Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Unifor says Ontario’s labour relations board has given the union the O.K. to represent workers at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont. The certification allows Unifor to become the bargaining agent for about 800 workers at the site west of Toronto on Maritz Drive. The certification marks Walmart’s first warehouse to unionize in […]

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — Crown prosecutors have begun their case in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial by outlining evidence they expect the complainant will share in court. Prosecutor Lilly Gates said in a brief opening statement this afternoon that the complainant, whose name is under a publication ban, will describe a sexual assault that […]

UCLA will play Baylor and Texas will face Maryland in a women’s basketball doubleheader in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic in January. The games will be played in New Jersey at the Prudential Center on Jan. 20, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Coretta Scott King Classic was formed to honor the […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say a driver who allegedly killed a cyclist in an August crash has turned himself in. Police say the 28-year-old surrendered to investigators Tuesday and was charged criminally with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death, as well as a provincial charge of careless driving causing death. Officers responded around 8:20 […]

TORONTO — Governor Tiff Macklem says he is pleased that inflation has fallen to two per cent, but the Bank of Canada now has to “stick the landing” and keep price growth centred around the target. That’s according to prepared remarks the governor is delivering in Toronto today at an event hosted by the Institute […]

OTTAWA — The federal Fisheries Department says it has reached an agreement with France allowing fishers from the tiny archipelago near Newfoundland a portion of the annual Atlantic halibut catch. In a new release Monday, the department said fishers from the French territory of St-Pierre-Miquelon will be allowed three per cent of the total allowable […]

TORONTO — Former Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter will have his No. 15 retired by the NBA team this season, according to multiple media reports. The 47-year-old Hall of Famer is expected to have his jersey retired in Toronto on Nov. 2 and will become the first Raptor to receive the honour. Carter was the […]

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is calling out Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for holding a fundraising last year in Banff, Alta., with oil and gas sector executives. An Elections Canada filing shared by the Liberals shows that a number of executives, including the head of a major oil and gas company, attended a Conservative […]

TORONTO — Strength in the energy and base metal stocks lifted Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 78.80 points at 23,973.51. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 89.81 points at 42,214.46. The S&P 500 index was […]

TORONTO — At least one competition expert says the record $38.9 million fine against Cineplex Inc. is bound to encourage more action against companies engaged in a deceptive practice known as drip pricing. The theatre operator was found late Monday to have engaged in the practice, where customers are drawn into a purchase without full […]