among eight accused in the death of Kenneth Lee, are charged with second-degree murder and have chosen a trial by judge alone. Police allege […]

Party leaders in Ontario are back at it this morning as a trade war looms over the provincial election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will make a campaign stop in Etobicoke, going over what a news release calls how to “protect Ontario” in between appearances on various American news broadcasters. Ford made just one […]

TORONTO — Tim Hortons is returning its famed Roll up to Win contest back to its roots. The café chain said Monday it will reintroduce hot beverage cups with rims that can be rolled up to reveal a prize when the promotion gets underway on Feb. 24. “Last year after Roll Up, we did hear […]

TORONTO — Seven Toronto daycares that told parents they would be opting out of the national $10-a-day program as of Jan. 1, raising some fees to more than $2,500 a month, have now decided to stay in the subsidized system. A letter to parents at Sunnyside Day Care says that as a result of staying […]

Producer Dave Hamelin shares in album of the year Grammy win for Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter.” Hamelin is best known as a member of Montreal band the Stills. More coming. The Canadian Press

WINDSOR, Ont. — A-J Spellacy’s short-handed goal at 8:41 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Windsor Spitfires to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory against the visiting London Knights on Sunday at the WFCU Centre. Ilya Protas scored twice for the West Division-leading Spitfires (34-11-2-1), who trailed 3-0 early in […]