Author: The Canadian Press

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 […]

OTTAWA — Senate officials say they were told in January 2021 about phishing emails targeting parliamentary accounts — attacks that were later attributed to hackers acting on behalf of Beijing. The officials say some of the emails made it through firewalls and landed in senators’ email inboxes, but no one opened the messages and the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola believes he can stop time. It’s not just a quality of the protagonist of Coppola’s new film “Megalopolis,” a visionary architect named Cesar Catilina ( Adam Driver ) who, by barking “Time, stop!” can temporarily freeze the world for a moment before restoring it with a snap of his […]

TORONTO — The Insurance Bureau of Canada says summer of 2024 is now Canada’s most destructive season on record for insured losses due to severe weather events. The bureau estimates the damages for a group of storms and wildfires at a combined $7 billion in insured losses, topping the $6.2 million cost of the Fort […]

TORONTO — Star outfielder Daulton Varsho has been transferred to the Toronto Blue Jays’ 60-day injured list. Varsho had surgery on his right shoulder Monday. He bats left but throws right handed. He is hitting .214 this season with 18 home runs, 58 runs batted in, and a .293 on-base percentage. Varsho’s best known for […]

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a campaign-style speech in the House of Commons as he asked other members of Parliament to support a motion that could trigger an early election. Poilievre outlined his plans to increase revenue and reduce interest rates and debt, cut development taxes and restore what he calls “the promise […]

TORONTO — Brookfield Renewable and its institutional partners have signed an agreement to sell its Saeta Yield renewable energy business in Europe to the UAE’s Masdar in a deal valued at US$1.4 billion. Saeta is an independent developer, owner and operator of renewable power assets in Spain and Portugal. Masdar will acquire a portfolio of […]

TORONTO — Canadian rapper Drake and rockers Arkells are among the top musical talent set to be toasted at the SOCAN Awards tonight. The celebration of homegrown songwriters, composers and music publishers unfolds at Toronto’s History venue for an audience of music industry professionals. The Toronto rap star will receive a songwriter of the year […]

OTTAWA — The House of Commons is set to debate a Conservative non-confidence motion today, as the Tories try to take down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. It’s the first test for the minority government since the NDP ended its supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals earlier this month. The Bloc Québécois and NDP have already […]

HAILEYBURY, Ont. — Opening arguments are expected to get underway today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Hoggard is facing a sexual assault charge for an incident alleged to have happened on June 25, 2016, in Kirkland Lake, Ont. The former Hedley frontman pleaded not guilty to that charge on Monday. […]