Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July were up from a year ago, but edged back from where they were in June this year. The association says home sales in July were up 4.8 per cent compared with the same month last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, home sales […]

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. The agency says sales fell in five of the seven subsectors. Sales in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector fell 2.6 per cent […]

TORONTO — Ontario child-care operators in the national $10-a-day program will soon be compensated in a way the province says will cover the true cost of providing care, after many said they were struggling to keep their doors open under the current structure. Education Minister Todd Smith is set to announce a long-delayed new funding […]

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has named Deepak Bhandari as chief financial officer of its pork business, which it plans to spin off as an independent, publicly traded company. Bhandari is currently senior vice-president of strategy and corporate development at High Liner Foods Inc. and recently served as the interim chief financial officer […]

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had started back in August 2023. Questions have swirled around why it took nearly a year for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to announce a national recall of several […]

INNISFAIL, Alta. — Team Ontario has defended its title in the Inter-Provincial Team competition at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship at Innisfail Golf Club. Team Ontario edged runner-up Team B.C. by two strokes on Wednesday to finish at 10 under and win back-to-back championships. “It’s just really nice to represent our province and show out […]

OTTAWA — Peter Baxter, the longtime athletic director at Wilfrid Laurier, has been appointed to Football Canada’s board of directors. The governing body of amateur football in Canada made the announcement Wednesday. Baxter was also unanimously selected as board chairman and will serve with Football Canada through the 2024 and 2025 seasons. “In recent years, […]

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment is making several structural changes to cut costs, including shuttering its 900 CHML radio station in Hamilton after decades on the air. In a statement Wednesday evening, communications specialist Anna Arnone said the company is making some “difficult but necessary changes to ensure a sustainable future for Corus.” These changes will […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications says Edward Rogers is becoming the company’s executive chair effective immediately. The company says Rogers, previously chairman, will lead the development and review of the company’s long-term strategy for growth. Lead director Robert Gemmell says the appointment merely formalizes the role Rogers has already been performing at the company. The firm […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose Wednesday amid broad-based strength on Bay St., while U.S. stock markets coasted after the latest report on inflation. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 141.83 points at 22,760.01. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 242.75 points at 40,008.39. The S&P 500 index was up […]