Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is asking an Ontario court to review a decision to deny him bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions and sentence. Nygard’s legal team is set to appear before the Court of Appeal for Ontario today to argue that the motions judge made several errors in dismissing […]

OTTAWA — The federal government has published new draft regulations that will force oil and gas companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s what that looks like, and what it might mean for the industry and for Canada’s climate targets: 1. What is an emissions cap and what does it target? The government is […]

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc. says it earned $1.35 billion in the third quarter. That’s up from $871 million during the same quarter last year. The insurance company says diluted earnings per share were $2.33, up from $1.48 during the third quarter of 2023. Sun Life says underlying net income for the quarter was […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Cargojet Inc. says it earned $29.7 million in the third quarter, almost triple the $10.5 million it earned a year earlier. The Mississauga-based air freight and plane leasing company says its revenues totalled $245.6 million, up 14.8 per cent from $214.0 million during the same quarter in 2023. Diluted earnings per share […]

VANCOUVER — A Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., is calling for the suspension of police officers involved in what it calls “unjustified violence against temple devotees” during unrest on Sunday in which three people were arrested. The arrests outside the Sri Lakshmi Narayana Hindu Temple came as protesters calling for a separate Sikh nation called […]

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will miss at least one game with a hamstring injury that the team said Monday is still being evaluated. Coach Mike McCarthy ruled out Prescott for Sunday’s game at home against Philadelphia. Prescott was injured in the second half of a 27-21 loss at Atlanta. Multiple […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was essentially flat Monday as losses in telecom stocks offset gains in energy, while U.S. markets were down ahead of Tuesday’s election. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 0.90 points at 24,256.06. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 257.59 points at 41,794.60. The S&P 500 […]

TORONTO — Ontario government engineers participating in rotating strikes that involve stopping work on Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass amid contract negotiations are alleging the province is now unlawfully locking them out and interfering with their right to strike. Members of the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario, which represents more than 600 professional engineers […]

Peel Regional Police say one of their officers has been suspended after a social-media video showed the cop allegedly participating in a protest at a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont. Police confirmed they are investigating the off-duty officer’s alleged involvement in the Sunday demonstration that turned violent and resulted in three arrests. Police say the […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is condemning violence that erupted Sunday when Indian consular officials visited a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont., as police announced three people have been charged in the clash. Social-media posts over the weekend appeared to show demonstrators holding banners in support of a separate Sikh country called […]