Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Canadian defensive back Justin Howell to a one-year extension, the CFL club announced Tuesday. The 31-year-old from Bradford, Ont., had seven defensive tackles and four special teams tackles in 13 games with Ottawa last year. The Redblacks selected Howell out of Carleton University in the seventh round (55th […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have waived centre Bruno Fernando, the NBA team announced Tuesday. Fernando averaged 3.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 8.6 minutes in 17 games (two starts) this season. He grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in a 99-85 loss at Milwaukee in an NBA Cup group stage game on Nov. 12 […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up in late-morning trading as energy and telecommunication stocks posted gains, while U.S. stock markets traded lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 44.73 points at 25,044.52. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 5.65 points at 42,700.91. The S&P 500 index was down 22.92 […]

TORONTO — Canadian bank CEOs say they see the risks around mortgage renewals easing, while they prepare for rising risks around tariffs and political uncertainty. RBC chief executive Dave McKay, speaking at a CEO conference hosted by the bank, says that while many Canadians are still struggling financially, the uncertainties around borrowers making mortgage payments […]

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has reinstated on-time service guarantees and returned to full service levels for domestic parcels after a strike brought deliveries to a halt last year. However, it says Canadians should continue to expect delivery delays of several days beyond its service standard for transaction mail such as letters, bills and […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Joe Biden says he is proud to call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a friend as both men now prepare for their departures from leadership. Biden says he spoke with Trudeau on the phone Monday after the prime minister announced he would resign his post as soon as a new Liberal leader […]

TORONTO — The Ontario government says it has launched an operation intended to beef up security along the border with the United States. In a news release, Premier Doug Ford says Operation Deterrence will “crack down on illegal border crossings and illegal guns and drugs.” It comes as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world was $323 million in November. The result compared with a revised deficit of $544 million in October. The agency says exports rose 2.2 per cent to $66.1 billion in November, helped in part by higher prices. Exports of consumer goods rose 4.4 […]

VAUGHAN, Ont. — GFL Environmental Inc. has signed a deal to sell a majority interest in its environmental services business to private equity firms Apollo and BC Partners in an agreement that will see it realize $6.2 billion in cash proceeds. Under the transaction, Apollo Funds and BC Funds will each hold a 28 per […]

TORONTO — Greater Toronto home sales fell slightly last month to cap a year that saw buyers take advantage of “substantial negotiating power” on price. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says 3,359 homes were sold in December throughout the Greater Toronto Area, down 1.8 per cent compared with 3,419 in the same month the […]