Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — More than 15,000 people received medical assistance in dying in Canada in 2023, but federal statistics show the growth in cases has slowed significantly. Health Canada said in its fifth annual report on MAID released Wednesday that the 15,343 people who received help to die last year represented a 15.8 per cent increase […]

Old friends Corey Conners and Brooke Henderson usually have to keep tabs on each other from afar, but this week they’ll get to see one another up close. Conners and Henderson will team up once again at the Grant Thornton Invitational, a unique event where some of the best golfers from the PGA and LPGA […]

OTTAWA — More than 15,000 people received medical assistance in dying in Canada in 2023, but federal statistics show the growth in cases has slowed significantly. Health Canada says in its fifth annual report on MAID that the 15,343 people who received help to die last year represented a 15.8 per cent increase from 2022. […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed guard AJ Lawson to a two-way contract, the NBA team announced Wednesday. The six-foot-six, 185-pound guard from Toronto averaged 24.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 35.1 minutes in 11 games (all starts) this season with the Long Island Nets, the G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets. […]

A Toronto man who excelled to secure the title of a global spreadsheet champion last week calls his unusual achievement a “satisfying victory.” Michael Jarman won the Microsoft Excel World Championships in a Las Vegas arena on Dec. 4., after an hours-long competition in front of a couple of hundred people – and many others […]

TORONTO — The U.S. Department of Justice says a former TD Bank Group employee has been arrested and charged for allegedly facilitating money laundering at the bank. The arrest is the latest development in an investigation into money laundering at the bank that led to more than US$3 billion in fines against TD in a […]

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward. The decision marked the fifth consecutive reduction since June and brings the central bank’s key rate down to 3.25 per cent. Forecasters were widely expecting the jumbo […]

OTTAWA — The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating the military’s handling of the case against a former general who was ousted from his high-ranking position after a sexual misconduct complaint in 2021. Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan was head of the military’s personnel when a woman who had been his subordinate accused him of having an […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Daniel Jaffee, Professor of Sociology, Portland State University BlueTriton — North America’s biggest bottled water firm — recently announced it will close Canada’s largest […]

TORONTO — Cyclists have launched a Charter challenge against the Ontario government over its decision to remove bike lanes on three Toronto roads. Cycle Toronto and two cyclists allege the province’s upcoming removal of bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue puts lives at risk. They say the bike lane removals, which […]