Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose on Wednesday, helped by strength in base metals and technology, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 84.29 points at 23,121.73. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 55.52 points at 40,890.49. The S&P 500 index was up 23.73 […]

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is wasting no time in calling a byelection to fill a seat vacated by a big resignation last week. Education Minister Todd Smith resigned his cabinet post and his Bay of Quinte seat in eastern Ontario on Friday. Now, Ford has called the Bay of Quinte byelection for Sept. […]

Waterloo Region police say they’ve arrested and charged three youths, including a 12-year-old girl, in a shooting that left a man injured in Cambridge, Ont., last week. Police allege three youths got into the man’s car at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 18, when an altercation ensued that led to him being shot. They say […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has rejected a bid by Frank Stronach’s granddaughter to compel the family business to disclose any documents that might exist related to complaints of sexual misconduct against him and settlements involving complainants. Selena Stronach filed a motion on the issue last month as part of an ongoing lawsuit over the […]

TORONTO — They’ve officially been teammates for less than a week, but Ka’Deem Carey will aim to become Chad Kelly’s best friend Thursday night. Kelly will make his 2024 debut when Toronto (5-4) hosts the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4-1). Kelly was reinstated, with conditions, by the CFL on Sunday after being suspended May 7 for the […]

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri has deleted a post on X that claimed the affordability crisis has driven parents to traffic their kids. This comes after The Canadian Press sent Ferreri questions regarding the post, which followed a visit to the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre in Peterborough, Ont. In a statement today, Ferreri says […]

TORONTO — Two Ontario government-commissioned reports recommended keeping existing drug consumption sites open, increasing funding to help stabilize staffing and hiring permanent security guards to increase safety. But Health Minister Sylvia Jones decided against those recommendations, announcing this week that the government would ban supervised consumption sites near schools and prohibit new ones from opening […]

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s two major freight railroads could halt their trains Thursday if they can’t agree to renewed contracts with the union representing their engineers, conductors and dispatchers. Canada’s government is watching closely and may intervene to prevent widespread damage to the economy. Both Canadian National and CPKC have been gradually shutting down since […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward Alex Steeves to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The value of the contract is US$775,000 at the NHL level. The 24-year-old from Bedford, N.H., had 57 points (27 goals, 30 assists) in 65 games with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies last […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court has rejected a bid by Frank Stronach’s granddaughter to compel the family business to disclose any documents that might exist related to complaints of sexual misconduct against him and settlements involving complainants. Selena Stronach filed a motion in an ongoing lawsuit last month, arguing media coverage of the sexual assault […]