Author: The Canadian Press
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TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Friday, led by technology and base metal stocks, while U.S. markets also posted gains to end the month of November on a strong note. “November has been the best-performing month of the whole year, which is not something that’s common,” said Jennifer Tozser, senior wealth adviser and portfolio […]
OTTAWA — Canada’s top court has affirmed the constitutionality of a law allowing British Columbia to pursue a class-action lawsuit against opioid providers on behalf of other provinces, the territories and the federal government. The Supreme Court of Canada’s 6-1 decision Friday is another step toward a potential cross-country action by governments that paid to […]
TORONTO — John Herdman has resigned as head coach of Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. More coming. The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threats on tariffs should be taken seriously. President-elect Trump threatened on social media this week to impose a 25-per-cent import tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico over concerns about border enforcement. Trudeau says when Trump makes statements like that, there is […]
The Ontario government is offering $77 million to help municipalities that rely on provincial police deal with skyrocketing law enforcement costs. Several municipalities have reported double-digit increases in their Ontario Provincial Police bills for 2025, with at least one municipality facing more than double the previous tally. That’s left local leaders looking at additional tax […]
MOUNT STEWART, P.E.I. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Prince Edward Island today where he announced $7.1 million over three years to support that province’s school food program. The money is from the federal government’s $1-billion, five-year universal, national school food program that was promised during the 2021 election campaign. P.E.I. is the fourth […]
TORONTO (AP) — Former All-Star closer Fernando Rodney has signed to pitch for the Hamilton Cardinals of Ontario’s Intercounty Baseball League for the 2025 season. The team announced Rodney’s signing in a release posted online Thursday. Rodney recorded 327 saves over 17 seasons with 11 big league clubs. He led the AL with 48 saves […]
TORONTO (AP) — Former All-Star closer Fernando Rodney has signed to pitch for the Hamilton Cardinals of Ontario’s Intercounty Baseball League for the 2025 season. The team announced Rodney’s signing in a release posted online Thursday. Rodney recorded 327 saves over 17 seasons with 11 big league clubs. He led the AL with 48 saves […]
OTTAWA — A coalition of Canadian news publishers is suing OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system. The coalition includes The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada. The outlets said in a joint statement Friday that OpenAI is regularly breaching copyright by scraping large amounts of […]
OTTAWA — A coalition of Canadian news publishers is suing OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system. The coalition includes The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada. The outlets said in a joint statement Friday that OpenAI is regularly breaching copyright by scraping large amounts of […]